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China’s garment export reached

$ 11.12 billion in April ’21

According to the General Administration of Customs, country has noted 51.70 percent yearly growth from
China’s garment and accessory exports were valued January to April 21 in its garment exports that signal
at $ 11.12 billion in April ’21, China (GACC) compiled towards buying capacity not reducing in 2021 in the
and analyzed by Apparel Resources. April’s figure is markets where China is shipping its apparel and
20.21 percent more than what China exported in accessory products.
March 2021 – $ 9.25 billion, indicating monthly
growth is continuing to happen. Along with the recovery in apparel shipment, China’s
textile export accelerated as it shipped $ 12.15 billion
As far as January April 2021 is concerned, the ‘Made worth of textile products in April ’21 compared to $
in China’ garment exports clocked US $ 44.42 billion 9.67 billion of shipment done in the previous month.
revenues against the US $ 29.26 billion in January to Cumulatively, Chinese textile exports hit the US $
April 20, which was when China suffered due to the 43.95 billion in Jan.-Apr. ’21 period, marking 18
outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the percent year to year growth.

UK announces £167 million

for green technologies

The UK Government has announced a £167 million techniques for the ceramics industry, and concrete
funding boost for green technologies as part of plans manufacturing that support the rapid recovery and
to create 60,000 jobs across the country and sustainability of the UK industry. About £37.5 million
"future-proof" Scotland's polluting industries. The to fund the most extensive government program of
multi-million-pound investment, which will be award- greenhouse gas removal methods, helping cement
ed to innovators, businesses, academics, and heavy the UK's status as a world leader in this technology.
industry, will accelerate the delivery of the critical
technologies needed to meet the UK's climate Around £20 million will be used to establish a new
targets. The UK has been known for its efforts to virtual Industrial Decarbonisation Research and
promote sustainable practices across various Innovation Centre run by Heriot-Watt University will
industries, including textiles. accelerate the decarbonization of energy-intensive
industries that currently make a significant contribu-
Among various sectors, £8 million have been tion to UK emissions. Textile industries use a lot of
dedicated for projects to build innovations, such as energy for their processes. It is expected that such
repurposing textile waste, new clay production initiatives will help to bring pollution levels down.

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