MARKET & ECONOMY​

The Ghana Apparel Manufacturing Expansion Programme has been jointly launched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P Jackson to provide training for 1,337 people and create 1,187 new apparel-making jobs.

International specialists from across the textiles industry will gather in Chemnitz, Germany for the premiere of the Sustainable Textile School, which will take place from 18-20 September.

Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA), Americas’ largest trade association devoted to the advancement of the sewn products industry, is holding its SPESA Executive Conference 2017 at TBA, Memphis, Tennessee, United States from November 7 to 9, 2017.

Moving a step ahead in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Automation , the USA based ace sportswear company – Adidas brought a revolutionary automated machine – SEWBOT which will manufacture 800,000 shirts per day.

In a major boost to the textiles and apparels sector, the Telangana government has announced a Textile and Apparel Incentive Scheme 2017, providing a slew of capital and operational incentives for textiles and apparels industries

Speciality chemicals company, LANXESS continues to expect the highest earnings in the company’s history for the current financial year.