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  • Rui Lima Talks On Denim Developments In Portugal

    Rui Lima Talks On Denim Developments In Portugal

    A denim designer, Rui Lima from Portugal, worked with Salsa Jeans for over 18 years, shared his views on the denim developments in Portugal. At the 2nd edition of Denimsandjeans Virtual Show, Sandeep Agarwal spoke to Rui Lima to understand the dynamics of denim design in Portugal.

    How was your experience with Salsa Jeans?

    I joined Salsa in 2001 as a young designer I’ve been there for 18 years and it was a great great experience to learn and experience different ways of designing Men and Women Jeans and working with a great persons and great creatives until now.

    It was a company that grew up thinking being the best of the world in the fitting . So as you can imagine that company grew up and specialized in the fitting and we did a lot of tests in the materials, took a lot of fit tests, especially in pattern-making.

    For an example, normally to approve one fit normally, we did 80 pair of jeans and many trials and because we did a same fit for the different fabrics to see how it fits and how it works in the laundry and the company has close by their own laundry which is a plus for a dynamic designer . In a few hours or one or two days , we have a final product and test try new ideas in washing. So it was amazing to work there because we had all the tools that we need to have great products.

    In the market there weren’t so many companies doing the specialization in the fitting and especially for women. So it was a great experience until now.

    Is Fabric the most important part when you look for fitting?

    Yes, I think the fabric is the most important thing besides the pattern making because the fabric is going to giving life to the Jeans . If the fabric has good characteristics Jeans will live longer, I mean the final customer will be happy with the characteristics of their jeans that he bought and we’ll use it for a long period and can say they will buy more Jeans from that brand, and that is why the fabric is very very important.

    Changes In Denim In Past Few Years

    90% of the fabric that I used was like 100% cotton or 99% cotton and then after a few years we started to see some stretch fabrics and then comes clean a boom of the elasticity.

    For me it’s the best fabric in the world because it changed a lot, it has a lot of possibilities of doing .

    Denim is dead, is it so? 

    I think denim will stay . Of course, people want to wear more comfortable clothes at home because a lot of people stay at home but I think people will not leave jeans aside. Nowadays we have a lot of different kinds of Jeans with different kinds of characteristics which is possible for everyone to wear a pair of jeans if you want a rigid, comfort, super stretch, bi-stretch fabric, medical effects in the Jeans, we have in jeans.

    Portuguese Brands During COVID Times

    Actually the brands in Portugal they are suffering because they are a lot of people working in the layoff, the salary is not 100% paid . So they are receiving less , their family has less money, they buy less , they go less into the stores to buy . So the companies are rethinking new way to develop collections and how they will communicate their products online and in the stores.

    The companies suffer a lot,  the sales went down , so I know that companies are developing for the next season they will reduce the number of the developments and they will continue with some of products from the last season. They still have a lot of products in the warehouse .

    They are rethinking a new way of putting that kind of products in the market again, it’s not an easy situation but as I told you creativity and optimistic mind can help a lot and what is helping a lot these brands are the online store because people feel safer if they buy online.

    It’s a quite great solution for them to have online stores to survive in this pandemic situation. The problem here for the brands is to bring new customers to know the brand and that’s the most difficult part.

    A new customer can’t buy a pair of jeans without testing, it’s difficult, that’s why I think the digital situation now is more important than ever and it’s a great support in all ways.

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  • Sustainable Efforts and Products By The Exhibitors Of Sustainable Interplay – Part II

    Sustainable Efforts and Products By The Exhibitors Of Sustainable Interplay – Part II

    In our previous article, we have featured our 5 exhibitors with their sustainable efforts and products. In this article, we are going to feature 5 more exhibitors of Sustainable Interplay – A Virtual Show scheduled on Nov 23. All following descriptions are in the company’s own words .

    Montega SRL | Chemicals | Italy

    Sustainable Products

    • ROLL ECO FADE SYSTEM: An innovative system for the treatment of the fabric
    • MY ECOSYSTEM: A group of sustainable effects on garment named MY BLACK ICE, MY ECO MARBLE, SIRIOX SYSTEM, MY ECO STONE developed to work in water and energy-saving conditions
    • WET CLE

    Sustainable Practices

    • MINERAL PIGMENTS
    • NATURAL DYES PROCESS
    • ENZIMAX ORO RANGE
    • DETERGENT

    The company has strongly invested in:

    • Strong selection of raw material for the realization of Montegaverde range according to ISO14006 ECODESIGN
    • No use of Potassium Permanganate and Chlorine in all process inside our M-LAB Garment University
    • Quality Certification ISO 9001 and Environmental ISO14001 : we produces renewable energy and we have a purification system and recycling of wastewater
    • Concentrated formulation -A system of home care washing with labelling and traceable process c

    Human Sustainability

    • Last generation production plant
    • Workplace fully sanitized
    • Workshop for the correct dosage of the product without waste
      -cooperation with Urbino University and ITI Chimica Rimini

    Sustainable Certifications

    ISO 14006 ECODESIGN – ZDHC – GOTS – OEKOTEX – EIM – TOX FMD

    Ribbontex | Accessories | Italy

    Sustainable Products

    • R3063: Biodegradable patches in cotton and linen. They are able to decompose naturally, so once discarded they will become organic substances within a year.
    • R3091: Super sustainable patches in cotton, hemp and organic biologic cotton.
    • Hemp is a first class fiber with a sustainable impact.
    • R3098 & R3100: Eco-friendly jacquard tapes in recycled polyester, recycled cotton, and organic biologic cotton.

    R3099: Eco-friendly bands in recycled polyester, recycled cotton, and organic biologic cotton.

    These items are made of recycled cotton yarns obtained from fabric scraps and second-hand clothes: Use of water-based inks.

    Sustainable Practices

    • 90% of the electricity used is produced from renewable sources.
    • Almost all production phases take place in the company, so we embrace the concept of Km0.
    • Comfortable, spacious rooms where the sunlight predominates over the artificial light.
    • The company also encourages its employees to adopt separate waste collection and improves staff sensitivity towards issues related to sustainability.

    Kilim Denim | Fabric | Turkey

    Sustainable Products

    D5329 MORRIS MID DARK CACTUS PCRD STR
    Morris uses 100% organic cotton in the warp, 47.5% recycled cotton, 47.5% recycled polyester, and 5% elastane on the weft. The Cactus Project uses a newly developed chemical that improves the fixation of indigo on the warp yarn resulting in less water being used to remove unfixed dyestuff.

    • D5102 DENNIS C-BLACK CACTUS STR ORGANIC 100
    • D5108 KATYA DARK BLUE CACTUS LW SUPER STR ORGANIC 100
    • D5120 MADONNA MID PURE CACTUS STR ORGANIC BLENDED

    Sustainable Practices

    We are taking a giant step for a sustainable world with the Cactus production model that uses 100% organic cotton and lowers water consumption and waste production.

    Compared to conventional indigo dying procedures, we reduce water consumption by %91 with the Cactus model. This reduces the consumption of side chemicals such as caustic, wetting, and ion immobilizing by 87% by using special recipes in our dyeing process.

