About 30 percent of total textile mills in India remained non-operational in 2000-10 leading to huge job losses, a recent study conducted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has found. The study ...
Tags: Textile Mills, Apparel
Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief Minister (CM) of Pakistan’s Sindh province, has invited Chinese textile companies to set up their units in the Textile City being developed in the Port Industrial Area, near Karachi, in case of relocation ...
Tags: Sindh CM, Textile City
About 500 textile mills in Indonesia need revitalization in order to enhance their competitiveness in the domestic and export markets, Industry Minister MS Hidayat said on the sidelines of a national coordination meeting of Indonesian ...
Tags: Textile Mills, Revitalization
Unrelenting hourly-based gas supply to Punjab textile industry by Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Ltd (SNGPL) over past three months has helped the industry to boost its exports, said All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab chairman ...
Tags: Gas Supply, textile industry
The Synthetic Fiber Manufacturing industry, which supplies fiber made from using petrochemicals to producers of apparel, plastics and other consumer goods, has endured considerable challenges in the five years to 2013. Purchases of ...
Tags: Synthetic Fibre, Textile
A twelve-member delegation of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association would be attending the two-day conference, organized by Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Germany, under the platform of the Pakistan German Business ...
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of Pakistan’s Cabinet has decided to reconstitute Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC), an organization engaged in cotton research and development. The reconstituted PCCC would have ...
Hainsworth, one of Britain’s most prestigious textile mills, is supplying Harrods with blankets from its luxury lifestyle range Scarlet & Argent. Each of the woollen blankets and throws is created exclusively by the Yorkshire-based ...
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More than 2.6 million bales of cotton have reached ginneries in Pakistan by September 15, 2013, according to the latest fortnightly cotton arrival report released by the Pakistan Cotton Ginneries Association (PCGA). The report says of the ...
The Committee of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) at its 1st meeting held on September 19, 2013 at 02.00 PM at Malabar, Hotel Trident, Nariman Point, Mumbai, unanimously elected Shri Prem Malik as Chairman, Shri Mukund ...
Tags: Textile
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has raised concerns over the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) move to increase the Reverse Repo (Ceiling) rate by 50 basis points, describing it as 'a blow to the industry'. According to ...
Tags: Textile
French expert on textile retailing, garment sourcing and international trade Eric Mariaud is currently on a visit to the Textile Institute of Pakistan (TIP) in Karachi, to evaluate the academic programs offered in the institute, and provide ...
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has unveiled a four-year plan for Pakistan textile industry, and has set the target to double the export figure and reach US$ 26 billion from the current US$ 13 billion, by utilizing the ...
Tags: Textile Exports, APTMA
Current quotes for various Indian varieties rose significantly during the fortnight. The depreciating Rupee is causing great concern in the Textile Industry. From Rs 61.73 the Rupee depreciated to Rs 68.83 on 28th of August and recovered ...
Gas tariff hike of up to Pk Rs. 85 per mmbtu (million metric British thermal units) for Captive Power Plants (CPPs) would render the most efficient and highest foreign-exchange generating textile industry ineffective, All Pakistan Textile ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Gas tariff