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Struggling due to massive hike in yarn prices, apparel manufacturers have urged yarn producers and their associations for stable yarn price and normal supply of the same. It is pertinent to mention here that Rs. 10 per kg has been increased in the month of January whereas warp yarn price has..

As the yearning towards relaxed silhouettes superimposed the predilections towards buying fashion that sustains for longer and speaks for itself, a surge of anti-fit fashion that spotlighted material excellence rippled in the high-end designer label segment, and the trend soon became a fashion m..

The National Committee on Textiles & Clothing (NCTC) has appealed to Parliamentary Standing Committee to facilitate global competitiveness for man-made fibre (MMF). The NCTC comprises many export promotion councils (EPCs) and trade bodies of textile and apparel industry. Its represen..

Filatex India, leading manufacturing company of synthetic filament yarns, has seen its net profit surge by 255.63 per cent to Rs. 66.04 crore in Q3 FY21, compared with Rs. 18.57 crore in Q3 FY20. Net sales of the company fell by 2.19 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs. 721.59 crore during thi..

India’s knitted garment exports have seen sharp decline of 23.08 per cent in Jan.-Nov. ’20 period to US $ 5.51 billion. As all major markets of India fell in their import of knitted clothing during this period, there were some countries which remained positive. According toAp..

Techtextil India, leading exhibition of technical textile, is all set for its hybrid edition (the combination of physical and digital platforms) – to be organised from 1 to 3 September 2021 in Mumbai. The event will connect technical textile players from across the globe through its mu..

Strange but true Do we remember when was the last time that our industry did not face any challenge? I am sure most of you would vouch for my views that textile/apparel industry always have had some or the other disruptions like pandemic, labour, dyes and chemicals, power, wages, compliance,..

Though it isn’t good time for apparel manufacturers to grow, it is interesting to see new players entering the industry. Odisha-based MGM Minerals Limited is one such firm that plans to set up a garment factory. The initiative is expected to give employment to around more than 1,000 wo..

Leading multinational retailer M&S to ban Xinjiang cotton in its apparels over alleged treatment of its Muslim Uighur minority. The retailers said in a statement that it had become ‘one of the first companies to formally sign the call to action on human rights abuses’ in rela..

As the world reels under the effect of the coronavirus pandemic that is shutting down entire economies in its wake, the apparel and fashion world is forced to respond rapidly and effectively to deter exacerbating the spread of COVID-19. The domino effect that started with Wuhan in China has cata..

A statutory body formed by the Indian Government, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) introduced its own platform to sell face masks in July this year. While it began with daily sales of about Rs. 7,000, 3 months later, it is now making an impressive daily turnover of Rs. 1-1.5 la..

According to a report by RedSeer, a consulting firm, the festive sales this year are likely to reach US $ 7 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) as compared to US $ 3.8 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. Retail sector has been breathing a sigh of relief ever since ..

Around 77 apparel manufacturing units in Tamil Nadu will benefit from a World Bank-funded skilling project ‘Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE)’ as Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), the training wing of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), has ..

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) recently created a flurry of disbelief with its announcement that the apparel exports from the country will expand by about 40 per cent this fiscal. In an official statement, the Council declared, “AEPC is working with a target to achieve a 40 per ce..