Machine-made mats threaten traditional weavers

A traditional craft of mat-weaving by hand in Cambodia is under threat due to the mat-weaving machines. These machine manufactured mats are imported from Vietnam and Thailand. These machines can work faster and cheaper.

It is only the quality of the mats that they weave, inherited from her forefathers and which will be passed on to future generations will help them survive and will guarantee the future of the family business, says a craftswoman.

Further she added that as people in Vietnam and Thailand manufacture mats, using machines, the hand-made mats of Cambodia cannot compete with them, with regards to price and designs. But, in terms of quality, the hand-made mats can compete with machine-made products, she said.

Her mat-weaving business sells 200 to 250 mats per month in peak periods, at US $4-7.50, each. The sale goes up, especially during the traditional Cambodian wedding season, Khmer New Year and the Pchum Ben holiday.

During recession, the Cambodian consumers shift to cheaper machine-made mats from Vietnam and Thailand. This has resulted in fall in production of hand-made mats from 8-10 mats per day to 3-4 mats.

These hand-made mats are sold in Takeo, Kampot and Kandal provinces, besides, local markets and also have supply agreements with most major markets in Phnom Penh.

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Home Textile Expo 09: Virtual trade fair is now online

Fibre2fashion has launched a virtual trade fair the “Home Textile Expo ‘09” aiming the textile industry to have a virtual platform to showcase their home-textile products such as bedspreads, curtains, linen, placemats, cushion covers, table covers, kitchen accessories, made-ups, bath linen, and other home furnishings etc,; to the global market.

This virtual trade fair elucidates to be an esteemed step of fibre2fashion in terms of organizing and arrangement. A virtual trade show is simple and breathtakingly realistic. Virtual events or online fairs are cost effective ventures as there’s no costs for transportation, shipping, hotels, and hospitality. The fair is available 24x7 and this makes it convenient for visitors who come from all across the globe. A virtual trade has no geographical boundaries.

Fibre2Fashion is a dynamic and robust platform for the textile and apparel industry. It is an online business hub for the international community and it help in taking forth their business to greater heights with its services and features.

Fibre2Fashion’s spokesperson Ms. Chinky Raval said that “The easy access to virtual fair environment and the cost-effectiveness in comparison to the traditional trade fairs gives an advantage to the virtual event.” She further elaborated saying that “In current economic scenarios where marketing budgets are shrinking and need for genuine buyers is growing, virtual events provides the right platform by providing higher ROI(Return on investment)in comparatively less cost”.

On asking about what fibre2fashion has to offer she replied “Home Textile Expo ‘09 caters to the b2b needs of the home textile industry through desktop comfort with unique service offering viz., product catalogue, company video, online chat, buyer verification, etc. to its companies.”

Exhibitors of home textile products come from countries like China, Pakistan, India, Iran and many more will be displaying their products in the fair. The fair will have a range of fascinating and splendid home textile products and much more in store for the visitors.

Home Textile Expo ‘09 is a promising platform for home textile companies to promote their wide range of products to a much larger and potential audience from the home textile industry. Fibre2fashion as it is has a colossal visitation of about 1 million a month. The previous online expos by fibre2fashion have been huge hits and so is the Home Textile Expo ‘09 heading towards to be.

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Sirikçioglu to use KARL DEEP COLOR to produce denim apparel

In July 2009 the DENIM centre of excellence of KARL MAYER’s Warp Preparation section received an order for a new open-width dyeing and sizing machine with ‘DEEP COLOR’ technology.

With an investment of about 2 million euros, the Turkish manufacturer Sirikçioglu wants to extend his market competence for fashionable DENIM clothing, thus, being able to produce economically and ecologically both deep indigo-dyed (more than 5%) and sulphur-dyed product ranges.

The newly developed ‘Vario Double’ application system guarantees the so-called “DEEP COLOR“ effect thanks to an optimum utilization of the mechanical substance exchange harmonized with a completely uniform liquor flow at the textile material.

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Sympatex Technologies on course for further success

Sympatex has become a byword for top-level performance and maximum ecology. It’s a combination that is attracting ever more brands in the activewear segment. The young label Bleed, for example, will be presenting its first products featuring Sympatex in summer 2010.

And brands like Zimtstern and Maloja are expanding their existing partnerships with Sympatex and will be presenting their first ever summer products featuring the functional systems from the Munich-based specialist. Since the brand’s realignment in 2008, Sympatex has been able to continuously consolidate its strong position in the activewear sector and now has over 40 production partners. These include big-name brands such as Billabong, Nike, Lacoste, Rono, HEAD, Golite and Hahnenkamm.

Bleed - In summer 2010, Bleed will be presenting three-layer jackets equipped with Sympatex: two for men and one for women. Bleed set itself the challenge of reducing the environmental impact of its product manufacturing processes, but without skimping on the top-level functionality its customers expect. Sympatex turned out to be the ideal partner, because the Sympatex membrane can be recycled without producing any harmful residues and is also fully biodegradable – unlike standard PTFE-based membranes. These are problematic for both the environment and for health, as PTFE cannot be broken down by any natural process.


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Minister of Textiles invites Japanese investment to India

Mr. Dayanidhi Maran, Minister of Textiles has invited the Japanese textiles industry to collaborate with Indian textiles industry in manufacturing of fabric and garmenting, setting up of green field units in textiles machinery, manmade fibre and yarn and create brand equity with Indian apparel companies. After the inauguration of Indian Pavilion at Japan’s premier International Fashion Fair earlier, Mr Maran was addressing Business Meet hosted by the Japan -India Business Cooperation Committee (JIBCC) on “Current status of Growing Textiles Industry and investment opportunities” in Tokyo today. Mr Yoshihiro Watanabe, Chairman JIBCC, Mr Eiichi Ono, Vice Chairman, the Standing committee of JIBCC and Mr Hideaki Suzuki, Secretary General, JIBCC welcomed Mr Dayanidhi Maran, Mr Hemant Krishan Singh, Ambassador of India to Japan and official delegates.

During the interaction with the top fifty Japanese businessmen, which included many from textiles industry, the Mr Maran apprised them of various advantages in investing in India, particularly, in textiles sector, which has a highly skilled workforce, high capital-employment ratio and immense potential to promote employment,and a strong and diverse raw material base. India is the largest producer of Jute, second largest producer of Cotton and Man-made fibre and yarn, and third largest producer of Silk. India has a vertical and horizontal integrated textiles value chain, and represents a strong presence in the entire value chain from raw material to finished goods. The average labour cost in India is US$ 0.7 per hour compared to US$ 20 per hour in Japan, the Minister added.

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