The following is a roundup of apparel and footwear news from the world’s local media. just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy.
- Textile and weaving units in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu closed for two days last week to take part in a strike calling for a government ban on the export of raw cotton and cotton yarn. Members of the South India Textile Manufacturers’ Association said the removal of restrictions on raw cotton exports from 1 October would lead to a rise in yarn prices and the closure of many weaving units. THE HINDU
- Salek Textile Limited, a unit of Malek Spinning Mills Ltd, has bought export-oriented denim factory Titas Spinning & Denim Company Ltd for BDT1.2bn (US$17.3m). The company says it plans to increase production capacity at the firm, which was set up as a German-Bangladesh joint-venture in 2006. It currently has a production capacity of 7.5m metres of denim a year. THE DAILY STAR
- The Philippine government is planning a big push for a US bill that would benefit Filipino garment makers. The Save our Industries (SAVE) Act has versions in both the US House of Representatives and Senate, and would allow certain Philippine-made clothing that uses US-made fabric to enter America duty-free, while that made of US yarn would come in at reduced tariffs. THE MANILA TIMES
- Ghana is to tap into Egypt’s experience in cotton production under a new collaboration deal agreed between the two countries. It is hoped the move, which will cover research, private sector investment, seed and textile production, and marketing, will lead to a revival of Ghana’s cotton industry. Experts from the two countries are also set to establish a 1000-acres pilot farm. GHANA NEWS AGENCY
- Yi Zhan Industrial (BD) Co Ltd, a joint venture Taiwan-Korea company, is to invest US$7.45m set up a shoe manufacturing factory in Bangladesh’s Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone. The facility will employ 381 people. ASIA PULSE
