Textiles
Indonesia Rises as Textile Manufacturer; Exports to Reach $13.3 Billion in 2014
Indonesia continues to assert itself as a major force in the textile industry, with its exports likely…
India’s Textile Industry Blossoms into Major Player
India is fast emerging as a major textile producer, the beneficiary of a perfect storm of economic factors…
Sri Lanka to World: We Are an Apparel Nation
In case there was any ambiguity, Sri Lanka has announced itself as primarily an apparel-producing…
Egypt Roiled By Massive Textile Worker Protests
Thousands of workers went on strike in Egypt on February 10, protesting a delay in the disbursement of an…
Will Electricity Price Hikes Kill Indonesia’s Apparel Industry?
Indonesia’s much anticipated emergence as an apparel manufacturing power has been sometimes halted by its…
Bangladesh Gov’t to Provide Cash Assistance to Garment Industry; Business Still Booms
Battered by political discord, apparel manufacturers have sought out the government’s assistance to help…
Did FTA with China Kill Peru’s Garment Industry?
Free trade agreements between nations have been historically interpreted as engines of mutual economic…
Pakistan to US: We Want an FTA
Excluded from a whirlwind of free trade agreements under negotiation worldwide, Pakistan is feeling…
Apparel, Textiles and Fiber Products Make Big Comeback in 2013
A big comeback in growth by about 4 percent is expected this year for international apparel, textile and…
EU Works to Create Cloud-Based Computerized Clothing
Smart clothing is getting smarter in Europe with the development of cloud-based wearable technology.
New Textiles Technology Defies Belief
It’s not often we find textiles made from tree bark or a fabric production process with a carbon footprint…
ICAC: Improvements & Awareness Vital to Sustaining Cotton Industry
Cotton is getting stiff competition from other fibers and market share continues to declineâ€"if the once…
India Garment Factories Try to Solve Worker Crunch In Large Cities
Indian garment makers are seeking solutions to a crimped labor market and legal restrictions that have kept…
Pakistan Profits Up As Sector Recovers
The Pakistani textile sector is having a great year, after a gloomy 2012. Profitability is....
WTO Report: Developing World Will Dominate Textile Exports
According to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) most recent forecasts, developed nations like the US are…