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Byline: Laura Husband During an exclusive side chat at Source Fashion in London, the president of Ethiopia’s Hawassa Industrial Park Investors Association (HIPIA)ǯHibret Lemma, confesses Ethiopia is only just at [...]

Byline: Laura Husband Egypt, which is a key European nearsourcing hub, has seen shipping rates increase since the Red Sea crisis, and the import of raw materials from east Asia [...]

Byline: Paul Cochrane The US and Europe, two primary export markets for Africa, are seeing their consumers reduce spending as inflation and recession concerns grow, hampering a rebound for the [...]

Byline: Raihana Sayeeda Kamal The gas shortage in Bangladesh’s apparel sector has been caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), has seen Russia's [...]

Byline: Laura Husband Bangladesh has made serious advances in sustainability and ethical behaviour. This is indeed excellent news. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Government and industry leaders [...]

Byline: Victoria Langro and Dr Sheng Lu While many studies have explored how the Covid-19 pendemic is shifting the sourcing strategies of Western fashion brands and retailers, its impact on [...]

Byline: Mike Flanagan Most of us thought 1 January 2021 would bring clarity for manufacturers around the world annually exporting $25bn of clothes to the UK - their fifth biggest [...]

A peek at The Journal of Commerce's list of the Top 100 Importers and Exporters (originally published on May 31, 2004) is all that's needed to reveal why the U.S. [...]

On 31 December 2004, the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) will end, and with it the quota system for international trade in textiles and clothing. As a result, trade [...]

U.S. apparel market share Shifts Slightly: In this analysis of US, apparel imports, Bobbin finds that Mexico and the nations of the Caribbean Basin continue to dominate, but that an [...]

Facing stiff competition from Mexico and recovery challenges from Hurricane Mitch, countries in the Caribbean and Central American region forge ahead Costa Rica: Reinventing itself Costa Rica's textile and apparel [...]

With a strong group of industry leaders promoting Peru's wealth of natural resources and high quality apparel and textile production, the country is quietly gaining ground in establishing itself as [...]

An Insider's Perspective Shifting industrial interests among the Big Three and the growth of production in Latin America have shuffled the deck for apparel players in the Far East. when [...]

Japan: population 126 million. It has an immense yet compact consumer base, but one that many U.S. apparel companies sidestep. However, there is a Japanese market for U.S.-made casual wear [...]

EU imports of Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) textiles and clothing rose by less than 7% in 1996. Imports increased by 6.6% in values terms, and in volume terms. The increase is mainly due to higher clothing imports from non-industrialized countries, which rose by 9.0% in value and 7.5% in volume. Downward pressure on import prices is due to the devaluation of certain currencies, and this has led to fierce competition. EU textile and clothing manufacturers are having to move their production to lower cost countries.

The US is the world's largest importer of textiles and apparel, with imports reaching a record 19 billion sq mt equivalent in 1996. Imports of yarns rose by 13.3%, although the category represents a small share of the total market. Fastest growing supplier to the US in 1996 was Mexico, which also became the second leading supplier in volume terms. Textile and clothing imports from members of the Caribbean Basin Initiative slowed in 1996, with shipments from the Philippines also levelling off, after healthy growth in 1995.

In 1995, global natural fibres production rose by 2.1%, resulting in their share of total fibre output falling to 47.3%. Output of synthetic fibre during the period rose by 2.6%, with cellulosic fibre outstripping synthetics. Meanwhile, cotton prices are eventually expected to rise, despite rising stocks. The global textile and clothing trade has once again begun to grow, with total exports reaching $269 billion in 1994, up 11% from previously. An analysis of world textile production and trade trends is presented.

Experts at a conference on international trade in textiles and clothing, held in March 1996, have disagreed on the issue of further deregulation in world trade. The conference, organized by the International Textiles and Clothing Bureau and the Foreign Trade Association and attended by more than 200 delegates, reported on several issues, including the European Union and its special relationship with Eastern Europe, the phasing-out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement and the implementation of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

Two-and-a-half years ago, the U.S. Customs Service stated its intention to redesign the rules of origin that determine the tariff rate applicable to imported products, the country name that should [...]

Hope springs eternal. Belief that there actually may be a successful conclusion to the Uruguay Round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) appears to be [...]

While Jamaica continues to provide labor for garment assembly under '807' production sharing arrangements, the dynamics of the global market are slowly -- yet profoundly -- changing the face of [...]

Byline: Raghavendra Verma The Indian apparel industry has made progress with backward integration over the last five years, but needs to continue to reorganise to play to its strengths, a [...]

Even as the industry struggles, it is good to hear that few companies in smaller hubs are doing well. Vasu Clothing situated in Indore, which is famous for domestic market [...]

Byline: Katie Smith A meeting organised to discuss the implementation of a code of conduct for garment manufacturers in India under the Driving Industry Towards Sustainable Human Capital Advancement (DISHA) [...]

Oswal Dyeing & Finishing Mills, Ludhiana has expanded itself into garmenting recently. Earlier the company was specializing in all kind of knitting fabrics and blended yarns for exports. 'We have [...]

Byline: Richard Woodard Duty levels and import procedures on yarns and fabrics should be eased to assist India's beleaguered garment industry, according to the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC). AEPC [...]

Byline: Siddique Islam Labour unrest is likely disrupt production in Bangladesh's apparel sector as workers demand higher wages and better working conditions, the global credit rating agency Moody's Investors Services [...]

Byline: Wang Fangqing Chinese textile and clothing manufacturers are expecting to struggle for business in the rest of 2012, with the worsening Eurozone crisis dampening demand in key export markets [...]

Byline: Mark Rowe Croatia is set to become the 28th member state of the European Union on 1 July 2013 - a move that offers greater access to EU customers [...]

Indian footwear and garment exports have shown significant progress by being among the top three nations recording fastest growth. The global import of leather and leather products were up from [...]

The US welcomed flowers and Colombia welcomed a Harley Davidson in May, as the two nations began trading under a new agreement dropping most tariffs and gradually eliminating the rest [...]

Oswal Dyeing & Finishing Mills, Ludhiana has expanded itself into garmenting recently. Earlier the company was specializing in all kind of knitting fabrics and blended yarns for exports. 'We have [...]

India, Feb. 2 -- Bangladesh apparel makers are hopeful of fulfilling their garment exports worth $ 30 billion within the next three years. The country achieved more than 40 per [...]

Byline: Ivan Castano Freeman Mexico's rising trade in contraband and fakes continues to rile the textiles and apparel industry, forcing 200 factories to close this year, according to leading apparel [...]