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The Top Ten German Clothing Brands

Business, Economy, Fashion, Garments
The Top Ten German Clothing Brands

Clothing is an essential component of daily life; everybody needs to wear something to cover their body. People wear clothes to express their status and personality. Clothes are also used to keep people warm during cold temperatures. German clothing brands play an important role in the world market because they’re stylish and budget-friendly. People from around the world wear German clothing brands to suit their tastes.

German fashion is widely accepted worldwide thanks to its fashionable designs. Black is the most popular German color; it’s used in both male and female designs to add masculinity or femininity to clothing. White is also a popular German color because it’s typically used to add class to outfits. Other common German colors include red, gold, blue and navy blue. Men tend to wear more masculine German clothing compared to women. Both genders have a wide variety of options when selecting German fashion.

Clothing manufacturers try their best to appeal to every Germans’ wallet with outlet stores. These are large warehouses where manufacturers sell excess stock for discounted prices. Many Germans visit these warehouses at least once a week as they hunt for deals on German clothing. The warehouse workers know which items are in high demand among Germans and mark them down accordingly. This allows Germans with limited funds to buy expensive merchandise and look trendy while doing it. It’s no wonder Germany is such a powerhouse in the fashion industry!

German clothing is easily recognizable thanks to its numerous logos and colors. Marks & Spencer, H&M, Kaufhof and Abercrombie & Fitch are all internationally famous German brands that manufacture clothing for both men and women. M&S specializes in fine woolen fabrics while H&M sells affordable trendy clothes for both genders. Kaufhof is a high-end department store where people can easily afford German quality goods at affordable prices. Abercrombie & Fitch appeals primarily to young people with trendy clothing that appeals primarily to teenage boys.

Germany is one of the world’s leaders in fashion due to their excellent apparel manufacturing capabilities. Their high standards make for excellent quality and trendy designs that are loved by the international community. You can easily recognize German clothing due to their colors and well-known brands. Apparel outlets guarantee lower prices on popular German brands, allowing Germans to customize their wardrobe anyway they like best.

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Another Bangladeshi factory, Amanat Shah, gets global green recognition

Factory, Garments
Another Bangladeshi Green Factory

Bangladesh has strengthened its position as the global leader in green apparel factories, as the country now has 184 such factories with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States of Green Building Council (USGBC).

Amanat Shah Fabrics of Narsingdi’s Panchdona has received this year’s first LEED certification from the USGBC, BGMEA Director Md Mohiuddin Rubel said Wednesday.

The apparel factory got the gold certification with a score of 68 out of 100, he added.

Of the 184 green-certified factories, 60 are platinum-rated, 110 gold-rated, 10 silver-rated, and four are green-certified, according to the USGBC.

The USGBC honours factories based on several criteria – transformation performance, energy, water, and waste management. The best performers are rated with platinum, followed by gold and silver.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh.

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What is fire retardant fabric? Briefly explain about it.

Fabric, Garments, Products Development, Wet Processing
What is fire retardant fabric

Fire retardant fabrics

These fabrics are fireproof clothing materials that are made from organic compounds. Flame retardant textiles are a safety fabric that is used in a number of different objects and professions. Like most organic compounds the fabric does burn at a given point. These fabrics may burn at a point but in comparison to other fabrics, these fabrics burn slower. Fabric can be classified as a fire retardant on the time it takes to burn. This is tested out in laboratories by scientists through various testing methods. If the fabric meets the safety standards they are declared and labeled as safe to use. This standard helps the buyer to know if they are buying a good quality product or not. If the fabric is not up to standards, it can cause the life of a worker. People in their workplaces depend on this fabric to protect their life from dangerous hazards.

The metal industry is one of the harshest environments to work in. Hot metal surfaces and molten metal can be found everywhere. In order to be safe from these hazardous environments, every worker should be provided with a fire retardant fabric overall.

Fire retardant fabric

Fire retardant fabrics are used to protect the wearer against fire. Air force pilots, tents and parachute fabrics, etc. are various applications. Such fabrics can be used in industrial wear for the work of firefighters, advanced motor racing apparels etc. Most of their uses are indoor products such as curtains in hotels, hospitals and theatres. Products like Twaron are used in fabrics such as firefighting to avoid high temperatures in an emergency situation. Materials such as aluminum hydroxide are often used as a fire retardant since it offers protection. It discharges water to absorb heat and cools the substance and surface of the aluminum and forms a protective layer. It then emits water vapors.

Inherent Fire Retardant Fabric

The flame resistance of the Inherently Flame Retardant fabric is permanent and indissoluble and always remains flame retardant, even with a scrap of the cloth. The substance no longer exists in the usable form if the flame retardation is stripped from the inherent material. For chemically treated fabrics this is not necessarily true. Both pieces and portions of the fabric remain flame retardant to natural FR fabrics. It would still be flame immune even if it’s buried and dug up 100 years from now. Fire retardant textiles that are naturally flame retardant will not lose flame retardation if washed or worn out, although proper care is always encouraged. Using chlorine bleach with an inherent FR fabric, for example, can fade the appearance and decrease strength, but the fabric remains flame resistant.

