The zero excise duty on cotton textiles at fibre, yarn, fabric and garment stages announced in the Union Budget 2013-14 will help reduce prices of end products, according to India Ratings & Research (IRR), a Fitch Group Company. The ...
Tags: cotton textiles, fibre, yarn, fabric, garment stages
Apparel exporters in Pakistan have expressed unhappiness over the recent imposition of one percent withholding tax on all their purchases by the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR). Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters ...
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The Government of Pakistan would apply for Least Developed Country (LDC) status, which it would get by 2014, Minister of Textile Industry Makhdoom Shahabuddin has told the National Assembly. In response to a question, the Minister said ...
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Spanish textile industry is currently passing through a delicate phase, according to industry analysts. On the one hand, many Spanish textile firms that had offshored their production to China are betting on relocating to Spain in view ...
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Twenty-eight Turkish companies renewed their COTTON USA licenses for 2013. Representing producers throughout the supply chain, including spinners, weavers and knitters, the licensed products account for the equivalent of over 1 million ...
Tags: Turkey, Textile Firms, US Cotton
The International OEKO-TEX Association is for the first time presenting an award to companies who have achieved outstanding performance and innovations in the area of sustainability. The "OEKO-TEX Sustainability Award" will be inaugurated ...
Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) is planning to cancel some of the privileges it has been extending to textile businesses in the country. The BOI is planning to revamp its promotion strategy for new projects by giving special ...
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A trade delegation of Belarus is currently on a visit to the US to discuss the prospects of cooperation with the American textile industry, BeITA quoted the press service of the Foreign Ministry. The delegation consists of ...
Tags: textile firms, textile industry, textile
In the midst of global economic downturn,some Taiwanese textile companies have performed well by continuous R&D of new products."Although Taiwan's textile industry was under the influence of global economic downturn,especially the European ...
Stirred by a likely boost in demand from countries like the US and Japan, Indonesian textile manufacturers see their exports rising by six percent to US$ 13.4 billion during the current year, Indonesian Textile Association (API) has said. ...
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Thailand silk industry has achieved success in spinning a new environment friendly yarn – ‘Eri silk’ from cassava-fed silkworms, the Bangkok Post reported. Having a non-glossy texture, Eri silk is lightweight and does ...
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In a bid to support the local textile firms seeking relief from Government duties, the Textile, Garment & Leather Employees Union (TGLEU) of Ghana has declared that this month onwards it would start negotiations with the Government to earn ...
Tags: TGLEU, Employees Union, Tax Waiver, Ghana Textile Firms
Indonesian Industry Ministry would help refurbish equipment and machineries of textile units in a bid to raise the competitiveness of country's textile and textile products (TPT) industry, Antara News agency reported. Industry Ministry ...
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Voicing serious opposition over cotton imports,Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association(PCGA)has called on the Government to ban raw cotton imports,noting that there is no need to spend valuable foreign exchange on imports,as the country ...
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The Indian technical textiles sector is estimated to reach USD36 billion by 2016 – 17, with an annual growth rate of 20%. Taking advantage of this, Messe Frankfurt is organising the two-day event, Techtextil India Symposium, focused ...
Tags: technical textile sector, technical textile industry, textile market