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Insight15 Nov 2019Nonwovens production is picking up volume, quality and diversity in the booming Asia-Pacific region. By Jens Kastner, in Taipei; Raghavendra Verma, in New Delhi; Ahmad Pathoni, in Jakarta; and Kathryn Wortley, in Tokyo.
Insight18 Oct 2019AI and machine learning help knitwear manufacturers and brands get ahead of market trends
Insight6 Sept 2019Outsourcing centres in Asia understand benefit of digital weaving technology, but investment can be expensive
Continuous dyeing technology is being refined and improved, and now offers textile finishers the chance to improve their output efficiency, while reducing chemical, water and energy usage
Insight2 Jul 2019Indian knitwear exporters are hoping for a windfall of orders from the US, following a spurt in client enquiries, which industry leaders believe are linked to the US-China trade dispute and the latest tariff hike on Chinese clothing and textile exports to America
Insight17 Oct 2016Indian cotton exports to Pakistan are expected to drop sharply, after rising political tensions between the two neighbours over the Kashmir issue and the availability of more competitive cotton from West African countries and the United States.
Insight1 Mar 2016The Indian government has reduced custom duty on several fibres and yarns from 5% to 2.5% to help the country grow backwards linkages for its important clothing manufacturing sector. The textile sector has welcomed the move.
Insight7 Apr 2015A dispute over the amount of Bangladesh-made jute being exported to India is increasing tensions between the two countries, who are accusing each other of unfair trade practices, while at the same time subsidising their industries.
Indian knitwear manufacturers are hoping for a major growth impetus because of industry-friendly policies being rolled out by the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government. Naval Saraf, proprietor of Super Knit Industries, a sock manufacturer in Mumbai, said: “We are very optimistic about the new government. Labour reforms are in the mind of the new Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