    Human Sustainability

    We are against gender inequality in society and in business life. We support the participation of women labor in the workforce and our employees with training that will take them forward in their lives.

    Sustainable Certifications

    GOTS, OCS, GRS, RCS, BCI, OEKO-TEX, ISO 14001

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    Ha-Meem Denim |Fabric | Bangladesh

    Sustainable Products

    1. We have developed sustainable fabric combining recycle Poly and certified Lycra and we provide certifications for them.
    2. We have introduced fabric made with Eco Lycra, T-400, and viscose and we provide necessary certifications.
    3. We are doing fabric with PCW yarn and provide certifications accordingly.
    4. We have developed a fabric that consumes very little water in dyeing and other processes.
    5. We have developed Aniline free fabric and provide certifications accordingly.

    Sustainable Practices

    1. Less water consumption system
    2. Recycling of waste water through ETP.
    3. Renewable energy .
    4. Introducing aniline free dyeing.

    Human Sustainability

    We arrange training sessions and different development schemes to improve the standard of living and skill development of our employees.

    Sustainable Certifications

    Oeko-Tex, OCS, RCS, GRS, GOTS, BCI and Join Life Certification.

    Jeanologia | Technology | Spain

    Sustainable Products

    Jeanologia develops state-of-art technology for fabric and garment finishing. 

    FROM FABRIC TO FINISH

    • G2 DYNAMIC ozone in denim fabric finishing is dramatically reducing the amount of water and chemicals used, while at the same time saving costs at the mill and at the garment finishing facilities.
    • AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT Our laser technology has transformed the jeans industry creating a positive impact eliminating the harmful processes for worker’s health like sandblasting, hand sanding and PP spray. 
    • WASHED BY THE ATMOSPHERE G2 Ozone technology enable production centers to greatly reduce the use of water and chemicals and achieve the right shade of blue faster, sustainably and at lower costs.
    • WATER IS OVER AIR IS THE FUTURE eFlow technology is based on nanobubbles that act as a carrier to transmit chemicals into any fabric or a garment with a minimal quantity of water and zero discharge. 
    • H2Zero is the intelligent recycling system able to recycle 100% of the water used in washing machines reducing the water and electricity consumption. ZERO MEANS ZERO 

    The integration of Jeanologia technologies enhance productivity, reduce water and energy consumption, and eliminate damaging emissions and waste, guaranteeing ZERO contamination.

    Sustainable Practices

    At Jeanologia, people and planet come first, and the sustainability and innovative spirit is the company’s core business. 

    For years we have been transforming the way jeans are manufactured and we do it through disruptive technologies and innovates software. Now, Jeanologia has developed an initiative to transform the textile industry. 

    This is our Mission Zero: the total dehydration and detoxification of the jeans industry. Mission Zero appears to call all the technocrat and textile companies to join forces and fight together to achieve this goal: no more water or toxic chemicals used in a single pair of jeans around the world by 2025. 

    Human Sustainability 

    At Jeanologia, we put people and the planet before profit. We are convinced that a better world is shaped by people connected through honesty and respect. We are committed to our world and we look after the environment. Our aspiration is to put creativity, innovation, technology, and the driving forces of business initiative not only at the service of financial profit but also at the service of a prosperous and sustainable world.  

    Do not miss to register for the SUSTAINABLE INTERPLAY event at virtual.denimsandjeans.com/virtual and PRE SCHEDULE your FACE2FACE meetings with the exhibitors.

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  • Turkish Denim Mills 2021 Scenario- A Panel Discussion with Dilek Erik, Sinem Senbark & Murat AydoÄŸdu

    Turkish Denim Mills 2021 Scenario- A Panel Discussion with Dilek Erik, Sinem Senbark & Murat AydoÄŸdu

    An interesting panel discussion on the Turkish Denim Mills was held at the 2nd edition of Denimsandjeans Virtual Show. The participants included Dilek Erik(Marketing Consultant), Sinem Senbark(Sales and Marketing Manager-Iskur Denim), and Murat AydoÄŸdu(Sales and Marketing Director-Kilim Denim). Moderated by Ms Dilek, Sinem and Murat shared their views on the current status of Turkish denim companies and how they changed post covid.

    How COVID changed the way of doing business

    Sinem Senbark

    In denim business we all used to work by traveling so every company’s sales people or sales directors used to travel two times or three times in a month but with COVID 19, we are all stuck at home and we’re working from home. 

    We couldn’t travel and we couldn’t go even to the companies in turkey so everything changed nothing remained as before. We used to go to our exhibitions two times a year, some companies attend more than one exhibition as we are and some companies attend at least one exhibition, so we come together there, we share our ideas. We show new collections and at least two times a year we come together and meet everyone physically. Now we are all doing everything from zoom and Denimsandjeans also organized virtual exhibition two times and this is the second edition where we all are discussing this.  These exhibitions are virtual, and we are coming together,  but this is a different experience for all of us, and I think it’s really important for the denim business and for people to come together because we love each other even if we are competitors.

    We like to share ideas, we like to share our collection and in new directions so these virtual exhibitions are important.

    Murat AydoÄŸdu

    We’ve started working from home with the whole world and we saw how important face-to-face communication is especially in our business during this period but we kept our reachability high and met more often with our colleagues and customers. The biggest parts of our work were the fairs and the customer visits and they were canceled immediately during the COVID, then we decided to move most of our business to digital and during this period we mostly focused on digital marketing strategy.

    We moved our collections to digital platforms to virtual fairs. We updated our website and social media accounts but as you agree denim is not a kind of product that can be seen and decided to buy from the image on the screens, all the consumers need to touch and feel a garment. No matter how digital we are, we need to send physical samples to our buyers, to our customers then now we are mostly sending new samples, more sample packages considering many different factors and when we see that the feedback was very good then we realized that we evaluated the process quite well.

    We continue our business and customer relations on digital platforms now, in order to improve better service to our buyers, in addition, I can say for the global sector now and when we look the production side in globally during the pandemic the fashion industry supply chain extremely depends on far eastern production and we realized this has allowed the many US and many European retailers forwarded to closer suppliers and manufacturers offering them fast delivery supply chain by removing them from the complex global production chain I can say in this point of view we are the Turkish Denim Mills have really a great potential to assume by means of a large part of global production so thanks to Turkey and its ability in the production.

    Are we late for digitalisation?

    Sinem Senbark

    We started to do our digital presentation before COVID 19 and now we are preparing our own website to present our collection digitally. We didn’t want to use this technology before because we are not used to,  we used to come together physically, we love to come together physically as I told before and so it’s more our attitude to come to look together physically.

    Now we have to make it digital as we were not aware of how effective is this going to be. Sometimes something bad comes good so this is a good example.

    Product/Processes Popular During Pandemic

    Sinem Senbark

    Covid 19 changed the way the final consumer shops, so we stuck at home for two months at least and now some people are still working from home so the way you buy the things has totally changed so as is denim before the pandemic, before Covid 19 we launched a new collection – Soft Breeze where we have a comfort and stretch fabrics with a soft touch and it was wearable at home, at the party, at the office so it’s more worth style and the most important thing that we forecasted this before the pandemic.

