Global cotton stocks may go up 11%

By

At the end of 2014-15, world ending stocks of cotton are projected up 11 per cent to nearly 22 mt. After increasing substantially in each of the three previous seasons, China´s ending stocks are expected to remain stable reaching just over 12 mt in 2014-15, and would account for 56 per cent of total world stocks.

BCI to support ITMA 2015

By

Better Cotton Initiative (BCI ) has signed an agreement to be a ´Supporting Organisation´ of ITMA 2015. ´We are delighted to engage with ITMA, and bring the message of Better Cotton to a wider industry audience this November,´ said Ruchira Joshi, Demand Programme Director.

Pak knitwear export up

By

Exports of knitwear from Pakistan increased by 10.19 per cent from $1.306 billion last year to $1.44 billion for the first 7 months (July-January) of the current financial year. Meanwhile, The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) have signed an agreement to promote decent work in the garment and textile industry in Faisalabad.

Claudia Wagner is SSM´s new COO

By

In January 2015, Claudia Wagner has been appointed Head of Operations / COO at SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG in Horgen. She is in charge for SSM´s global production and supply network.

India´s per capita fibre demand bounces back

By

The latest ´Textile Pipeline´ from PCI Fibres offers in 11 pages a highly focused review in the form of text, charts and tables of the Indian textiles economy; an economy which has been experiencing relatively disappointing growth among its local consumers; that is, until 2014. Following a bounce-back in per capita fibre demand of nearly 10 per cent in 2009, growth then slowed year by year down to just 2 per cent in 2013, coming back strongly in 2014 by nearly 8 per cent.

China´s textile export down 10.71%

By

In January 2015, China´s export of textiles and garment dropped 10.71 per cent year-on-year to US$ 25.54 billion. The export of textiles dropped 7.7 per cent to near US$ 9.72 billion, and the export of garment dropped 12.5 per cent to about US$ 15.83 billion.

Rabatex´s single end warper VMI 601

By

Rabatex Industries, Ahmedabad, which is the largest manufacturer of weaving preparatory machinery, offers single-end sample warper VMI 601, suitable for any modern weaving unit. It can produce sample warps with short lengths, less than 100 m warps.