Walmart expands supply chain by automation
Walmart has announced to acquire Alert Innovation, a robotics automation company that develops material-handling technology for automating order fulfillment in retail supply chains. Walmart has
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Global cotton supply shrinks due to extreme weather
World’s major cotton supplying countries have been affected by extreme weather. Analysts have expressed the fear of a major disruption in the supply of the
Container handling charge jumps to 25%
Recently, a total of 19 private inland container depots (ICDs) raised container handling charge of imported goods by 35%, handling of empty containers by 24%,
Bangladesh considering of lifting double fumigation in importing US cotton
Bangladesh is considering removing the obligation of double fumigation in importing US cotton on a case-to-case basis – only after receiving a field-level inspection report
HKD’s $35 mn investment to boost tent manufacturing in Bangladesh
South Korean company HKD International Limited is the largest tent manufacturer in the world. HKD Bangladesh Limited—located in Chittagong—is going to establish tents, tent accessories,
Bangladesh exploring the global tent market
Textiles are the major component of material culture and camping tents are now one of the trendy cultural items in the world. Camping became popular
BGMEA urges government to cut illegal gas connections
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged the government to cut all illegal gas connections in the country. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan
An overview on global fiber and yarn market
The global demand for the Textile Yarn Market was valued at USD 11.9 Billion in 2019 is expected to reach USD 16.0Billion in 2026 and
‘The Lenzing Hub’ inaugurated by Lenzing in Surat
The Lenzing Group, the world market leader in wood-based cellulosic fibers, has inaugurated its second supply chain solution center named ‘The Lenzing Hub’ in Surat.
ILO findings proves Uzbek cotton is free from systemic forced labor
New ILO findings showed that Uzbekistan- the sixth-largest cotton producer in the world- has succeeded in eradicating systemic forced labor and systemic child labor during