    The consumer habit now wants, of course, some trend-less articles but the articles should be timeless more than trend-less trendy, let’s say we want timeless articles so this our soft breeze collection has a comfort power stretch rigid but very soft touch and wearable everywhere so if you want you can wear at home because in zoom meeting we only see half of the body, the other half is hidden.

    So it’s hidden but even if it is hidden we all want to be more natural and more basic and more comfortable. 

    The second concept that we launched contemporarily with COVID 19 was our free move concept where we have knitwear looking fabrics and they are also suitable for homeware and comfort super stretch and

    We didn’t develop in a rigid fabric but it will come in the SS22, so the main idea is to be comfortable, simple and natural.

    Murat AydoÄŸdu

    As we know during the pandemic, all our lifestyles changed and we are mostly working from home and what’s important now, all consumers and we want to feel in confidence and also healthy we need confidence and healthy that’s very important so for that reason, the pandemic will amplify consumer attitudes towards the considered consumption.

    It’s very important that the future denim product requirements will be focused on comfort versatility, durability, and healthy, so we need to think about these products when we develop new concepts, consumers will avoid excessive and unnecessary constructions and invest more in health and comfort so the denim developments all denim fabric developments should focus on negative climate impact in minimizing waste and maximizing the value and durability of garment lifecycles.

    The main consideration in consumption will be less but better. All denim mills should be working with traceable ethical and responsibility made natural fibers such as linen, hemp, lyocell, and recycled fibers. Soft hand feel is important for as well as for a comfortable lifestyle.

    As kilim denim, we developed our new developments / new concepts. This month now we will be launching two new concepts these are called one of them is nanox and the other is naturex.

    These collections for next seasons. Our Nanox collection includes antibacterial water and oil repellent antifungal fabrics which we develop by the nanotechnological process even though the collection has a different flexibility and different ounces weights, we never compromise on durability and flexibility. The second concept is called Naturex where we use alternative sustainable fibers from nature in this collection we use linen hemp blended fabrics, so all these fabrics will be extra soft extra durable, and mostly of course eco-friendly.

    Future Products And Sustainability

    Sinem Senbark

    When we think about the future, we think of two different points – one of them we will be more simple as I told before but more focused on details. In denim it’s really difficult to focus on details because you have to deal with the yarn, you have to deal with the different shades of indigo, different dyeing techniques and because denim when you do not wash it all seems the same so you have to make something innovative, and something technologically improved in your kitchen part in your product development.

    So this is really we see it really important and we will prepare some normal looking but very high-quality fabrics. The second point I also believe that it’s really very hard to make something simple and beautiful. I want to mention one thing here for Iskur denim – Sustainability is the mission and the vision of the Iskur group because Iskur groups started their business 40 years ago with the yarn business and since the company owners are coming from agriculture and they really try to invest in every sector. Firstly by taking sustainability in priority and so we have our solar panels on in every factory on the top of the shed.

    We have our own cotton field and two years ago we invest as this core group in a new recycling yarn company so we have collected all our sustainable activities under our Earthsquad collection and we are presenting it for two years and now in the Covid period . We make new development in Earthquake collection we add natural fibers like hemp , linen and a different composition of linen hemp stretch and we believe strongly to make sustainable dying . For one year we also got our certification from carbon trust that we reduce the usage of water in all.

    We have antibacterial, antifungal and now antivirus articles, we took all our certifications for the antivirus part .

    Now we are making a special collaboration with a producer in turkey so in a short time we will have and we will announce a new project and I strongly believe we should go on to develop this kind of technological and healthy products together because they are default sustainable So when you develop something healthy it’s already sustainable and we need to protect the nature because COVID 19 is not the first one we will face. Check out the full interview here .

    Our next edition of Virtual show – Denimsandjeans Sustainable Interplay is scheduled for Nov 23, 2020. Do not miss to register here.

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  • Sustainable Products And Practices By The Exhibitors Of Sustainable Interplay Show On Nov 23 (Part 1)

    Sustainable Products And Practices By The Exhibitors Of Sustainable Interplay Show On Nov 23 (Part 1)

    The next virtual event by Denimsandjeans on Nov 23 is all set to welcome its exhibitors at the show. This show is a special event dedicated to sustainability only.

    In this article we bring you some of our exhibitors’ sustainable practices/products to understand their efforts towards sustainability. We are reproducing the information provided by them in their own words.

    SEI LASER|Technology|Italy

    Sustainable Products

    1. Matrix Textile: Roll to the garment, roll to roll, and garment engraving and cutting laser machine.
    2. Flexi Denim: Garment engraving and finishing laser machine.
    3. X-Type Conveyor: Top speed laser cutting machine.
    4. Easy Denim: The compact laser solution for shops and industrial personalization of garments and accessories.

    Sustainable Practices: No water consumption, No use of chemicals, low energy consumption, materials saving. All their laser machines are Class 1, ensuring total protection for workers and users

    Cotton Web Limited |Pakistan | Garments

    Sustainable Products

    The company is using Certified Organic Cotton, PCW, Recycled Cotton, Repreve, Modal, Tencel in some orders, and almost 90% of their fabric is made from BCI Certified Cotton. They are also using eco finish metal trims in orders.

    In their collection, they have made garments that are made from 0% Cotton fabric (Modal, Repreve, and Elastane), a blend of hemp in the fiber. They are using man-made fibers which are eco-friendly like Tencel, EcoVera, Repreve.

    They are also using natural fibers like hemp, linen which are both using less area, water, and low carbon footprint compared to conventional cotton.

    Sustainable Practices

    Solar System which produces 150KW of electricity. In washing, they are using the eFlow, Up system, and Rainforest  System to reduce water consumption. At the same time, they are using synthetic stones instead of pumice stone.

    Jeanologia Laser Machines are being used instead of manual scrapping. 90% of the fabric that they consume is made from BCI Cotton. The new ETP is being erected through which they would be able to recycle up to 80% of water for laundry.

    Human Sustainability

    Financial Support to NGOs, The Citizen Foundation, and Huner Foundation for education, technical and vocational training. Education Support Fund for the Employee. Medical and Life Insurance for the Employee and their Immediate family.

    Employee Support fund for their family events and also for unforeseen events.

    Sustainable Certifications:

    BCI,GOTS,OCS,OKEO TEX 100, WRAP GOLD CERTIFICATION, ISO 14001 (2015), SMETA (ETI BASE CODE)

    Rajby Textiles| Fabric | Pakistan

    Sustainable Products

    Rajby is the only company to have certified for the C2C Platinum level in Textiles. In addition to that, they also offer C2C Gold and Refibra innovations in our super sustainable range.

    Hemp fiber is very much in demand these days. At Rajby, we have developed a perfect blend of hemp with cotton to achieve a softer hand. In addition to that, Bio Polyester, PCW fabrics, laser friendly fabrics are also some of the worth mentioning offerings.

