While New York, Milan, Paris and London have traditionally been seen as the most prominent fashion capitals in the world, apparel brands and consumers are increasingly turning to Asian trends.

In the budget for FY19, the Bangladesh government had set the corporate tax at 15 per cent for readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers and at 12 per cent for owners of green factories.

As an accredited test laboratory with over 1,000 staff worldwide, Hohenstein belongs to one of 18 institutes run by the OEKO-Tex® company and specialises in testing for toxic substances in textile products and textile components.

Karl Mayer has announced that Korea’s Don-Jin Textile has installed 1,25,000th jacquard raschel machine – RSJC5/1EL. The new jacquard raschel machine has been specifically modified and offers maximum patterning flexibility.

On September 8, 2018 during the Annual Conference 2018 of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) in Nairobi/Kenya, the Committee of Management of the Federation elected the members of the Board for the period 2018-2020.

Loepfe will present a comprehensive portfolio of quality control solutions for the textile industry at ITMA Asia and will include the well-known YarnMaster ZENIT+ for winding and the WeftMaster FALCON-i for quality control of high-tech materials.

CHTC Fong’s has been committed to the development and manufacturing of dyeing and finishing equipment for more than 50 years.

The Committee of Management elected Mohammad Kassem (Egypt), Juan Parès (Spain) and Michelle Tjokrosaputro (Indonesia) as new Board Members.

The domestic demand for textiles is likely to remain robust from end-user segments, supported by a strong rise in private consumption expenditure during the rest of FY19.