The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 0.11 per cent for December 2014 (over December 2013), according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of ...
Tags: cotton yarn, tyre cord fabric, woollen textiles, Textile
The 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
The ninth edition of Texfair—the textile machinery, accessories and spares expo—organised by the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) will be held from 9-12 January, 2015 in Coimbatore. Texfair 2015 is intended to bring ...
Tags: textile mills, powerlooms, handlooms, Textile
Spinning technology leader, Rieter is exhibiting at Texfair trade show being held in Coimbatore from January 9-11, 2015 at booth A32 and 33. Rieter will showcase its technology components and conversions for all four spinning systems, ...
Indian 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
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
“Degradable natural fibres have an advantage over synthetics when it comes to the environment. Having said that, there are developments in the pipeline to aid the environmental sustainability of synthetics,” the head of a full ...
Tags: synthetics, wool, cashmere, alpaca, Textile
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), declined to 0.0 per cent for November 2014 (over November 2013), according to the provisional data released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of ...
Tags: cord fabric, manmade fibre, Textile
Tirupur, India’s biggest cotton knitting textile hub is foraying in to manmade fibre apparels to beat the lean season they encounter in exports of knitted cotton garments. “Since exports of cotton based apparels are season ...
Tags: Tirupur, knitting textile, textile
Manmade fibre industry, which is witnessing an increasing demand for sustainable products, is likely to use wood pulp (a renewable source) as the main raw material for manmade cellulosic in the coming years. Speaking to Fibre2Fashion, ...
Tags: Fibre Demand, Viscose
Apparel Export Promotion Council organised Export Excellence Award and Lifetime Achievement Award, here on 22nd February evening. Shri Anand Sharma, Hon’ble Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles, Government of India was the ...
Tags: Apparel Export, Textiles, Apparel
What is the interplay between sustainability and industry's ever-greater environmental responsibility?What steps should firms take in response to the new geo-economic realignment of the planet?What strategic choices must be adopted given ...
Tags: man-made fibres, sustainability, sales, competitiveness