    Sustainable Practices

    Rajby has devised finishing techniques that use extremely less water, almost 80% of the water is saved. This not only saves water bus also reduces the burden on our ETP plant. Energy-efficient office layouts, some parts covered by solar energy. They have installed chemical recovery tanks to minimize wastages.

    Human Sustainability

    The company considers its responsibility towards its employees and community. The company arranges for the combined marriage ceremony of more than 50 couples per year fully company sponsored. Rajby is a permanent donor of some hospitals and schools in the area. It also operates a free funeral shuttle for the needy people of the area.

    WRAP certificate is one of their CSR initiatives.

    Sharabati Denim | Fabric | Turkey+Egypt

    Sustainable Products

    Sharabati is very strong with its Re-Cycle Yarn articles. They have their own Re-Cycle Yarn factory and use Pre Consumer Re-Cycle Cotton Yarn in many articles. They also use Post Consumer Re-Cycle Polyester in their stretch articles.

    Their main indigo colors tested and proved themselves are “laser friendly”. It is very important for sustainable washes. They are able to use Organic Cotton for any kind of article. They also have natural fiber (Tencel, modal, hemp, linen articles)

    Sustainable Practices

    1. Sahara process- Their indigo dyeing process that saves 40% in water, 40% in energy, and 5% in coloring agents.
    2. Oasis process- Denim finish process that saves 36% in water, 35% in steam, 33% in energy, and 70% in Gas

    Human Sustainability

    1. Created high-quality accommodation for workers comprising 27 apartment buildings.
    2. Scholarships for employee children, Marriage bonuses for newlyweds
      Newborn children bonuses, Death in the family stipends.
    3. Building a school in Sadat City, Egypt

    Sustainable Certifications

    BCI number: 1003824-1 , CMIA , LENZING , ISO 9001 , ISO14001 , ISO45001 , ISO27001 , GOTS , OCS , GRS , RCS , OEKOTEX

    OFFICINA+39 SRL | Chemical | Italy

    Sustainable Products & Practices

    OZ-ONE POWDER: It is an advanced product for garments treatment to give bleached, distressed, and worn or acid wash look, but in a more eco-friendly way.

    NEBUDYE D: It is a combination of an innovative process with selected dyestuffs to obtain the original vintage dying look, waterless, using the nebulization systems These dyestuffs are also dischargeable into white using our PP replacement REMOVER IND/J (ecological replacement of Potassium Permanganate also for indigo and black sulphur dyestuffs).

    Recycrom DIRTY: Using a version of Recycrom as a final effect on Denim Garments to achieve an aged vintage look. No temperature, less water, it gives a worn effect to the denim in a very sustainable way!

    As a chemical company, Offcina+39 believes that they are responsible for contributing to the reduction of our own environmental impact. That is the reason their job has changed a lot in recent years. While innovation and upcycling are part of their identity, they now know that is not enough.

    With that in mind, their daily challenge is now also focused on turning these ideas into exciting sustainable denim collections, creating unique garments that can inspire designers, brands, and product developers alike.

    The RE-ACT! collection is a contribution to softening what has been a tough moment for all of us. For the collection, they let ourselves get carried away by their imagination and creativity to be enraptured by the beauty of finishing.

    Sustainable Certifications

    ZDHC / GOTS / GREEN SCREEN / AIM

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  • Sustainable Interplay – Next Virtual Event By Denimsandjeans

    Sustainable Interplay – Next Virtual Event By Denimsandjeans

    Post the success of the 2nd edition of Denimsandjeans Virtual Show concluded on October 15, Denimsandjeans announced another virtual event themed- SUSTAINABLE INTERPLAY.

    This exclusive virtual event is going to be a limited 7 hour show on NOV 23rd, 2020 – where over 40 exhibitors from around the globe present their Sustainable Collection. The show focuses only on the sustainable collection for the ongoing season.

    Through SUSTAINABLE INTERPLAY, the focus would be on Sustainability and Sustainable Practices. The event would also like to put an emphasis on the fact that Sustainability is not only suppliers’ responsibility but also that of buyers’ in the entire supply chain and its only with mutual co-operation and support can we create best products and processes to help mother earth and our coming generations.

    As per the organizers, the event would be a completely SUSTAINABLE event where sustainable means are being used to display sustainable materials to buyers who are looking to create sustainable offerings for consumers. Hence the whole focus of this show would be sustainability and its interplay.

    Companies like Jeanologia, Nearchimica, Sharabati Denim, Iskur Denim, LNJ Denim, Indigo Textile, Naveen Denim Limited, Ribbontex, Deridesen, Interloop, BCT Denim, Atlas, Archroma, Artistic Fabric Mills, Ramsons, Rajby Textile, Elasten , JDS, Fashion Accessories, and Soorty have confirmed so far and some more companies are expected to confirm within this week.

    The show shall take place on Nov 23 from 11 am CET to 6 PM CET and will be for one day only. If you are not registered already, please register at www.virtual.denimsandjeans.com/virtual to get your unique invite code.

    For any queries, drop an email at info@denimsandjeans.com

  • Changes Coming Up In Denim World, Explains Sevgin Sicim From C&A

    Changes Coming Up In Denim World, Explains Sevgin Sicim From C&A

    At the 2nd edition of Denimsandjeans Virtual Show, Sandeep Agarwal spoke to Sevgin Sicim from C&A Brussels to understand the upcoming changes in denim world. We share her views on various points discussed during the talk below. You can see full talk here .

    Do you think there is a revival in the market that can be seen in the last one or two months?

    Actually, we have been experiencing globally something we never had before, everything has changed, the life cycle has changed, everything is changed so also in entire retail business there are lots of changing and before COVID there was a business created based on the volume and large all orders and very low cost with shorter life cycle and to buy more and pay less.

    When I compare it for last 10-15 years, there is a huge pressure in the market for margins and more than ever so we also have been trying all together to evaluate how customers behave in post covid situation considering all these things what we were facing before COVID and so it was a very hot topic also Denimsandjeans Virtual’s July event. 

    Are consumers preferring higher quality products post-Covid? 

    Buyers will buy less generally and look for a better quality by longer users and I think implementing circularity will be a norm after post COVID situations.

    I think what they see is kind of short reaction of customers. They look for a more relaxing style and they would like to keep their clothing at home as well as also move around and the same clothing, so relaxing and feeling comfort in your jeans is kind of a short reaction of that but I do believe it’s coming further in the months ,because it’s quite still situations not yet improve. We still face lots of things, yourself in india we are all in Europe, globally nothing really changed.

    You must have also noticed that there’s been changed in the denim styling and because of work from home .Do you think these changes will remain permanent? 

    I think as I said people want more comfort and relaxed styles and when I look at C&A, our majority for the Men Denim part is Jog denim which gives the customer a lot of comfort and jeans look. High stretch is also in demand for the women denim market which is quite important but I think generally what customer wants- We want to keep authenticity, We want to keep that look and with high stretch and comfort so as valuable recovery so we want everything. (laughs …:) )

    Thanks to current innovation of fiber suppliers, new technologies so we can do power stretch with very good recovery but what we are all considering at the end of the day in order to reach all these levels, we depend on more petroleum-based fibers so there is a conflict in there.

