The imports of apparel by the United States from the Southeast Asian (ASEAN) region increased by 6.41 per cent in the first nine months of the current year to $13.935 billion, compared to imports of $13.096 billion made during the corresponding period of last year.

Kornit Digital, producer of industrial and commercial digital printers for the textile industry, has partnered with Spoonflower to install the Kornit Allegro roll-to-roll printing system.

The branded apparel market in India is expected to witness a positive growth over the next few years, though the organised apparel retail in India has been struggling with sluggish growth.

Indias apparel exports were to the tune of USD 1190 million in October 2013-14, indicating an increase of 30.91 per cent against the corresponding month of last financial year.

Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd (ABNL), part of the Aditya Birla group, is well on its way to become the largest integrated branded fashion player in the country

Swiss-based Sanitized, which develops antimicrobial fabric finishes, has received a Swiss Technology Award for its newly developed ´Pluma´ Technology, an anti-adhesive hygiene treatment for textiles which draws on medical engineering techniques

Very recently, the Hohenstein Institute had two reasons to celebrate: In addition to the official opening of the new Otto Mecheels building with around 2,580 m2 floorarea Bennigheim, Germany, Willy Bogner, the owner of the sports fashion company