Manik Mehta, New York

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Countries in China’s Belt-Road-Initiative accounted for more than 50 % of China’s textile and clothing exports. © stock.adobe.com/ sirisakboakaew

 
10/07/2024 – China’s textile exports

China’s textile exports

Slow recovery after the pandemic slump

The global markets are recovering and opening up to increased imports of textiles and garments, even though imports still remain below the pre-pandemic ... By  Manik Mehta, New York
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The war has also impacted Russia’s domestic textile and apparel market, as many U.S. and Western brand names have decided to suspend operations in the Russian market. © Feydzhet Shabanov/stock.adobe.com

 
07/06/2022 – U.S. textile and apparel sector

U.S. textile and apparel sector

Russia-Ukraine war creates uncertainties

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has impacted a number of industries in the U.S., including the textile and apparel sector which faces uncertainties. By  Manik Mehta, New York
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Ahmed Jahangir, executive Director of Nishat Textile Mills, Karatschi, Pakistan: “The demand for textile masks worldwide will continue even after the pandemic is over.” © Onuchcha/stock.adobe.com

 
07/09/2020 – Turning challenges into opportunities

Turning challenges into opportunities

Mask production in the age of Corona – a global view

Many Asian textile and garment suppliers are manufacturing textile masks to meet the robust global demand for masks and protective gowns. By  Manik Mehta, New York
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There was general consensus among exhibitors at Heimtextil that the trade war, which has been raging for the past two years and can only end by mutual agreement, has wreaked havoc in world trade. © Akarat Phasura/stock.adobe.com

 
12/02/2020 – Heimtextil

Heimtextil

Ceasefire in the trade war

Despite the first agreement, the US-China trade war has not yet been settled. At Heimtextil Frankfurt there was talk of a “ceasefire”. By  Manik Mehta, New York
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Michael Jänecke, Director of Brand Management Technical Textiles and Textile Processing at Messe Frankfurt: "The digitalisation of textile production is on the advance." © Messe Frankfurt

 
15/08/2019 – Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence

Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence

Techtextil and Texprocess and Digitalisation

Automation offers a solution for labour-intensive textile production in countries with a shortage of qualified workers. By  Manik Mehta, New York
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Wendy Tan, Managing Director of Nature World Manufacturing Sdn Bhd © Manik Mehta

 
27/03/2019 – Trade war

Trade war

When two quarrel...

The trade war between the USA and China has already left its mark very clearly on the textile trade. By  Manik Mehta, New York
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Texworld USA: Handelspartner in den USA und auch viele Amerikaner sehen im Handelskrieg keine Lösung. Sicher ist, dass der globale Handel damit stark sinken könnte. © Messe Frankfurt

 
30/10/2018 – USA

USA

Die Angst vor Protektionismus!

Wie im Wahlkampf versprochen, hat Donald Trump an seiner sog. “America First”-Politik festgehalten. Dies könnte den Welthandel stark beeinträchtigen By  Manik Mehta, New York