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Given the complexity of supply chains in the knitwear sector, it is no surprise that there are diverse ways in organising production. A key contrast is between the integrated model, where manufacturing stages are undertaken in house, and the cluster approach, where different units undertake several aspects of manufacturing, such as knitting of panels, embroidery, finishing and final assembly.…

European Union (EU) knitwear brands are facing an upcoming ban on the destruction of their products, when unsold and unused, under a proposed EU ecodesign regulation. The EU Council of Ministers is planning to insist on this ban during negotiations with the European Parliament and European Commission about a final text.…

Bangladesh clothing manufacturers have been looking to expand export sales beyond their established markets in the European Union (EU), the United States, Canada and the UK, seeking new revenue in non-traditional markets such as Brazil, India, Japan and South Korea.

According to data from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh apparel exports for 2022 (calendar year) have sourced 16.1% of revenue from non-traditional markets – USD7.35 billion, out of overall apparel exports of USD45.7 billion.…

Against the backdrop of a still growing apparel manufacturing industry, with a diversifying export portfolio and a billion-dollar local apparel market, the Bangladesh textile chemical industry is thriving. Indeed, locally-owned and international companies in this south Asian outsourcing hub are increasingly setting up plants to reduce their import-dependence for finishing chemicals.…

SOUTH Asian clothing, textile and footwear manufacturers are innovating to utilise a common natural input, plentiful in their local sub-tropical and tropical climates – banana fibre. Growth is particularly marked in Bangladesh. Textile factories have started developing the fibre, blending them with cotton to make apparel, sending samples and receiving enquiries from European customers.…

The China-Central Asian Summit that took place in China’s Xi’an in May could help cement links between China’s major garment and textile industry and central Asian textile suppliers, forging backward linkages and new markets, a manufacturer and two industry observers have told Just Style.…

The sustainability of the global fashion industry is coming under increased scrutiny. Concerns about how the industry uses water, chemicals and human labour, its greenhouse gas emissions and the mounting landfilling of ‘fast fashion’ disposables, have led politicians, sustainability activists and consumers to put pressure on the industry to change.…

The European Union (EU) knitwear sector is preparing to follow new detailed ‘best available techniques’ (BAT) on reducing industrial emissions as the EU considers revised legislation that might tell national regulators to take a hard line on their implementation. The European Commission has proposed a new EU industrial emissions directive that – as drafted – would tell industrial regulators to set limits on BAT-associated emissions levels “at the strictest achievable level for the specific installation” (1).…

South Asian clothing manufacturers are facing lean times, with international brands reducing or cancelling orders, but industry association leaders are looking towards a recovery by the end of this year. In major production hub Bangladesh, key purchasers from the USA and Europe have been cutting their order books as continuing high inflation depresses consumer demand and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sharpens nervousness among corporates and investors.…

The European Union (EU) may this year complete a long-negotiated trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, including major knitwear manufacturer Brazil and wool exporter Argentina. EU trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has said the ratification of a deal that was agreed in principle in 2019 should move a step closer “relatively soon”.…