The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), which has its headquarters in Gurgaon, announced a new proposal to boost international trade for the garment sector, which for the first time in the past eight months is reporting positive growth. The list of recommendations have been submitted to the Union textile ministry, with one of the demands being curtailment of custom duty on selected fabrics. "The AEPC has put up an ambitious plan for increasing the total garment exports to $30 billion in t

As demand dropped after a recent hike, cotton declined by about Rs 200 a candy on Monday. However, kapas price remained strong due to low arrivals. According to traders, cotton price may decline but not much as supply is weak. Gujarat Sankar-6 cotton was traded lower by Rs 200 to Rs 36,700-36,800 a candy of 356 kg. B-grade cotton stood at Rs 36,400-36,500. Kapas price remained stable at Rs 880-980 for 20 kg in Saurashtra. About 30,000-32,000 bales of cotton arrived in Gujarat and 1.35 la

A sharp decline in the production of man-made non-cotton fabrics in the country since 2008 has become a cause for concern, particularly in its hub here. Despite the polyester and filament yarn production increasing by almost 9 per cent in the past four years, there is no significant increase in the fabric production in the powerloom sector, which consumes around 93 per cent of the non-cotton yarn manufactured in India. Industry sources said the non-cotton fabrics production target in the 11t

Sachdeva, represented by his deputy, Mr Suresh Bakhijani was speaking during the Indian day celebration at the 34th Kaduna International trade fair. “India exported over $138 million worth of textile products to Nigeria during last Indian financial year ending on March 31, 2012. Of these, over 80 million dollars were man-made products” he declared. According to him, textiles and clothing products worth $1.8 billion were also imported to Nigeria between 2010 to 2011. The commissioner said the

The Ministry of Textile Industry has merged crop insurance policy into cotton policy with an objective to reduce farming risks and increase yield, it is reliably learnt. Well-placed sources told Business Recorder that earlier a separate cotton policy was proposed, however now cotton has become a subject of textile ministry and it is decided that one policy would be formulated. The Ministry of Textile Industry has proposed introduction of "crop insurance policy" with the purpose to boost agri s

With prices of the widely used Sankar-6 cotton increasing 7.3% since the beginning of this month, textile mills in the region have urged the textile minister to direct the state-run Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to declare procurement prices. Though the main reason for the hike in prices is the hoarding of cotton by certain major traders, the delay by CCI in announcing prices for varieties such as MCU-5 has only worsened the situation, Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) chairman S Di

CEMS Global USA will host the fourth edition of TEXTEC Sri Lanka 2013 International Expo, an International Exhibition on Textile, Apparel Technology and Machinery from February 28 to March 02, 2013 at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre in Colombo. On the same dates, concurrent exhibitions, Dye+Chem Sri Lanka 2013 Int’l Expo, an international exhibition on Dye stuff, fine and specialty chemicals for the Sri Lanka industry and 4th Colombo International Yarn and Fabric Show 2013, woul

Myanmar can emerge as a potential market for Bangladesh's apparel accessories and packaging products, with the readymade garment industry in the neighbouring country developing fast, industry players said. The country's apparel accessories and packaging manufacturers and exporters have sought close cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to further push up the growth of the products. "The yearly growth rate of our apparel accessories and packaging sector is 10 per cent since last

Courtesy: Getty Presenter Jennifer Garner wore a custom Gucci Première bright violet silk crepe strapless column gown featuring an exaggerated back bow detail and a cascading train of tulle and organza ruffles. Oscar Host Seth MacFarlane wore a Gucci Made to Order black grosgrain notch lapel two button Marseille tuxedo with white dress shirt, black satin bowtie, black satin cummerbund and black patent leather lace ups to walk the red carpet. He then changed into a Gucci Made to Order black s

At the Oscars night on February 24, famous British costume designer Jacqueline Durran bagged the coveted Best Costume Design trophy for her exemplary creations in the Russian novel-based English film ‘Anna Karenina’. In the Joe Wright directed period movie, the designer presented a perfectly balanced mix of 1870s extravagant silhouettes and Christian Dior and Christobal Balenciaga style 1950s couture looks. Some of the breathtakingly classy sumptuous ensembles of the movie include a purpl