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Top garment makers posted robust performance for first 5 months
Taiwan Headlines, Taiwan

Although impacted by low-price competition from China and South Korea, Taiwan’s leading garment makers, including Tainan Enterprises Co., Makalot Industrial Co., and Eclat Textile Co., still boasted good business performances in the first five months of this year.

Thanks to handsome gains from its reinvestments, Eclat saw a 10 percent annual rise in its earnings in the first five months, and Tainan Enterprises posted a sharp profit growth 28 percent due to growing ODM orders from old clients and orders from new clients. Makalot has received increasing orders quarter by quarter after adjusting structural combination of products. Read more about Top garment makers posted robust performance for first 5 months …

Vietnam : Thanh Cong Textile & Garment Co goes whole all out with retail plans
June 28, 2014/Fibre2fashion.com, India

As a part of its strategy to expand domestic market, Thanh Cong Textile and Garment Company has opened a string of retail stores and showrooms this year, company officials stated.

HCM city–based Thanh Cong company is planning to expand its network up to 26 showrooms with total capital investment of 10 billion VND or $625 thousand.

After launching seven outlets in April and May, Thanh Cong has added five new ones in late June Read more about Vietnam : Thanh Cong Textile & Garment Co goes whole all out with retail plans …

USA: Edwards Garment upgrades with SQL Series suite
BharatTextile.com (subscription), India

MIAMI: The market leader in ERP, PLM and global sourcing software for the fashion, apparel and footwear industries, New Generation Computing®(NGC®) has announced that Edwards Garment has selected its SQL Series suite of end-to-end global software solutions, said Alan Brooks, president, NGC in a release.

Edwards Garment, a provider of corporate and casual apparel and uniforms, chose NGC after an intense, thorough review of the industry’s leading software providers. Read more about USA: Edwards Garment upgrades with SQL Series suite …

Sri Lanka’s garment exports slow down during the first quarter
Lanka Business Online, Sri Lanka

June 27, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s garment exports to key markets slowed in the first quarter, as price pressures and competition ate into industry growth.

Total clothing exports in the first quarter this year grew just 1.1 percent over 2005, compared to the 11.2 percent increase in 2005 over 2004, industry apex body, the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) said Tuesday.

Export growth was also a higher 9.7 percent in 2004 over 2003. Read more about Sri Lanka's garment exports slow down during the first quarter …

Rules to affect garment markets
Tuesday, June 27, 2014
Fiji Times, Fiji

CURRENT rules under a regional trade agreement could see local garment manufacturers lose their markets overnight if they increase productivity and efficiency.

Fiji Textile, Clothing and Footwear Council president Ramesh Solanki said current rules of origin requirements under the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement were a deterrent to improving productivity and efficiency.

He said any improvements in efficiency would reduce the value of local manufacturing input making it difficult to comply with SPARTECA rules. Read more about Rules to affect garment markets …


Fibre2fashion.com, India
By : Neelam Srivastav

When apparel industry is concerned, we first start thinking, how apparels are generated, which engineering is playing an important role into it. Right from the beginning of conceiving an idea for designing arrangement and finished with a brand name. The tiniest unit of a garment is fibre which, further takes shape to yarn and threads.
Read more about Seam engineering in apparels …

MALAYSIA: Textile and garment workers protest for minimum wage
BharatTextile.com (subscription), India

KUALALUMPUR: About 30,000 workers stated a nationwide protest on Monday to demand RM900 monthly mimimum wage for private sector employees.

Basic wages of plantation, textile and garment and hotel workers in Malaysia is below RM400 a month.

Malaysia’s trade unions demonstrated at 13 locations throughout the country to show the government that the issue is indeed serious Read more about MALAYSIA: Textile and garment workers protest for minimum wage …

Lagi, Pemkot akan patenkan 200 motif batik Solo
Solo (Espos)/22 juni 2014

Pemkot Solo berencana kembali mematenkan sekitar 200 motif batik. Sebelumnya sebanyak 215 motif batik telah dipatenkan.
Kepala Dinas Perindustrian Perdagangan dan Penanaman Modal (Disperindag dan PM) Solo, Masrin Hadi mengatakan anggaran untuk mematenkan motif batik asal Solo itu sekitar Rp 50 juta.
”Anggaran sudah diajukan dalam APBP Perubahan (APBDP). Tinggal menunggu persetujuan Dewan (DPRD),” jelas Masrin ketika ditemui Espos, di ruang kerjanya, Rabu (21/6).
Alokasi anggaran itu, kata dia, akan digunakan untuk melakukan studi tentang motif-motif batik yang akan dipatenkan itu.Ditambahkan Kasi Industri Kecil Disperindag dan PM, Abdul Mutholib mengungkapkan tahun lalu, Pemkot Solo telah mematenkan sekitar 215 motif batik dengan lisensi milik Pemkot Solo. Read more about Lagi, Pemkot akan patenkan 200 motif batik Solo …

Garment expert tells the way
Fiji Times, Fiji
Monday, June 26, 2014

INCREASING productivity level in the garment industry will guarantee the Australian government’s commitment to open its market to Fiji, an Australian garment expert says.

Philip Levy, a special consultant to the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries made the comment as talks to change the rules of origin requirements in the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation (SPARTECA) is to start in August. Read more about Garment expert tells the way …

US businesses approve PNTR for Vietnam
Vietnam Economic Times, Vietnam
VNECONOMY updated: 26/06/2014

Media has recently talked much about the PNTR and its significance. But many do not know what it is. Could you briefly introduce the PNTR?
Vietnam and the US normalized diplomatic relations in 1995 and signed the bilateral trade agreement in 2001. However, the US still applies Jackson Vanik amendment to Vietnam. The amendment hinders trade relations between the 2 countries.
The PNTR will help normalize trade relations between the 2 countries. If the PNTR is granted, there will be no need to extend waiver of Jackson Vanik every year. Read more about US businesses approve PNTR for Vietnam …