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Inherent fire retardant textiles do not contain any chemical coating so they last longer if washed compared to chemically treated fabrics. Inherent fireproof fabrics are typically materials with a resistance to flame built into their chemical structures. Fire retardant fabric suppliers make like Kevlar and Nomex that are flame retardant fabrics. The internal fiber structure itself cannot be inflamed. The defense is embedded in the fiber itself for intrinsically flammable resistant fibers and never removed or washed away. In Nomex, the aramid fiber is swelled and thickened when exposed to flame and provides a protective barrier between the heat source and the skin. The shielding barrier stays flexible until it cools, which helps the user to avoid critical extra seconds of defense.

Treated Fire Retardant Fabric

The treated fire-retardant textiles start with flammable cotton fiber. It is often blended with nylon or polyester to make it more durable and cheaper, a synthetic fabric that can be heat resistant, and it can melt into the skin of the wearer if exposed to flash fires. So undergarment should be worn under the fabric. Such blends also come from the word “88/12” and are packed with 88 percent cotton and 12 percent nylon or polyester.

When the cotton or cotton mixture is made, the flammable material is treated in flames with a chemical flame retardant. It may not be a permanent chemical additive. Most chemically formulated textiles claim the protection lasts with due care for the life of the garment. If handled with care these garments can last a lifetime.

home ingredients

Some ingredients commonly found at home laundry. such as, chlorine bleach and hydrogen peroxide additives booster may impair the flame retardant treatment’s fire-extinguishing properties. A study of over 800 employees has shown that less than a third of the workers. used a washing machine to clean and maintain FR garments correctly. The other employees washed their FR clothes at home or at work. For situations where chlorine bleach is used in cotton or cotton-blend fabrics for non-compliant detergent or the wrong temperature, the invisible chemical safety could be compromised without the consumer ever noticing it. This jeopardizes the clothing.

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Explain what is fire proof Fabric material?
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Explain what is fire proof Fabric material?

Fabric, Fiber, Garments

Fireproof fabric

It is difficult to say whether or not a fabric is fire proof because most fabrics catch fire, but some fabric will slow down and eventually put out the flames surrounding it. This type of fabric can be called Fire Retardant Fabric. Different chemical methods can achieve this ability.

The use of protective textiles is very common in most industries. Industries that have fire-related hazards must have fire retardant fabrics for the workers. As the first thing that comes in contact with fire and heat is the clothing then the skin. If the clothing worn is fireproof then the chances of the skin getting burned are low. The majority of fire accidents involve textile burning. Cellulosic is commonly used in fabrics but is more inflammable. The weight of the materials and their inflammability decides the outcome of the textile burning. Gradually, heavily weighted and tight textiles burn as loose compared to light and loose fibred clothing. It is most essential for textiles to be flameproof because of their widespread use.

fire proof Fabric

fire proof Fabric

A fire proof fabric can be produced by mixing natural and manmade synthetic fibers like nylon or polyesters. Fibres have been treated with a chemical which minimizes the fabrics ‘ flammability and makes them almost fireproof. The substance coated with chemical interacts with the fire and produces gasses and tars when a fire occurs. This produced gas and tars have carbon or charcoal that decelerates the burning speed of the fabric.

Of course, flame retardant fabric such as wool can go through the chemical coating on the fibers and be made into a Fireproof Clothing Material.

How fire-retardant textiles protect you

Fire retardant fabrics bulwark the worker so that the clothing is burnt but fire is restricted and burned out. Most of these clothing consist of wool but can be further treated to making it more efficient. Fire safety is important in most industries in general because the working cloth that protects from heat and fire are compulsory, and they can protect from the fire hazards that cause danger to the people working in the harsh conditions.

Including fire risks, electrical malfunctions are also risky in the industrial sector. For instance, workers in an area circumvented by many astronomically huge machines operating with electricity. If any cut or lose cable touches the worker it put their life into disrepair, but the worker will not be shocked and the worker will be safe and go home if he or she wears a Fire proof fabric with synthetic fibers or natural fibers.

Flameproof leather gloves bulwark the worker from hot metal and non-metal objects. It should be worn to shield them from arc rays, sparks, and sultry metal. The leather gloves should be sturdy enough to prevent heat injury, burn or easily wearing them out. Holding extremely hot objects for a long period of time compress and break the leather gloves. Do not let the oil come into contact with gloves as it reduces their resistance to flames and makes them easily burned or charred.

There are plenty of fumes in the air in the textile industry, and these gases can be harmful to the human lung and heart, and workers have to wear masks made from wool or cotton. It means that these masks should not be treated chemically because chemicals in the fabrics are unsafe for employees to breathe.

Flaming evidence for textiles is dangerous given the risks involved, however, it is important to instruct employees in keeping their equipment up to date as it is their only aegis and if that aegis fails, their lives would be in danger.

Cleaning and repair of fireproof fabrics

Liquid detergents may be used to immaculate fire-resistant textiles with cold water or dihydrogen monoxide. Bleach, fabric smoother and any high-fat soap and starch soap should be avoided when washing the fabric because it might affect the fire resistance of the fabric and could endanger a person’s life who wears it.

