Category: General

Keep garment sector above politics: BGMEA
By Staff Reporter
The New Nation, Bangladesh

Country’s garment factory owners on Tuesday urged the political parties to keep the RMG sector free from any kind of political programmes in their election manifesto.

President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) SM Fazlul Huq demanded it at a press conference held at his office. Former President of the organisation Annisul Huq and Tipu Munshi, director Lutfur Rahman and Abdus Salam Murshedia were present, among others, on he occasion. Read more about Keep garment sector above politics: BGMEA …

The World of Miskeen
PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria

Like us humans, the miskeen clothing line also have its own unique characteristics and uniqueness. Which is why many have come to appreciate the artwork of the many talented artists of the miskeen garment?

Every person that walks this earth has their own uniqueness in them. Every person has their own unique personality, their own unique attitude and their own unique features. It is this kind of uniqueness that the miskeen clothing line was built on. Like every person that has a unique personality, feature and attitude, miskeen also has its own attitude and feature Read more about The World of Miskeen …

Alibaba News Channel, NEW YOR
Editor: Zhou Luying
China is raising tax rebates for certain exports to help producers cope with smaller profit margins as a result of slacking market demand, the yuan’s appreciation and rising production costs.
Read more about China to raise tax rebates for textile, garment products …

Business Standard, India
About 4,000 cotton ginners across the country may go on an indefinite strike to protest against high cotton minimum support prices for 2014-09 (October-September), Dilip Patel, president, All Gujarat Cotton Ginners Association said On Thursday.
Read more about Ginners plan strike against high cotton support price …

China Daily, China
By Wang Bo (China Daily)
China is set to raise export tax rebates on textile products to 17 percent after the government unveiled six measures to shore up flagging exports on Wednesday, analysts said.
Read more about More textile export rebates soon …

Garment unit `discharging untreated effluent’
Hindu, India
K. Manikandan

Polluted water finding its way to Kadaperi water bodies
TAMBARAM : Residents of Kadaperi are furious with a garment unit of the Madras Export Processing Zone Special Economic Zone (MEPZ – SEZ), which they say has been discharging untreated effluent for the past two days.

Residents pointed out to the dark blue effluent flowing from the Zone on MES Road through storm water drains and said this had become an annual feature during the monsoon. Read more about Garment unit `discharging untreated effluent' …

India : Garment maker Virat posts unaudited financial results
November 19, 2014
Fibre2fashion.com, India

Virat Industries Ltd (VIL) announced unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30th September, 2014.

The above financial result, have been taken on record in the Board Meeting held on 25th October, 2014 and reviewed by the Statutory Auditors.

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Virat Industries Ltd (VIL), is a public Limited Company, quoted on the Indian Stock Market. VIL is a 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU) manufacturing excellent quality socks for export mainly to the European markets. Read more about India : Garment maker Virat posts unaudited financial results …

SRI LANKA: Govt. plans initiatives to integrate garment industry
BharatTextile.com (subscription), India

COLOMBO: The government is planning various initiatives to expand textile production at the defunct units and facilitate vertical integration of the garment industry, spokesman of the ministry of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotions said here on November 17.

The spokesman also informed that as part of the plan, the defunct Kabool lace facility in Pannala, in the north-western province is to be converted into textile manufacturing soon. Read more about SRI LANKA: Govt. plans initiatives to integrate garment industry …

The Columbian, WA
Wednesday, November 19 | 4:35 a.m.
The Associated Press
A North Carolina textile company says it is laying off white collar workers in its home city as part of a cutback that includes closing a yarn plant elsewhere in the state.
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Garment industry transforming into a fashion industry
By Dilshani Samaraweera
Sunday Times.lk, Sri Lank

After decades of assembling garments together, Sri Lanka’s ready made garment industry is trying to transform itself into a ‘fashion’ industry.

On Wednesday, Moratuwa University’s design graduates showcased their creativity at a fashion show at the Galle Face Hotel. This is the third group of students passing out from the university’s Fashion Design degree course that was started in 2001 in collaboration with the London College of Fashion and supported by the Sri Lankan government.

This is also part of the garment industry’s plan to transform itself into a ‘fashion’ industry. Read more about Garment industry transforming into a fashion industry …