As on 1 January, 2015, a total of 13.958 million bales of cotton arrived at various ginneries in Pakistan, crossing the previous season’s total cotton production of 13.391 million bales. Cotton arrival increased by 10.16 per cent ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Apparel
A joint memorandum has been submitted to the Union Commerce Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman by various Indian textile associations, seeking additional two years time to fulfill export obligation under the export promotion capital goods (EPCG) ...
Tags: textile associations, Textile
The 12th edition of The London Textile Fair (TLTF) will be held on the 14th and 15th of January, 2015, at the Business Design Centre in London. Organized by the Textile Events, The London Textile Fair is UK’s premier platform for ...
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Stating that the new power tariff rate announced last week by Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) would seriously affect the competitiveness of the textile mills in Tamil Nadu across the value chain, the Southern India ...
Tags: tariff hike, power factor, Textile
The Cotton Association of India (CAI), a cotton trade body, has downwardly revised India’s 2014-15 season cotton output to 402 lakh bales (of 170 kg each) in its November estimate, from its earlier estimate of 405.50 lakh bales. ...
Tags: cotton trade, Textile
The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) is actively procuring raw cotton from farmers at minimum support price (MSP) and it has procured approximately 13 lakh bales by November-end at various centres in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and ...
Tags: Raw Cotton, Cotton
Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, too passed the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, a week after the Bill was passed by the lower house—the Lok Sabha. The ...
Tags: Textile Mills, Textile
The arrival of cotton at ginneries in Pakistan by December 1, 2014, has increased by 9.96 per cent year-on-year, according to the fortnightly report on cotton arrivals, prepared by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association (PCGA), in ...
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) signed an agreement to implement sustainable processes in cotton production in Pakistan. APTMA will be the implementing agency within Pakistan to ...
The Pakistan Textiles Summit, 2014 will be held on 26th and 27th of November, 2014, at Lahore. The summit is being organized by the ministry of textile industry, Pakistan, in collaboration with All Pakistan Textile Mills Association ...
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Seeing the recent rise in popularity of sustainably produced fashion and zero-waste ideology, many new labels across the world have come up with ideas to use reclaimed and reused textiles in their apparel designs. One such designer label ...
VIDA, a new e-commerce platform that aims to connect shoppers directly with ethically produced apparels and accessories designed by artisans and designers from around the world, has been launched recently. With a primary aim to provide ...
Speakers at the recently held International Cotton Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 73rd Plenary Meeting were of the opinion that, instrument testing of cotton lint will help farmers realise better prices and that it was imperative. This ...
Tags: cotton lint, instrument testing, Apparel
Net profit for the second fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2014, slipped 30.2% year-on-year at value-added yarns and home textile producer - Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd (STIL). In the second quarter of fiscal 2014-15, profit ...
Tags: Sutlej Textiles and Industries Ltd, topline performance, Textile
The inaugural edition of International Textile Fair (ITF) held in Dubai on the 3rd and 4th of November, showcasing pre-collection spring/summer 2015 and autumn/winter highlights, proved to be a successful event. The global event was an ...