Back home in Kyoto's famed Nishijin district, the heart of the city's textile industry, shops are struggling to remain in business.According to the Nishijin Textile Industry Association, domestic shipments of locally produced cloth peaked at over￥270 billion in 1990 but have since declined, falling Read More

With Kyoto's traditional Nishijin textiles seeing a sharp drop in domestic demand in recent years, one of the industry's oldest businesses has set up shop in Europe in the hope of developing new markets overseas.Masataka Hosoo, 44, the 12th generation owner of a family business dating back more than Read More

According to the most recent data gathered by Euratex, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, European textile output decreased in Q4 2022, the first decline seen in nearly two years. On the other hand, European apparel manufacturing started to rise once more at the end of last year after d Read More

Anta Group recently announced that it plans to recruit 25,000 new employees in 2023, and it will continue to create new employment opportunities for the society with multiple brands and assume corporate social responsibility. According to the data, Anta Group currently has 59,000 employees, stimulat Read More

On February 17, 2023, the Executive Committee of the Foreign Trade Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Brazil (GECEX) issued Resolution 449 of 2023, which made the second sunset review final judgment on man-made fiber knitted fabrics (Portuguese: malhas de viscose) originating in China Read More

In 2022, China's share of US apparel imports fell sharply from 37.8% to 34.7%. U.S. apparel imports from China rose 31% in 2021, yet it dropped by 3% in 2022. Meanwhile, the import volume from other countries rose by 10.9%, making the share elevates from 62.2% to 65.3%. US imports of cotton products Read More