The European Parliament has approved GSP Plus status for Pakistan. 406 parliamentarians expressed their support for Pakistan and the status has been granted till 2017.

The upcoming edition of Techtextil, to be held in Frankfurt from June 11 to 13, 2013 will feature around 40 Italian textile machinery manufacturers.

Viewing Faisalabad as a vibrant textile city with great business opportunities, Mauritius Government has decided to set up its consulate in the city, just like it has in Karachi and Lahore, High Commissioner of Mauritius Mohammad Rashad Daureeawo has

In line with its image building exercise to win market access, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) leadership briefed Ausberto Rodriguez Jara, the Ambassador of Paraguay about the strengths of textile industry in Pakistan.

Intertek to Exhibit at Chemspec Europe, 5-6 June 2013, Frankfurt, Germany. Intertek Regulatory Experts to highlight regulatory challenges, consultancy and testing solutions

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) organized a webinar on US imports from Pakistan under Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program in collaboration with US Embassy and Ministry of Commerce. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Zafar Bakht

Sources in the Ministry of Textile Industry told TEXtalks International that The country had almost missed early cotton sowing target in the current season, which might hamper the commodity production in the upcoming year. Due to low prices of cotton

Futures buying of upcoming cotton crop has started and the first deal of 200 bales has been finalized at Rs 6,100 per maund Monday. "The deal has been signed by a Lahore-based textile mill with a ginning factory of Haroonabad with a delivery date of

Intertek to Exhibit at Chemspec Europe, 5-6 June 2013, Frankfurt, Germany. Intertek Regulatory Experts to highlight regulatory challenges, consultancy and testing solutions

Viewing Faisalabad as a vibrant textile city with great business opportunities, Mauritius Government has decided to set up its consulate in the city, just like it has in Karachi and Lahore, High Commissioner of Mauritius Mohammad Rashad Daureeawo has

In line with its image building exercise to win market access, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) leadership briefed Ausberto Rodriguez Jara, the Ambassador of Paraguay about the strengths of textile industry in Pakistan.

TexTrace AG launched its textile RFID solution at the Euro CIS trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. With a new market appearance including a new website TexTrace is now introducing the textile RFID label to the fashion industry.

The protests began as workers demonstrated against a pay increase tabled by employers in on-going wage negotiations

Larger size clothing is limited and expensive in Australia, despite there being a demand for plus sizes, according to an investigation carried out by Choice, an independent organization run by consumers for consumers.

The negative list prepared by Pakistan includes synthetic fabrics, and removing them from the list could make Pakistan the top importer of man-made fabrics from Surat in the next couple of years.This was concluded at a meeting between K Younus Muham

Pure London is set to take over London Olympia once again this August for its spring/summer 2014 edition. From the 4th-6th August 2013, over 1,000 brands will be welcomed to the show as they debut their latest collections for S/S14 and short orders f

It seems that the popular Barbadian recording artist Rihanna’s new found love for fashion designing is not going to cease anytime soon. After successfully launching her maiden clothing line at London Fashion Week earlier this year,

The fourth edition of Asian biggest fashion trade event Asia Fashion Exchange (AFX), which aims to position Singapore as the continent leading fashion hub, is going to be held from May 13 to 19, 2013. Expected to attract high-profile bigwigs from the

On Saturday, May 4th, the 5th Annual Austin Fashion Week opens with NOIR a fashion and feast event at Brazos Hall that will captivate the senses.

The Pak-China Friendship Centre had morphed into the glamorous site of the most happening fashion show at the annual Islamabad Fashion Week (IFW) which started on Tuesday.A bright stage welcomed the audience at the exclusive event and as models fluid

From the beginning, we have designed our products with purpose and intent. By adding value to waste, we hope to change the way people think about recycling, ultimately incentivizing them to do more of it.

The upcoming edition of Techtextil, to be held in Frankfurt from June 11 to 13, 2013 will feature around 40 Italian textile machinery manufacturers.

A German delegation from Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development, German Embassy, KFW Bank of Germany and GIZ, visited APTMA Punjab office. Members Steering Committee on Sustainable Production Center (SPC) APTMA Seth Muhammad Akbar, S

The European Union is considering appropriate action to ensure that factories in Bangladesh comply with international labour standards. “As Bangladesh is one of the largest trade partner, the European Union is very concerned about the labour conditi

Reid & Taylor, a leading Scottish manufacturer of textiles and a premium menswear brand, has identified China and India as the key markets for British textiles. Managing director of Reid & Taylor, Mr. David Oglivie said,

Cotton Council International (CCI) media outreach in Germany generated 1.0 billion consumer impressions and an earned advertising value of $2.9 million in 2012. Social media plays a major role in COTTON USA consumer communication campaign in Germany,

The treated sewing threads, which have anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, are a world first and will be marketed under the name Coats Protect

UNIFEEDER represents a breakthrough solution drastically overcoming the state-of-art of storage feeding technology, destined to supply an epochal change in textile market technological offer. A new concept multi-patented system able to guarantee a t

MS Printing Solutions from Italy for the very first time presents the world's fastest digital printing technology for textiles in Pakistan at the International Machinery Exhibition of Garment & Textile Technology - MegaTech Pakistan 2013 at Expo Cent

X-Rite Incorporated, the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, announces its new portfolio of i1 Professional Color Management Solutions which now include a newly redesigned i1Pro 2 spectrophotometer. Built upo

To reduce waste and keep products out of landfills, the Sport lifestyle company PUMA has installed recycling bins in PUMA Stores and outlets in Germany for customers to return used shoes, clothing and accessories of any brand.The PUMA “Bring Me Back”

Testrite, the yarn shrinkage-testing equipment manufacturer, is celebrating strong success in the Asian market, selling a significant proportion of its exports into China, Korea and India.

To boost and develop local knitwear industry in Pakistan, Ministry of Textile Industry (MinTex) in association with International Labour Organization (ILO), recently organized a training workshop on knitwear and cotton picking. The five-day workshop

When durability to cleaning or weathering is claimed, the textile or material is tested for flame propagation, after being subjected to the applicable cleaning or exposure procedures. A specified gas flame is applied to the centre of the lower edge o

Four days a week gas supply to textile industry in Punjab will be resumed with improvement in supplies, said reliable sources from the SNGPL. The gas supply on the SNGPL network has reduced to 1725mmcfd from earlier over 1800mmcfd while the demand is

The Government of Pakistan has released Pk Rs. 179 million for setting up a cotton ginning institute in Multan, Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) Chairman Mahesh Kumar has said. The Ministry of Finance sanctioned the sum for establishment