India's decision to impose definitive anti dumping duty on purified terephthalic acid (PTA) imports from China, Iran, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia may have an adverse impact on Surat, India's biggest manmade fibre fabric hub. Quoting industry sources, the Times of India, said the anti-dumping duty on PTA imports will create a monopoly of big spinning houses, due to which, small and medium-scale spinners in Surat and Mumbai will suffer. “This will further escalate yarn prices by Rs 3 to R

THE yuan strengthened slightly against a basket of currencies in July, according to latest data released by financial services provider China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS). The yuan exchange rate composite index, which measures the yuan's strength relative to a basket of currencies including the U.S. dollar, euro and Japanese yen, came in at 95.34 at the end of July. That marked a 0.34 percent appreciation from 95.02 a month earlier, CFETS said in an article published on its websit

CHINA'S exports in yuan-denominated terms rose 2.9 percent year on year in July, while imports fell 5.7 percent, customs data showed on Monday. That led to a monthly trade surplus of 342.8 billion yuan (US$51.5 billion), up 34 percent from one year earlier, according to figures from the General Administration of Customs. Source: Shanghai Daily.

To say that things have been shaky in the UK since it voted to leave the EU would be a bit of an understatement. Following the Brexit, the country has been transformed into sanctuary for luxury bargain seekers due to the state of currency volatility. In an unforeseen move, the UK has become the world's cheapest market for luxury goods, following Brits decision to vote in favour of leaving the European Union on June 23. This vote send the pound plunging to its lowest level over the past 31 ye

As part of its 'Authentic Alchemie' collection, Cordura brand has unveiled its latest softened strength Cordura Denim 'Infinity' fabric which features Lenzing's Tencel fibres. According to the brand, 'Infinity' fabrics are perfected to integrate the best of softness with strength; fashion and function; and durability with definition. "By blending Cordura and Tencel fibres, we build products to be comfortable and last and we are designing for durability and creating jeans that feel great,”

India's biggest denim fabric producer and Sanjay Lalbhai led Arvind Ltd's consolidated net profit soared 27 per cent year on year at Rs 74 crore for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016. In a BSE filing, the company said its consolidated revenue also rose 18 per cent to Rs 2,104 crore in the reporting quarter compared to Rs 1,787 crore in the comparable quarter of prior fiscal. Arvind added that its textiles business continues to deliver a strong performance as it continues to purs

After declining in the first fortnight of July, Brazilian cotton prices started regaining lost ground and started increasing in the second fortnight of July. Cotton availability in the spot market fell in mid-July, although harvesting of the 2015/16 crop was steady and firm, thereby pushing up cotton prices. “Keeping an eye on international price rises, Brazilian cotton sellers pushed for quicker deliveries in the domestic market, leading to a quickening of pace in cotton trades,” CEPEA sa

The Ministry of Jute and Textile has decided to send a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office, and the power, energy and mineral resources ministry requesting them not to increase gas price for captive power generation for textile industries. The decision came from an inter-ministerial meeting presided over by state minister for jute and textile Mirza Azam at the ministry auditorium in the capital on Sunday. In the meeting textile mill owners said that the proposed hike in gas price by 130

Stronger prices for the fiber spurs Tanzanian farmers, the world’s fourth-biggest producer of the organic variety to increase cultivation which may double cotton production to a four year high next season, said a government agency. Emmanuel Mwangulumba, chief regulatory officer at the Tanzania Cotton Board said that ginning companies are raising the amount they pay farmers to an average of 1,000 shillings ($0.46) per kilogram (2.2 pounds), 25 percent more than they previously received. Whi

Bangladesh will overtake China as the world's largest importer of cotton within four years, according to Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), an Australian government body. Only 0.1 million bales of cotton is locally produced in Bangladesh and the country currently imports more than 6 million bales annually. This figure is projected to double within four years and see Bangladesh overtake China as the world's largest cotton importer, said Tim Martin, Austrade's New Delhi-bas