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THE STRENGTH and diversity of Bangladesh knitwear producers’ supply chains is one reason why this key outsourcing location is so popular with international brands. And indeed, attention to the supply chain is the mantra of Bangladesh knitwear boss Mohammed Abdul Jabbar.…

Ayka Addis Textile – the Ethiopian subsidiary of the Turkish textile and garment manufacturer Ayka Tekstil – has told just-style that it is anticipating strong growth in its sales over the coming years due to a growing number of European retailers looking to source from Ethiopia.…

China, the world’s top cotton consumer – has announced a significant reduction to its low duty 2015 cotton import quota to boost demand for domestically-produced fibre, but experts disagree over whether the policy could pose risks for textile and clothing manufacturers.…

BANGLADESH’S textiles and knitwear exporters are confident they will see off the challenge posed by the country’s key regional rival Pakistan, which is benefiting from the European Union’s (EU) Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status.

With these low tariff benefits, the Bangladeshi industry – whose country also has privileged access to the EU market though its ‘everything but arms’ duty free status – has concern about their exports of home textiles to the EU.…

Sourcing trends in fast fashion in Europe and north America are in flux, being affected by the economic downturn, changes in consumer behaviour and growing awareness of industry practices, especially in the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh last year.…

If Cambodia’s USD5.5 billion garment industry is not quite at a crossroads, it is approaching one, according to participants at an industry trade show held in Phnom Penh over the weekend.
The Cambodia International Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition, which closed on Monday (August 18), brought 260 exhibitors from 21 countries to display their latest wares and look for buyers and distributors.…

EXHIBITORS at this week’s trade show in Phnom Penh, the Cambodia International Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition, called on the country to diversify into textile manufacturing, knitwear, finishing and other supporting industries.

Cambodia’s USD5.5 billion garment industry is a mainstay of the country’s economy, accounting for some 80% of exports.…

AFTER upgrading its laws against money laundering, Bangladesh has earned praise from anti-money laundering (AML) watchdogs however implementing this legislation remains an uphill challenge. Satisfied with the progress Bangladesh made toward plugging “strategic deficiencies” in its AML and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regime, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed the country from its special watchlist.…

INDIAN knitwear manufacturers are hoping for a major growth impetus because of industry-friendly policies being rolled out by the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government. “We are very optimistic about the new government,” Naval Saraf, proprietor of Super Knit Industries, a sock manufacturing company in Mumbai told Knitting International.…

INDIAN cosmetics companies are widening their manufacturing base in Bangladesh to meet surging demand in this key emerging market of 154 million people, while skirting higher import tariffs for products made in India. But the move of India-owned beauty and personal care products makers into Bangladesh has sparked concern amongst their Bangladeshi counterparts, who fear their domestic market share being grabbed by Indian companies commanding stronger financial firepower. …