Every day, workers should be encouraged to test their fabrics before wearing them. Check for over wear and tears in the design. Holes and tear should be repaired if it is needed. Fireproof fabrics are just perfect for a certain amount of washes. After a number of washings, the chemicals fatigue and reduce habilitation. Fire-resistant overalls can be used to improve the lives of fire-resistant materials. The fabric that is worn can influence workers ‘ life and safety under your fire retardant fabrics. If workers wear this clothing, they must always be careful to wear non-melting fabrics only under them.

If the clothing is damaged to the point of no repair, it must be replaced. Saving money by not buying new safety clothing can be catastrophic for the life of workers and the company’s reputation.

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why garments workers are loosing their job?

Economy, Garments, News
why garments workers are loosing their job


Bangladesh performing very well in GDP growth for past decade. Where they mostly depends on garments manufacturing sector. It’s contributed 85% of Bangladesh’s economy statistics has released by government.

The giant business country USA and China has been fight together for last few month. For the sake of Huawei and national security issue in USA, as per Donald trump’s public speech. Bangladesh and those country in Asia took the chance to booming it economy. Bangladesh successfully achieved that opportunities.

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Bangladesh has topped by GDP growth.
Bangladesh is booming it’s economy in garment sector.

Thus; Bangladesh should be more beneficial for manufacturing company along with its workers. But recently “more than 25000 of garments workers losses their job and 40 factories has shutdown” non-government organization says. This country is well known for cheap price & good quality of products. Because labor cost was as low as 5,300/= BDT approximately ($62.7397). December last year the government take a vital decision to grant workers demand to increased minimum wages to 8,000/= BDT approximately ($94.6952 ).

There are too many small factories who was doing business by sub-contract in challenging working environment with low cost workers. Those people makes small company who has a little garments knowledge. After implementing the minimum wage law; they faces horrible situation and force to shutdown the factory. Because they are unable to provide government approved minimum wage. This is how the small business owners unable to continue the business. So thousand of workers had lost their job and come out to the street for protesting and demand for job.

The neighbor country India, who was world’s 5th largest economy in last year. But now it has dropped by 7th position . Their workers losses the job more rapidly than Bangladesh. India experiencing financial crisis.

so not only garments sector but also each and every sector is going down on growth statistics. Automobiles sector had a huge shocked as low as last 45 years and losing lakhs of job. India slipped to 103 from 100 in global hunger index in about 119 countries. Experts says this GDP slowdown causes demonetization, GST, and many more wrong decision taken by current government.

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Is India ready to take the advantage of US-China trade war

On the other hand, the giant business companies in Bangladesh performed much better with this such environment. An Executive of cutting department in a factory located in Gazipur, named Mr. Abdul Kalam says to textile student that “most of the company holds the increment of office stuff due to increment of workers to balance company’s expenses for several month. Even the festival bonus didn’t paid at all in last few occasions.

Mr. Abdul Kalam express the happiness after know that GDP growth of Bangladesh. He prays to Allah for more success for his company and country.

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Bangladesh is booming it’s economy in garment sector.

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Bangladesh is booming in its garments sector

Bangladesh is a tiny country in South Asia, growing up after had a liberation war against Pakistan. Most of the people doesn’t know clearly about Bangladesh. But some of you might notices that “made in Bangladesh ” below your garments brand tag mostly in western country. Because, Bangladesh is the second largest garments exporter in western country after China.

The interview video taken might be long ago but I saw that a few months ago. The shirts was made in Bangladesh. which is used by Donald trump (USA president). Unbelievable! Isn’t It? Bangladesh is booming it’s economy in garment sector.


Few months ago I wrote an article about the business opportunities that India, could have get. But due to too much internal political issues they fails to acquire such opportunities. Even India currently fighting with its worse financial crisis in every financial sector like auto mobile’s, IT, Chemical, textile and consumer product’s etc.

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Is India ready to take the advantage of US-China trade war


Bangladesh gets those business and show some positive growth in recent economic year. It’s contributed 85% in total countri’s economy. Estimates $388 crore in July this year. which is maximum by exporting garments, economic statistics says. This statistics placed a significant milestone by increased almost 10% by previous financial year.


Due to USA- China trade war, both country internally boycotted each other products and services. So they are looking for alternative source’s to Full fill their necessity. Bangladesh would be one of their first choic for cheap price, good quality and execute in lead time.


Experts say’s the “export might be increased after October”. We’ll see it’s effective on November. because the it’s the time when western country asked for shipment. economic advisor of government has predicted, the current financial year’s milestone would be $450 crore. Base on that prediction, Bangladesh need to export at least $380 crore each month consistency to touch the desire milestone. It’s a matter of time to see, do they have the guts? To do or not to build the nation in a suitable placed in the list of middle class country list.


Manufacturers demand for improvement of the infrastructure of port, rules & regulations. As they can make the goods in reasonable price and send to the customer in lead time. Bangladesh is booming and prediction says, it could more success in near future.

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