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Indian Textile Industry
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Santosh Kumar Gangwar Has Said That Given Its Employment and Export Intensity
Jul 14, 2015Textiles minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said that given its employment and export intensity, the apparel industry plays a significant role in realizing the vision of ‘Make in India’, according to an official statement. His ...
Tags: Apparel Industry, Textile
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CCI Is All Set to Launch Its 25-Year Old Flagship Brand Cotton USA in India
May 19, 2015Cotton Council International (CCI), which works in conjunction with the National Cotton Council to promote US cotton exports, is all set to launch its 25-year old flagship brand COTTON USA in India. Under COTTON USA brand, CCI ...
Tags: Cotton Council International, US cotton exports, cotton
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Textile Trade Bodies Slam New FTP
Apr 7, 2015The new Foreign Trade Policy has come under fire from two major textile trade bodies. The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry or CITI says the new policy has not provided any additional benefits to the textiles sector, though measures ...
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First Global Textile Congress Is Held in Bangkok
Apr 3, 2015The first ever Global Textile Congress held recently in Bangkok discussed ways to develop lasting business relations between countries producing textile fibres, fabrics, machineries and carrying out extensive research in all related areas. ...
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Textile Industry Is Kept in The Lowest Slab in GST
Mar 31, 2015Recently, a delegation from the Indian textile industry met Santosh Kumar Gangwar, minister of state for textiles to apprise him of the current as well as post budget scenario of the textile industry. The delegation was made-up of OP ...
Tags: Textile Sector, textile industry
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Cotton USA Seminar Will Offer Useful Insights on The Global Scenario of Cotton Industry
Mar 31, 2015Cotton Council International is organising an ‘Invitation only’ Seminar Evening on April 10, 2015 at Trident Oberoi, Mumbai. The Seminar will offer useful insights on the global scenario of cotton and the cotton textile ...
Tags: COTTON USA, textile industry
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A Swedish Initiative Has Helped Indian Apparel Suppliers to Swedish Brands
Mar 27, 2015A Swedish initiative has helped Indian apparel suppliers to Swedish brands like KappAhl, Indiska and Lindex, reduce environmental impact and improve capacity through training on resource efficiency. The Sustainable Water Resources (SWAR) ...
Tags: apparel suppliers, apparel
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Indian Textile and Apparel Industry Will Clock Double Digit Growth Rates of Between 8-12%
Mar 13, 2015The Indian textile and apparel industry will clock double digit growth rates of between 8 to 12 per cent or even more in the next fiscal, a top official at textile major Raymond said. Sanjay Behl, CEO at the lifestyle business of ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Textile
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It Is Time to Remove The 'Uncalled-for Protection' From The Textile Industry
Mar 2, 2015It is time for the Government of India to liberalise policies and remove the ‘uncalled-for protection’ from the textile industry in the form of anti-dumping duties and certification requirements, which will eventually help in ...
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Over 282 Indian and Foreign Exhibitors Attended The Textile Engineering Expo
Jan 26, 2015Textile engineering expo, GTTES-2015 which was held in Mumbai from January 20-22 on an area of 11,500 sq metres, saw over 282 Indian and foreign exhibitors, with a majority of foreign ones coming from China. Ambassadors and consul ...
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The Huge Fibre Needed to Meet The High Target Set by The Textile Industry
Jan 12, 2015The manmade fibre (MMF) segment needs to grow substantially if the Indian textile industry has to achieve a turnover of US$ 350 billion by 2025, according to Prem Malik, chairman of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI). ...
Tags: textile machinery, cotton prices, Textile
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Abolishing Excise Duty Will Help The Growth of The Indian Textile Industry
Jan 5, 2015Indian synthetic fibre and yarn producers have urged the Union Ministry of Finance to abolish excise duty of 12 per cent levied on the industry and bring it at par with the cotton fibre and yarn sector. “This will help the growth of ...
Tags: cotton fibre, yarn sector, Textile
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Textile Sector Seeking Two Years Time to Fulfill Export Obligation Under The EPCG
Jan 5, 2015A 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
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Key Priorities for Further Development of The Indian Textile Industry Were Identified
Dec 15, 2014Key priorities for further development of the Indian textile industry were identified at a three-day Uster ‘Quality University’ event held in Goa recently. Delegates at the summit explored the challenges and opportunities ...
Tags: textile industry, Textile
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CITI Has Requested The Government to Reduce The Excise Duty
Dec 8, 2014The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has requested the Government to reduce the excise duty on all man-made fibres and filaments, as also their raw materials from the current 12 per cent to 6 per cent. In a pre-Budget ...
Tags: man-made fibres, Apparel, Textile
