Home furnishings company Ikea, the first major single brand retailer to get FDI approval from the Indian Government, has announced a new ‘Make More in India’ initiative. The new initiative is aimed at inviting potential ...
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
Shima Seiki Mfg Ltd, a leading Japan-based computerised flat knitting machine manufacturer, will be exhibiting at the upcoming ‘Knit World 2015’, the 21st International Exhibition to be held in north Indian city of Ludhiana from ...
Tags: 3D modeling, 3D fitting, 3D mapping, Textile
India’s FMCG start-up Global Consumer Products is set to enter the country’s chocolate business with a new brand. The start-up plans to launch its own brand initially in the four southern states early next year, Business Line ...
The technical textiles sector in India is likely to grow at 20 per cent per annum till 2016-17, Union Minister for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said. Speaking at the launch of curtain-raiser of TECHNOTEX 2015 in Mumbai, ...
Tags: Technical Textiles, Textiles
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
Bosch Packaging Technology and Klenzaids Contamination Controls are planning a joint venture in India that they intend to use to extend their global reach, particularly in liquid pharmaceuticals and packaging machines for clean-room ...
Packed basmati rice provider Amira Nature Foods has joined hands with 7,500 farmer families in India to develop 12,000 hectares of land for organic crops. As part of this development, Amira plans to deliver technical guidance, marketing ...
Tags: technical guidance, farming, Agriculture
India-based Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and China-based Shandong Ruyi Science and Technology Group Co Ltd (Ruyi) (through its wholly owned subsidiary), have signed definitive agreements for setting up a joint venture (JV) in textiles, ...
Tags: joint venture, Textile
Indian multi-business conglomerate ITC has announced plans to invest around INR10bn ($161.4m) into dairy and juice businesses which are expected to be launched in the January-March quarter. The proposed capital will be invested in ...
Tags: Dairy, Juice Businesses, Agriculture
Indian multi-business conglomerate ITC is planning to invest around INR10bn ($161.4m) into juice and dairy businesses, which are expected to be launched in the January-March quarter. The proposed capital will be invested in ...
Tags: manufacturing capacity, marketing, brand building, Agriculture
As the end of 2014 draws near, Canadean forecasts the top trends which will influence consumer behaviour in 2015, and provides an insight into how manufacturers and marketers can target these evolving consumer needs to drive sales over the ...
Tags: craft offerings, FMCG market, Agriculture
The Government of India is promoting the growth of technical textiles in the country and is implementing four schemes for the purpose, Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge) Santosh Kumar Gangwar informed Lok Sabha, the lower ...
Tags: Technical Textiles, Apparel
Welspun India Limited (WIL), part of the US$ 3 billion Welspun Group, has unveiled its new spinning facility at Anjar in Gujarat, which is India’s largest spinning facility under one roof. The new, world-class facility was ...
Tags: Spinning Facility, yarn, Textile