Global supplier of zippers and apparel fasteners Talon International, will be unveiling the world's biggest zipper at the LA Fashion Week (LAFW)

Owing to high recent shipments and sales to all major markets, US cotton export outlook for 2016-17 is hiked by 500,000 bales to 13.2 million bales for 2016-17, the US department of agriculture (USDA) has said in its March 2017 report 'Cotton: World Markets and Trends'. The report also projects US cotton exports to remain at 13.2 million bales in 2017-18.

MySize Inc, developer of proprietary, smartphone measurement applications for apparel industry, e-commerce, shipping and parcel industry, has begun developing a new application meant to support offline shopping. This new app, which is yet to be given a brand name, is intended to support on site retail sales also, by encouraging return visits.

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports fell 1.30 per cent to $1.064 billion in January on a year-on-year basis, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Thursday.

Over a 100 exhibitors are expected to showcase their products at the 6th International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF) that will take place from April 8-10, 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

With a focus on biodegradation of textiles, the Hohenstein Group will exhibit at twin trade shows, Techtextil and Texprocess to be held in Frankfurt in hall 3.1, booth no. B21

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports fell 1.30 per cent to $1.064 billion in January on a year-on-year basis, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Thursday.

The 47th edition of Filo Milan, a B2B trade show for yarns and fibres currently underway in Italy, is strategically aimed to highlight the excellence of yarns and products from the most innovative Italian and worldwide companies. Marchi & Fildi, Filatura C4 and Shin-Naigai Textile are some of the companies, which are showcasing their products at the show.

The Association of Greek Textile Industries (SEVK) has identified high energy costs, lack of strategic planning to support production and imports of textile products from countries with cheap labour as the reasons why the country's textile sector has taken a hit. The association has presented various proposals to tackle the issue of high energy costs.

The exports of apparel and textiles from the UK have increased by 7.05 per cent to £9.1 billion in 2016, compared to exports of £8.5 billion in 2015, figures released by the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) show. The European Union was the biggest market for UK's textiles and apparel, accounting for 74 per cent of all UK textile and apparel exports.