    Do you think SEASONS are going to be important in denim fashion?

    I think it’s important in a sense that denim is considered for long periods of time and not for fast fashion . It’s a perfect product to remake and reuse and also recycle it and which makes it kind of timeless but I think the two seasons consideration will remain in the market which also make us follow up what’s going on in the market, what is the new innovation so how we can do it with approach, I think it will continue again but I think it will be more focused on the simplicity and consider entire year instead of six months.

    Your views on Sustainability in the Post-Pandemic Era

    The pandemic has created a lot of awareness from the people, all of us all over the world we spent more time in our houses and we also appreciated nature a lot so we had time to feel the nature during that time and I think this will create more demand to more sustainable from the customer side so . And also the customer has purchasing power, so I think we need to really reap that in a sense that we as a brand we are also responsible to educate customers by sharing all with the simple and clear ways what we are offering them . So in terms of sustainability this will also kind of guide the customers purchasing power in the right direction.

    How do you see the popularity of HEMP Fibre in denim fashion?

    I wouldn’t say its very popular right now , it’s more kind of solution . Maybe because for C2C we use organic cotton which is great , so as a brand we are responsible to source our cottons from ethical sources . Cotton is a great fiber, it’s denim fiber . So, all over the denim and it’s impossible to avoid .

    All this and we say most of the water during production but we cannot avoid cotton needs. Though it uses a lots of water to grow and by also thinking millions people are suffering because they cannot have the clean water. But cotton is very valuable in the people’s life but to replace the cotton -this is maybe future . I think hemp will be quite important but also our solution for that is that we try to use recycle but couldn’t as much mix with hemp also. So you see whatever we touch there is some influx to also consider and try to find a solution that’s why HEMP is a good solution .

    How do you see 2021?

    We have to keep our hope and people really kind of following what we are doing altogether in the industry. I’m quite optimistic about that because we are facing something together , so it also gives us a kind of sense of how important is to protect our environment and also look at the future in a way that we have something to protect for our future – for our kids as well . So, in order to speak in those things in the industry make me really optimistic because we haven’t really spoken that for all senses.

    2021 is very challenging for all of us not only in the denim industry but also for all retail or textile industry, it’s all over globally but we should keep our hope, we’ll be going post-pandemic next year, we should see a great revival in the industry . In fact not only in denim industry but in fact we can look at a revival in the most of the industries.
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  • India Becomes The Biggest Denim Exporter To Colombia During June-July,2020

    India Becomes The Biggest Denim Exporter To Colombia During June-July,2020

    The exports of denim fabrics from India have been good even during the covid times and after successful March & April’20, India showed an encouraging trend in the month of May’2020 in the Colombian Denim Imports. India once again was ahead of other countries during the pandemic times to be the largest exporter of denim fabrics to Colombia during June-July 2020.

    We analyze the same in this report besides listing major denim fabric importers in COLOMBIA during June-July 2020 and analyzed the volume and average price along with the countries from where they are buying. The contents of this report are as below:

    Particulars
    Tables and Graphs Showing Leading Denim Exporting Countries To Colombia.
    Table And Graphs Showing Leading Denim Importing Companies Of Colombia.
    Table and Graphs Showing Denim Exporting Companies to Top Denim Importing Companies Of Colombia.
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    TOP COUNTRIES SUPPLYING DENIM FABRICS TO COLOMBIA

    In the month of June-July 2020, Colombia has imported approx. 6.50 million sqm of denim fabrics.

    With 2.59 million sqm of denim fabric export, India strongly positioned itself as #1 exporter to Colombia during June-July 2020 however CHINA, which happened to be the biggest exporter of Denim Fabric to Colombia, continues to lose its share and now with 28.35% share, it is at #2 during June-July’20.

    China exported 1.85 million sqm of denim fabrics at an average price of $1.57/sqm.

    (Note: this data has been captured from various govt organizations including customs. the actual imports are likely to be higher than this figure .)

    Country of OriginStd. Quantity(SQM)Std. Unit Price CIF US$% Share
    Brazil2155641.513.30%
    China18513691.5728.35%
    Egypt1073982.941.64%
    India25908551.3239.68%
    Indonesia1025641.11.57%
    Mexico3672332.445.62%
    Pakistan3492881.415.35%
    Turkey2332873.573.57%
    United States1470232.072.25%
    Venezuela4525671.246.93%
    Others1123891.321.72%
    Total65295361.58100.00%

    As far as the average price is concerned, India’s average price turned to be one of the most competitive amongst all i.e, $1.32/sq meter. Turkey exported the fabric at the most expensive average price of USD 3.57/Sqm. Perhaps this low price can explain the larger share that India is getting in the market .

    India is at #1 with a 39.7% share and China slipped to #2 with a 28.4% share.

    TOP DENIM IMPORTING COMPANIES OF COLOMBIA

    So far as the import of denim fabric by different companies are concerned, JOHN URIBE and PRODUCTORA DE TEXTILES DE TOCANCIPA SA TOPTEX SA are the biggest importers of denim fabric into Colombia with a total import of 1.2 million sqm and 1.004 million sqm of denim fabric respectively. PERMODA LTDA is the buyer which has imported the denim fabrics at the most expensive average price i.e., $2.37/sqm.

    Consignee NameStd. QuantityStd. Unit Price CIF US$
    CONTACTO TEXTIL SA1925561.59
    GRUPO ALV SAS3395741.54
    IEXPOR LTDA1947341.1
    JEAN BLUE TEXTIL SAS1266341.54
    JOHN URIBE E HIJOS SA12699272.03
    PERMODA LTDA3881362.37
    POLJEAN SAS5106761.23
    PRODUCTORA DE TEXTILES DE TOCANCIPA SA TOPTEX SA10044431.41
    STF GROUP SA1593351.86
    SURTIJEANS SA6165641.27
    OTHERS17269521.42

    JOHN URIBE E HIJOS SA

    The total import of denim fabric made by JOHN URIBE during June-July 2020 was 1.26 million sqm. Out of many RB Industries from India is the biggest supplier which supplied 4.19 lacs sqm of denim fabric at an average price of $1.13/sqm

    SupplierQtyAv PriceCountry
    DNM TEXTILE SPINNING WEAVING AND DYEING107,3972.94Egypt
    KASSIM TEXTILES (PVT) LTD12,2551.75Pakistan
    KIPAS PAZARLAMA VE TICARET AS31,8832.99Turkey
    ORTA ANADOLU TICARET VE SANAYI ISLETMESI T AS96,2683.28Turkey
    PROSPERITY TEXTILE (H K) LTD50,0182.85China
    RAYMOND – UCO DENIM PVT LTD84,6643.72India
    RB INDUSTRIES419,6181.13India
    S M TRADERS33,4331.2Pakistan
    SANKO TEKSTIL ISLETMELERI SAN VE TIC AS100,7674.03Turkey
    SANTISTA WORK SOLUTION SA30,0411.28Brazil
    SHAOXING FEIFANLAN TEXTILE CO LTD14,9731.52China
    SIGNET DENIM PVT LTD104,5430.92India
    SUPER GOLD SUITINGS PVT LTD30,7271.33India
    TEXTIL CANATIBA LTDA1,9691.66Brazil
    WINWIN TEXTILE CO LTD98,8351.79China
    ZHEJIANG BLUEDREAM TEXTILE CO LTD37,5431.47China
    ZHEJIANG XINLAN TEXTILE CO LTD14,9871.51China

    PRODUCTORA DE TEXTILES DE TOCANCIPA SA TOPTEX SA

    The company has imported all of its fabric from Gloabaltex Import and Export Corp based in India at an average price of $1.41/sqm.

