The COVID pandemic has had a particularly harsh impact on the garment sector. Expenditure on clothing has plummeted to an all-time low as people spend more time at home, thus putting apparel brands and retailers at risk. As the value chain is spread around the globe, the sector has been impacted around the world and particularly in India.
Turkey, which enacted its Free Zone Law in 1985, operates 18 active free zones and has one more under development. Located on the coast or within easy access to ports, the zones are designed to promote classic export-oriented manufacturing investment.
The aim of the series is to support textile professionals in their work and to help emerging professionals* by providing the information needed to gain a sound understanding of key and emerging topics relating to a range of textile related subjects.
Textile industry carries out immense complex processes right from preparing yarn which is a raw material for fabric to a variety of processes to produce
The current pandemic situation has made cost optimization a necessary function rather than a choice. Read this article with inputs from, Jitendra Yadav Junior partner
Textile and clothing industry has been the second worst impacted industry after travel and tourism, recording a whopping negative growth of 41% in the first
Among the COVID affected industries, Textile and Clothing is some of the worst affected. Calendar Year 2020 (Jan-Apr) has witnessed contraction in the international trade
Impact of COVID-19 on Top Textile & Apparel Exporters of the World Country Jan-Mar 2019 Jan-Mar 2020 Year to date(YTD) change Value Share (%) Value
Fibres below 12.5 mm in length neither contributes to quality or strength of the yarn. The higher presence of Short fibres in roving becomes a nightmare for spinners particularly when we face problems for minimum number of fibres required in the cross section to spin a particular count.
We have been witnessing a steady increase in the Short fibres in the cotton being traded and supplied in the recent times. Is this the next big problem the cotton spinners will be facing after decades of issues related to contamination? At least we have partially solved the contamination issue with various initiatives both in farming, Ginning and spinning side.
