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.
GoCoop, India’s first online marketplace for weavers and artisans hosted ‘Go Swadeshi’- a one of a kind exhibition that showcased a wide range of exquisite handloom sarees and products by weavers and artisans
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.
Dollar Industries Limited has announced a Joint Venture with a leading international fashion brand Pepe Jeans Europe BV with a 50 – 50 stake of both the JV partners.
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
The global market for black colour dyestuff is gaining substantially from the increasing demand for technical textiles across the world.
Speciality chemicals company, LANXESS continues to expect the highest earnings in the company’s history for the current financial year.