    SupplierQtyAv PriceCountry
    GLOBALTEX IMPORT AND EXPORT CORP10,04,4431.41India

    SURTIJEANS SA

    Zhejiang Xinlan emerged as one of the biggest suppliers to Surtijeans SA during June-July 2020, the company supplied 2.09 lacs sqm of denim fabric at an average price of $1.63/sqm.

    SupplierQtyAv PriceCountry
    JINDAL DENIMS INC (A DIV OF JINDAL WORLDWIDE LTD)1410091.14India
    SANGAM (INDIA) LTD1979631.03India
    VINOD DENIM LTD682581.1India
    ZHEJIANG XINLAN TEXTILE CO LTD2093331.63China

    POLJEANS SA

    POLJEANS imported 5.10 lacs sqm of denim fabrics from June-July 2020, most of its fabric exported by JALSEN INC, a company based in Venezuela at an average price of $1.24/sqm.

    SupplierQtyAv PriceCountry
    JINDAL DENIMS INC58,1091.14India
    JALSEN INC452,5671.24Venezuela

    PERMODA LTDA

    The company has bought almost all its denim from MPVR TRADING CO which supplied fabrics at an av. price of $2.37/sqm

    SupplierQtyAv PriceCountry
    CORDUROY SA DE CV2104.17Mexico
    MPVR TRADING COMPANY S DE RL387,9252.37China
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  • Alberto Candiani Talks About COREVA Technology @Denimsandjeans Virtual

    Alberto Candiani Talks About COREVA Technology @Denimsandjeans Virtual

    Candiani Denim , Italy have always been pioneers in the industry bringing out various innovative products and solutions over the years. Recently they have launched Coreva stretch technology which seems to address a very key concern of denim industry – circularity of stretch denim.

    At the 2nd edition of Denimsandjeans Virtual Show, Sandeep Agarwal spoke to Alberto Canidani to understand how this technology is going to help in improving biodegradability and other sustainability factors. We share his views on various points discussed during the talk .

    Background Of COREVA 

    It all started back in 2015 when I was just looking for a bio-based solution to elasticize our fabrics and was researching latex but then I landed on natural rubber and obviously, I had to study a little bit about it because it is a whole different animal compared to the synthetic elastomers we normally work with and of course I had to know more about vulcanization and what type of process.

    It is a long story and very technical as well as very interesting. Though we were looking for a solution to make our stretch yarns bio-based and biodegradable and that was the way to go and we found a couple of partners with whom we shared the research in Italy and Southeast Asia and we came up with this rubber – a natural rubber yarn which fits our cotton and our spinning technology, so we core spun with it and the great thing about it as I said is that this natural rubber despite all the other synthetic elastomers, it doesn’t interfere with the capability of our fabrics to biodegrade .

    Technical parameters in terms of stretchability recovery and everything is equal to or better than the spandex?

    I would say it’s comparable, it depends how elastic you want to go with it. At the beginning for instance it was very very complicated to keep it comfortable because this natural rubber has a lot a lot of traction and very good recovery actually but the problem was to keep it at at low elasticities. 

    We found a way to do that too and I would say in terms of physicals and performance it could be compared to pretty good elastomers out there, consider also that in terms of durability and strength it is very very solid product.

    It’s kind of funny when people ask me -hold on it’s going to biodegrade so you’re going to sweat and and your bacterias are going to make the fabric melt and  it’s going to fall apart . No, it’s core spun which is also very good because of the hypoallergenic aspect of it so it’s fully covered by the cotton and the elastomer itself it’s a pretty thick natural rubber yarn and that thickness guarantees very very strong recovery performance and strength. So all physicals look very good and part of the patent is the finishing process as well because it’s not easy to stabilize those fabrics because the elasticity ratio was really high and we had to come up with a pretty interesting solution to make the finishing possible and to stabilize those fabrics. The fabrics with the COREVA technology and the fine-tuning has been finalized. 

    Response of regress, acid ,and stone washes on the fabrics made from this yarn

    I would say fabrics made with COREVA are very flexible when it comes to laundry processing. We recommend not to use bleach, obviously, but that is something I would recommend anyway, but there is no particular technology or ingredient that COREVA can’t take. 

    We have two design centers, two tiny laundries- one here in Milan and one here in LA and those facilities were very helpful for us to study and analyze every single thing which could actually be done on COREVA and we didn’t really find any type of limitation.

    Compared to the normal regular spandex, How much expensive is this going to be  

    As far as the linear meter is concerned, I would say we are about 40 percent more expensive than the regular stretch denim and I would say the average price for Candiani at the moment is Euro 5.50 per meter and here we’re talking Euro 7.50.

    How helpful is this technology toward post-consumer recycling of the garments 

    I’m glad you’re asking this question because it’s something we recently found out. It is actually very easy to remove the natural rubber yarn from the actual cotton yarns so apparently it makes it easy so and also the PCR you obtain after the dismantling of the garments and the shredding of the fibers , it’s easy to get rid of COREVA..

     Scalability of this technology

    Today we could probably produce roughly one million meters with COREVA and I believe we can go up to 2.5 million meters in one year and eventually five in two years.

    It is true that some people have already inquired about licensing for a different type of materials outside of denim so I’ll be exploring maybe those opportunities but not for the next two or three years there’s uh there’s no room for us to go in that direction

    We’re actually sharing very interesting research with some of the elastomer suppliers we have a great collaboration with Roica who’s our strongest partner when it comes to elastomers and if you look what they’ve done with the v550 for instance which is a great elastomer .

    It is truly a better elastomer if you look at the sustainable features that come with it against all the other elastomers and I believe that is still more competitive and scalable than COREVA by itself so I don’t want to compete with those guys, I don’t want to compete with my partners eventually. 

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  • French Denim Outlook For 2021 – A Talk With Caroline Bonnet @ Denimsandjeans Virtual

    French Denim Outlook For 2021 – A Talk With Caroline Bonnet @ Denimsandjeans Virtual

    Caroline Bonnet – Ex Category Manager of Celio with over 15 years of rich experience in this market , shared her views on the denim outlook for 2021. Here are some important points she made during her discussion with Sandeep Agarwal

    Recovery Hopes For France In 2021

    1. The market will not be recovered completely until the 1st Quarter of 2022.
    2. Most of the retailers got loads of old stock to sell piled up into their inventory due to global lockdown. Now they have to do a lot of promotion to clean up their warehouse in 2021.
    3. If the COVID crisis ends by the mid of 2021, there will be a good recovery and the market will be recovered by 2022.

