The Government of Pakistan through its High Commission in Sri Lanka is collaborating with the Government of Sri Lanka to revive the handloom sector in Mirigama district of Sri Lanka, aimed at strengthening this cottage industry and providing self-employment to the people of the area. The Cupertino envisages training of 75 individuals, providing them with handlooms, hand winders, accessories and raw material. In addition to the direct beneficiaries, hundreds of people will gain indirect employmen

With an annual growth of over eight per cent, knitwear exports from Tirupur are likely to touch Rs 15,000 crore mark in a couple of years as the town is exploring new and non-traditional markets like Japan, sources in Tirupur Exporters' Association said. Entering knitwear export market in 1984, Tirupur recorded exports worth Rs 1,162.43 crore in 1993 and scaled new heights to touch Rs 13,000 crore mark in the next two decades, contributing 42 per cent of total knitwear exports. The exports f

Textile entrepreneurs have urged businessmen and officials of the United States to grant the same market access to them as was provided to other countries. “We do not want any aid or monetary assistance but simply a fair market access to the US market,” said Ahsan Bashir, chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, on the second day of a presentation reserved for textiles at the Pakistan-US conference in Dubai last week. The US government has granted preferential market access

The early advent of monsoon may hamper the country's cotton production target in the upcoming season, textile division officials told Business Recorder. Cotton production for the upcoming season is estimated at 14.1 million bales from eight million acres of cultivated area which is 5.7 percent higher than the last year. The country estimated revised cotton production targets at 13.3 million bales from seven million acres of land for the last season. The Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC)

A Handloom Cluster Project worth Rs 9 crore has been sent for approval to the Government of India, which would give a fillip to handloom and handicraft activities in the State. This was disclosed by Industries Minister Shri Mukesh Agnihotri, while presiding over the meeting of the Board of Directors of Himachal Pradesh State Handloom and Handicraft Corporation last evening. While reviewing the progress of the Corporation Agnihotri said that the Corporation till 25th of this month has registere

Hosiery manufacturers in Tirupur cluster have urged the Union Government to streamline the purchase and sale of cotton that could benefit growers, sellers and users of cotton within the country. South India Hosiery Manufacturers Association (SIHMA) president A.C. Eswaran, in a representation to the Union Textiles Minister, K.S. Rao, had highlighted the difficulties faced by the apparel industry in the last two years due to the fluctuating prices of cotton. “Sudden variation in the cotton pri

The second phase of Kavian petrochemical complex will come online this year, director of the production division at the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Ali Bossaghzadeh said. Bossaghzadeh said that the main units of the complex are under the final tests stating that the second phase will be launched primarily in the mid-year and its units will start operations gradually. According to the NPC official, the first phase is operating with a satisfactory capacity and it is hoped the amount o

To implement the "Going Out" strategy mentioned in China's Twelfth Five Year Plan, the China National Textile and Apparel Council organized a conference, on Friday, in Beijing. The officials from the relevant government departments, financial institutions and professional associations in the textile and apparel industry explained the policies related to the "Going Out" strategy. The representatives from enterprises in the industry also shared their experience about how they achieve their longs

Top 10 Categories in Rising Top 10 Categories in Falling 1.Lining 1.71% 1.Fashion Fabric -1.49% 2.Thread & Rope 1.55% 2.Household Textile -1.23% 3.Bedding 0.94% 3.Blended -1.00% 4.Chemical Fiber Grey Cloth 0.57% 4.Cotton Fabric -0.86% 5.Other Chemical Fibers 0.56% 5.Natural Fiber Grey Cloth -0.58% 6.Apparel Lining 0.55% 6.Viscose Fabric -0.43% 7.Belt 0.51% 7.Polyester/Wool Fabric -0.26%

Top 10 popular fabric (2013-07-01) Item Width(cm) Weight/Composition/Specification Price(Yuan/m) Satin crinkle 150 FDY50D 7.50 Solubility lace any Cotton 3.5 cm(yuan/yard) 3.50 Double-sided dacron drill 148 21s×21s(t/c80/20)、126×54 9.50 Fine-thread Polyamide polyester 150 230T 、170g 8.00 Printed chiffon ramie 150 100Dfdy×100Dfdy 6.60 Wool-like thin serge 150 t/r80/20、30s×30s