Category: General

China : Hongdou Garment – from 14mn rag to 100mn riches
December 18, 2014
Fibre2fashion.com, India

From US $14 million to $100 million, this group of figures represents the leaps and bounds in foreign trade volume of Hongdou Group in the five years after China’s accession to WTO.

Besides, Hongdou garment has also learned how to calmly deal with textile trade frictions in the past five years. This national garment brand has gradually entered the international market Read more about China : Hongdou Garment – from 14mn rag to 100mn riches …

Garment workers ransack factory for Eid bonus, arrears in Gazipur The New Nation, Bangladesh UNB, Gazipur Garment Workers ransacked a factory and set fire to it at Shafipur in Kaliakoir upazila Monday evening demanding their Eid bonus and arrears. Sources said as the workers of Karnic Knit Composite Factory didn’t get their Eid bonus and […]

INDIA: Siyaram to setup Rs 20 cr high-tech garment unit in Daman
BharatTextile.com (subscription), India

SURAT: The known fabric manufacturer and exporter, Siyaram Silk Mills Ltd. is in process to setup Rs 20-crore high-tech garment unit for its new ready-to-wear (RTW) sub-brand called Siyaram’s MSD (Monday to Sunday Dressing) at Daman, Ramesh Poddar, managing director said here on December 15.

The planned garment unit is likely to commence manufacturing from January-2014 at Daman which will be equipped with modern machinery coupled and has a battery of designers as well as a state-of-the-art research and development centre for designing readymade garments and accessories for men. Read more about INDIA: Siyaram to setup Rs 20 cr high-tech garment unit in Daman …

Alibaba News Channel, NEW YORK
Editor: Zhou Luying
The economic turmoil has started taking its toll worldwide and has started affecting operations of a majority of countries in the business of exports of textile and clothing. But the one country to beat this trend seems to be Indonesia which has a booming garment export industry and which accounts for 60 percent of all shipments from the textile sector.
Read more about Indonesia: Garment exports to continue momentum in to next year …

Disrobing The Economy in Nepal
Media For Freedom, Nepal

Disrobing The Economy in Nepal
Once a shining sector of Nepal’s booming export regime, the garment industry has taken a severe beating in the past few years. The downfall of the garment industry that happened in the wake of quota phase out with the expiration of Multi Fiber Agreement (MFA) in January, 2005, has now taken a big toll on the industry. Over 90 percent of the factories have pulled down their shutters unable to survive in the cutthroat competition at the international level and rapidly deteriorating politico-economic situation back home. Read more about Disrobing The Economy in Nepal …

Tailor designs 38-feet-long underwear
Daily Times, Pakistan

AV Giri, a resident of Jaypur town in the southern district of Koraput, demonstrated the garment in his hometown.

Giri claimed the garment, which is 115 feet wide, was made with 450 meters of cloth in five days. The underwear cost Rs 40,000 with local residents chipping in, said Giri, who runs a tailoring shop at his home town. Read more about Tailor designs 38-feet-long underwear …

Garment, footwear firms win awards for social responsibility
Viet Nam News, Vietnam
(15-12-2014)

HA NOI — Twelve garment and footwear companies were honoured at an awards ceremony on Thursday in Ha Noi for their social responsibility and out standing contributions to the business world over the course of 2014.

The winners were: Ha Noi Textile and Garment Corp with first prize, Phong Phu Corp and Dong Nai Dong Phuong Ltd Co with second place prizes, Viet Tien Garment Export and Import Corp, Song Hong Garment SJC and Long An Garment Export JSC with third place prizes.

The companies won based on their socially responsible business practices, said Ha Noi Textile and Garment Corp deputy general director Le Thi Huong Mai at the awards ceremony. Read more about Garment, footwear firms win awards for social responsibility …

Batang UP is up there in competitive garment business
By Myrna Rodriguez-Co
Inquirer
Inquirer.net, Philippines

Last updated 09:03pm (Mla time) 12/16/2014
BATANG UP, he calls himself. He grew up inside the University of the Philippines campus, worked in UP, met his wife, Flor in UP, got married in UP, and is now managing his own flourishing garment business based in UP.

Mike Esteves was a grade schooler when he began dabbling in T-shirt printing as an assistant in his Kuya Reynaldo’s silk-screen printing business. He learned the trade fast because he was an artist at heart who saw T-shirts as a drawing paper or canvas of sorts. Read more about Batang UP is up there in competitive garment business …

Fibre2fashion.com, India
Recently, National Wages Council approved pay hike for nine industries, including garment, printing, building, hotel and catering, security, road transport, saw milling, and wholesale and retail that would come into effect from January 1, 2014.
Read more about Wage hike to benefit garment industry …

Sify, India –
K. Ram Kumar
Mumbai: The intensive care unit for the distressed constituents of India Inc – the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) Cell – is witnessing an increased inflow of cases seeking debt restructuring.
Read more about Textile cos top distressed list for corporate debt recast …