    The Overall Fall In Clothing Sales, More Than 50% In France?

    1. For the denim sales, the figure is quite good, the denim sales per se witnessed a fall of 30%, better than other clothing.
    2. March and April are not peak months for shopping, one of the reasons for reasonably lesser fall than others in France. Sales are quite high in the months of September, October, November, December, and January.

    Major Denim Styles to prevail in the French Market in 2021

    1. Slim, Skinny , loose and carrot fit
    2. Since most of the people are working from home, Loungewear and comfort wear are going to be in trends.

    Any Changes in Fibre Composition in upcoming season?

    1. Fibre which has less impact on the environment is being preferred by leading brands.
    2. Comfort strech and Polyster recycle
    3. Natural fibre and biodegradable fibre

    Views on Near-shoring

    1. Near-shoring will increase by 30-40%

    E-commerce in France

    1. In 2019, e-commerce contributed only 5% of total sales before Covid.
    2. Now, it is 10% and expected to increase more.
    3. Store rents in France is very high, so to maintain its cash flow , many retailers are expected to close some of the stores and push the sale via e-commerce.
    4. The story telling at the store can be replaced from store to online channels.

    Market Outlook 2021

    1. The midsegment market going to suffer however, the low segment and premium segment is going to grow.
    2. The second-hand clothing market is going to evolve.
    3. Denim business will grow but not as we have been expecting.

    The complete video can be see here .

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  • 3 The Most Visible Trends For Denim In 2020- Daria Martelli , Head of Men’s Design at Pepe

    3 The Most Visible Trends For Denim In 2020- Daria Martelli , Head of Men’s Design at Pepe

    Daria Martelli, Head of Menswear Design- Pepe Jeans, with more than 15 years of experience working for international brands, spoke to Sandeep Agarwal about the most visible trends during 2020 – at the 2nd edition of Denimsandjeans Virtual Show concluded on October 15. We bring some excerpts from her talk . The full talk can be seen in a video here .

    PROTECTION WITH COMFORT

    Post-Pandemic, consumers’ habits witnessed a paradigm shift due to various reasons including shopping priorities and disposal income constraints. The consumer now prefers to buy products that ensure Protection with comfort, also the trends that align with the trees of humanity, the planet’s crisis, also will have durability and serve multi-purpose are going to rule. Hygiene and Fiber Innovations are going to play a big role now.

    Daria believes that there will be a change in styling , it’s going to be more about evolution that it goes in hand with the feeling of people as a consumer but also at the end with innovation to make a more sustainable production process. Further, she asserted that coming next months and years are gonna see more a combination of innovation and protection in trends.

    While discussing what type of clothing would be considered Multi-Purpose clothing according to such trends, Daria said that it can be wearable for the time that you spend at home and also fit perfectly when you go out. Basically, it should be clothing for different occasions and should support the consumer’s feelings and priorities. This trend is going to be strong in 2021 as well.

    Implementation of new developments

    New developments and directions are not so easy to implement in the supply chain and specifically when we are working in a digital way with the supply chain. While discussing this, Daria said that there’s a stronger connection between design and the supply chain.

    Daria Martelli – Head Design- Pepe Jeans

    Before it was a linear communication between what designer had in mind and then it was kind of a like a problem of suppliers to find a way to make that design a product.

    Now I think there is a strong connection between both and most of the time now the design comes from an idea and innovation that they have to supply despite the design.

    Daria also believes that digitalization is taking an important role and it will be more crucial going forward. So digitalization is helping brands, designers, and the supply chain to make a new way to work on products and a new collection. Digitalization is a tool that can help us to go through this transformation. Do visit this link to get to hear her complete views in a video talk.

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  • What Next? Questions About Our Industry In These Most Unusual Times – Stefano Aldighier

    What Next? Questions About Our Industry In These Most Unusual Times – Stefano Aldighier

    Stefano Aldighieri – the well-known denim veteran – spoke about various aspects of the denim industry in a talk with Sandeep Agarwal during the 2nd Denimsandjeans Virtual show held on Oct 14-15.  He spoke in detail about various aspects of the industry right from Fibre to Retail and how they have evolved during 2020 and how they may be impacted in the near future.

    On fibre , he said, “Cotton was, is and will always be the king fiber for the denim industry”.

    Stefano was emphatic that cotton will always remain the most important fiber as there is no immediate replacement for it.  He mentioned that recycled polyester is getting very popular but he had issues with it as it is a petroleum product and even if it is recycled, the issues of microfibres will always remain with it. He was for cellulosic fibers like Tencel as they can be recycled at the end of the life cycle.  He hoped that people would use more and more of the ancient fiber Hemp and it is a very good candidate to reduce dependence on water. For a stretch, he was not enthusiastic as it not recyclable but he felt that recyclable elastomers like Roica. Another one that is interesting is natural rubber and if that is used, it would help greatly in recycling.

    On the fabric side, he felt that companies should rationalize fabric developments with a limited number of warps, and companies can save money and waste and have better margins. Not many changes in constructions. Regarding antiviral properties in the fabric finishes, he felt that they are not much useful. He felt, however, that antimicrobial properties in the garments can help in reducing the number of washes a consumer makes. The water-saving can happen maximum at the fibre stage and at the consumer end. In between, there are limited possibilities to save water.

    Coming to nearshoring, he was optimistic that micro-factories near the market would spread in the near future and help in creating faster responses to the market with these smaller units with bulk production still happening in cheaper locations.

    On the design front, he felt that the designs would be simpler, with better fabrics, better constructions, and can be used for a longer time. But it’s really important to think about circularity at the design stage itself.

    In retail, he felt that they would be the biggest losers. Traditional retail was already in trouble and of course online retail would get bigger and bigger.

    It was a very engrossing discussion where Stefano came out with some very forceful points that the industry should consider. Do check out the complete interview from this link.

  • Mexico Denim Imports Falls Drastically During May-June 2020.

    Mexico Denim Imports Falls Drastically During May-June 2020.

