China strengthens cotton cooperation with BRI Central Asian nations
Apparel Desk: China has strengthened cooperation in the cotton industry with nations participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) to reduce dependence on ...
Thrust on using Brazilian cotton in Bangladesh
Apparel Correspondent: A virtual meeting was held on Thursday, February 4 and put thrust on using Brazilian cotton in the apparel industry in Bangladesh, said a press release.
Meet Bangladeshi woman entrepreneur
Apparel Correspondent: Bangladesh is beset with many potentials. Here women besides men are becoming the entrepreneurs and contributing to the national economy on a remarkable scale.
Like men, the women entrepreneurs ...
Brands self-disrupt to meet consumer needs
Apparel Desk: In order to stay relevant among young consumers, traditional brands are disrupting their own offerings, and business models. The latest Business of Fashion–McKinsey State of Fashion Survey highlights, ...
Bangladesh pays cotton import bill of over $3.0b annually
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is the world’s largest raw cotton importer as it uses this cotton to manufacture yarn and fabric for the readymade garment (RMG) industry. What is generally forgotten ...
Tech changing the dynamics of cotton production in the US
Apparel Desk: Like every other industry, textile and specifically cotton producers need to get tech savvy to become more efficient and profitable. In the US, Randy Norton, Director, University of ...
WTO members support to cotton spread in West Africa
Apparel Desk: At a recent discussion on cotton, majority of WTO members affirmed their support for a meaningful and specific outcome on cotton domestic support, the chair of the agricultural ...
Global demand for cotton may rise
Apparel Report: Next year, global demand for cotton is expected to inch up three per cent over this year as yarn spinning mills in Bangladesh and Vietnam increase their production ...
Turkish knitters want more investment in Serbia
Apparel Report: Turkish investment in Serbia is expected to grow in the short term as the country offers the best conditions for foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Western Balkans. ...
India’s cotton spinning output to witness a downturn
Apparel Desk: Withstanding price pressures, Cotton spinners in India are resorting to production cuts in the current financial year to sustain profit margins. Experts estimate an average production cut of ...
World cotton production likely to expand
Apparel Report: Farmers are likely to plant more cotton in the 2017/18 year as higher cotton prices encourage them to sow more, new estimates show.
Thanks to high cotton prices in ...
Africa can be cheaper cotton source for Bangladesh: Muhith
Apparel Report: African countries can be a highly suitable and cost-effective alternative source of raw cotton for Bangladesh's textile sector, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said. "The demand for cotton in ...
China refines its Cotton Policy
Apparel Desk: The Chinese government announced a new target price for cotton grown in Xinjiang last month of 18,600 yuan per ton (approximately U.S. 122 cts/lb using current exchange rates), ...
Azerbaijan to develop cotton growing to boost light industry
Apparel Report: The development of cotton-growing will make an outstanding contribution to boosting light industry, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Last year they laid the foundation of a light industry ...