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SRI LANKA INCHES CLOSER TO ‘REGIONAL HUB’ DREAM
AN INTERNATIONAL clothing and textile conference has heard how the growing retail market in the Asia-Pacific region may enable emerging economies such as Sri Lanka to realise ambitious dreams to become regional production hubs.
Kurt Cavano – founder/vice chairman & chief strategy officer of cloud computing company GT Nexus addressing the South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum, held in Colombo on October 12, noted: “The top six retailers that are growing are not in North America, it is in the Asia Pacific.…
INNOVATION WIDENS SOURCES OF MATERIALS FOR FIBRE MANUFACTURING
Any market and industry benefits from supply diversification, so major textile and clothing companies can take heart from continued innovation amongst fibre and fabric producers over sourcing. This extends, for instance, to sourcing material from unusual places such as milk and fishing nets, while creating more opportunities for traditional sources such as flax.…
SPORTSWEAR INNOVATORS SEEK HIGH PERFORMANCE ERGONOMIC DESIGNS THAT STAY WITHIN THE RULES
HIGH tech innovators in sportswear and outdoor equipment are developing fabrics and garments that do more and perform better, from health monitoring to slowing the effects of aging. Many inventions spring from unlikely source materials, for instance waste milk. And for sports, manufacturers have to be especially clever – ensuring their innovations avoid creating uncompetitive advantages that break sporting rules.…
DESPITE COMPLIANCE ISSUES, BANGLADESH REMAINS NUMBER ONE ALTERNATIVE: MCKINSEY
A PARTNER at advisors McKinsey has argued that Bangladesh’s advantages in low cost and convenience for brands will ensure its clothing and textile sector keeps growing, despite the Rana Plaza disaster.
Dr Achim Berg led a study released at last week’s World Fashion Convention, Shanghai, which concluded that about 72% of the total 29 chief purchasing officers (CPO) surveyed are planning to move orders from China to other Asian countries in the next five years, although China will still remain as the largest sourcing market.…
TEXTILE TRADE BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND INDIA REMAINS A SLEEPING GIANT
Pakistan’s textile industry has largely remained detached from the industry and the markets of its neighbour India and the hostile relations between the two nations improve, their textile industries stand to benefit immensely: “There could be a huge intra-industry trade between the two countries,” said Dr Pravakar Sahoo, associate professor at the Institute of Economic Growth at the University of Delhi.…
PAKISTAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY TO BE BOOSTED BY COTTON PRODUCTION INCREASE
THE PAKISTAN textile sector is anticipating a bumper cotton harvest due to the favourable weather conditions in the main cotton-growing Punjab and Sindh provinces. Government officials and textile industry representatives said timely rains would boost output. A report from the government’s cotton crop assessment committee has said Pakistan was likely to produce 13.255 million bales (of 170 kilograms each) in the fiscal year of 2014, ensuring cotton production would rise by 1.68 million bales, or 14.52%, compared to the 11.57 million bales produced in the fiscal year 2013.…
PAKISTAN FAILS TO REAP GLOBAL HALAL MEAT MARKETS
PAKISTAN meat sector executives believe their export sector is underperforming, failing especially to seize sales in affluent international halal markets.
With an estimated annual output of 2.2 million tonnes, Pakistan is the 19th largest producer of meat in the world.…
BANGLADESH TO IMPORT 200,000 TONNES OF COTTON ANNUALLY FROM UZBEKISTAN
BANGLADESH is planning to import 200,000 tonnes of cotton annually from Uzbekistan in a new multi-annual deal to be finalised shortly. Negotiations are underway to set its terms in a Memorandum of Understanding between the two governments, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Atiqul Islam told just-style.…
BRITAIN’S ‘MOST WANTED’ TAX EVADER SLIPPED THE NET
OFFICIALS at Britain’s tax and customs agency HMRC admitted this week that one of the latest additions to their online gallery of ‘Most Wanted’ tax evaders slipped the net after being convicted on May 3 of Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud.…
ASIAINFO-LINKAGE HELPS TELCOS TO HARNESS BIG DATA, WHILE REDUCING ‘BIG BROTHER’ SNOOPING FEARS
THE BIG question for mobile operators today is how to make an honest buck tomorrow, when Internet connectivity is getting so fast, over-the-top (OTT) service providers are becoming increasingly competitive. Some specialists predict operators will essentially become utilities, offering basic network services, leaving the cream to content and OTT companies.…