    In this report, we’ve listed the major denim fabric importers in MEXICO during the months of May-June,2020, and analyzed the volume and average price along with the countries from where they are buying. The imports during these two months fell drastically as compared to the imports during the month of April 2020. You can check out the report of April 2020 month here –

    Report On Mexico Denim Imports – April 2020

    The report includes 14 tables and graphs to illustrate in depth.
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    PARTICULARS
    TABLE SHOWING THE TOP DENIM SUPPLYING COUNTRIES TO MEXICO ALONG WITH AVERAGE PRICE AND % SHARE
    GRAPH SHOWING THE TOP DENIM SUPPLYING COUNTRIES TO MEXICO
    GRAPH SHOWING THE AVERAGE PRICE OF THE TOP  DENIM SUPPLYING COUNTRIES TO MEXICO
    GRAPH SHOWING THE % SHARE OF COUNTRIES IN TOTAL IMPORTS BY MEXICO
    TABLE SHOWING THE TOP DENIM IMPORTING COMPANIES OF MEXICO ALONG WITH AVERAGE PRICE AND % SHARE
    GRAPH SHOWING THE TOP DENIM IMPORTING COMPANIES OF MEXICO
    GRAPH SHOWING THE AVERAGE PRICE OF THE TOP 10 DENIM IMPORTING COMPANIES OF MEXICO
    TABLES SHOWING THE IMPORTS OF DENIM FABRICS BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES INTO MEXICO ALONG WITH AVERAGE PRICE
    GRAPHS SHOWING THE IMPORTS OF DENIM FABRICS BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES INTO MEXICO
    GRAPHS SHOWING THE AVERAGE PRICE OF IMPORTS OF DENIM FABRICS BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES INTO MEXICO

    COUNTRIES SUPPLYING DENIM FABRICS TO MEXICO DURING MAY-JUNE 2020


    During May-June 2020, Mexico has imported approx. 1.91 million sqm of denim fabrics. This is about 80% less than the March – April month. The main reason being that the effect of coronavirus began to be seen during May – June as orders and shipments cancelled.

    CHINA is the biggest exporter of Denim Fabric to Mexico with a total volume of about 1.20 million sqm at an average price of USD 0.95/sqm. India is the 2nd biggest denim supplier which exported 0.41 million sqm of denim fabric at an average price of USD 1.57/sqm.

    (Note: this data has been captured from various govt organizations including customs. the actual imports are likely to be higher than this figure . Also we need to understand that the prices are sometimes not correct representations as in Mexico there are many suppliers under reporting the actual price for custom benefits )

    Country of OriginStd. Quantity (SQM)Std. Unit Price US$/sqm% Share
    Brazil16,3011.360.85%
    China1,210,5620.9563.12%
    India418,5541.5721.82%
    Italy2,5784.680.13%
    Japan150,7173.767.86%
    Pakistan32,8041.641.71%
    Spain4,3834.610.23%
    United States82,0312.164.28%
    Total19,17,9291.39100.00%

    TOP COMPANIES IMPORTING DENIM IN MEXICO

    So far as the import of denim fabric by different companies are concerned, Warehouse Jeans and Grupo Comercializador Marbely are the two biggest importers of denim fabric into Mexico with a total import of 0.33 million sqm and 0.24 million sqm of denim fabric respectively.

    Consignee NameStd. Quantity (SQM) Std. Unit Price US$/ sqm
    WAREHOUSE JEANS MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.337,3021.58
    GRUPO COMERCIALIZADOR MARBELY S.A. DE C.V.245,1230.15
    KOOS MEXICO SA DE CV225,6573.56
    COMERCIALIZADORA RIHAZZA S.A. DE C.V.187,2591.52
    MAQUILADORA SPORT S.A. DE C.V.164,8041.21
    FS INDUSTRIAS S DE RL DE CV138,2100.45
    ORANGE SYSTEM S.A. DE C.V.92,9270.91
    BORDERS APPAREL MANUFACTURING S DE RL DE CV89,5840.78
    TEXTILES BUCAY SA DE CV84,9750.57
    MANUFACTURERA LEE DE MEXICO SA DE CV84,8732.11
    OTHERS2,67,213.591.32

    WAREHOUSE JEANS MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.

    SANGAM (INDIA) LIMITED is the major supplier of denim fabric to Warehouse Jeans during May-June,2020 and they have supplied 2.44 lacs sqm at an average price of $1.65/sqm.

    Address: Camino Antiguo a La Resurrección 10428, Indios Verdes, 72228 Puebla, Pue., Mexico Phone: +52 222 222 8632

    Shipper NameStd. Quantity(SQM)Std. Unit Price US$/sqmCountry of Origin
    MANOMAY TEX INDIA LTD.92,8741.41India
    SANGAM (INDIA) LIMITED.2,44,4271.65India

    GRUPO COMERCIALIZADOR MARBELY

    Grupo Comercializador imported 2.45 lacs sqm of denim fabrics during May-June 2020 and it got 3 suppliers on the board. Shanghai Textile Decoration Corp is the biggest supplier with the export volume of 83,229 sqm at an average price of $0.15/sqm.

    Address HUASTECOS 913 NUEVO LAREDO TAMAULIPAS 88240

    Shipper NameStd. Quantity(SQM)Std. Unit Price US$/sqmCountry of Origin
    LANXI YONGXIN WEAVE CO. LTD82,1500.15China
    SHANGHAI TEXTILE DECORATION CORP. (GROUP)83,2290.15China
    ZHEJIANG TENGMA TEXTILE CO. LTD.79,7430.15China

    KOOS MEXICO SA DE CV

    Koos Mexico imported all its fabric from Koos Apparel Inc based in China,Japan and Spain. They exported from their own companies.

    Address: Blvd. Rodolfo Landeros Gallegos 1709, Ojo Caliente, 20860 Calvillo, Ags., Mexico Phone: +52 495 956 1575

    Shipper NameStd. Quantity(SQM)Std. Unit Price US$/sqmCountry of Origin
    KOOS APPAREL INC.2,25,6573.56China, Japan, and Spain

    COMERCIALIZADORA RIHAZZA S.A.

    Signet Denim Private Limited emerged as the leading supplier for Comercializadoro during May-June 2020. The company supplied 81,252 sqm denim fabrics at an average price of $1.49/sqm.

    Address: CALLE LAGO ALBERTO, EDIF. KMD 1, 320 MIGUEL HIDALGO DISTRITO FEDERAL 11320

    Shipper NameStd. Quantity(SQM)Std. Unit Price US$/sqmCountry of Origin
    ZHEJIANG TENGMA TEXTILE CO. LTD73,2031.5China
    SIGNET DENIM PRIVATE LIMITED81,2521.49India
    S.M. TRADERS32,8031.64Pakistan

    MAQUILADORA SPORT

    MAQUILADORA SPORT imported 1.64 lacs sqm of denim fabrics during May-June 2020. SUZHOU SHENRUI and  ZHEJIANG SANSEN TEXTILE are the two suppliers that supplied 76,409 sqm and 88,395 sqm respectively.

    Address: CERRADA DE PROTON 12 B NAUCALPAN DE JUAREZ MEXICO 53489  

    Shipper NameStd. Quantity(SQM)Std. Unit Price US$/sqmCountry of Origin
    ZHEJIANG TENGMA TEXTILE CO. LTD.88,3951.05China
    SUZHOU SHENRUI IMP&EXP CO. LTD.76,4091.39China
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    Founded in 2005, FDMTL is one of the most well known Japanese denim brands and is born to create denim with unique fits and washes typically unavailable to the denim market, showcased its Fall-Winter 2020 Collection at the 2nd edition of Denimsandjeans Virtual Show which concluded on October 15, 2020.

    Fall-Winter 2020 Looks From FDMTL” – A Live Presentation By Gaku Tsuyoshi