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Related Keywords: Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Pakistan textile exporters association, Power Loom Owners Association and Pakistan Sweater Exporters Association, Textile mills

Aptma Chairman Aamir Fayyaz made a detailed presentation on the existing state of affairs in the Punjab-based textile industry. He said the regional competitors were competing Pakistan ahead due to the timely interventions by their governments. The presentation also highlighted a huge difference in cost of production in Pakistan compared to the regional countries. He said the government should immediately address the energy cost issues by ensuring uniformity in prices, i.e., electricity at Rs7 per kWh and LNG at Rs600 per MMBTU.

Related Keywords: Apparel Exporters Promotion Council, apparel industry, Embroidery Intelligence Quotient, textile workers

EMBiQ wellness module is a step in the direction towards out-of-the-box thinking for improving efficiency and productivity in times when the apparel and textile industry has been facing stiff competition. To overcome the health issues faced by the workers in the sector, specifically, while performing their job-role the EMBiQ wellness programme helps them as it is a comprehensive programme covering lifestyle changes, nutrition, yoga and exercises, which can be followed easily.

Related Keywords: apparel, Cotton Australia, Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated, Cotton LEADS program, JCPenny, sustainable cotton production, the Australian Cotton Shippers Association, the Cotton Foundation, the National Cotton Council of America

Cotton LEADS was founded by an alliance of Australian and U.S. industry organizations – Cotton Australia, the Australian Cotton Shippers Association, the Cotton Foundation, the National Cotton Council of America, Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated.

Related Keywords: buoyant retailers and brands, digital and screen printing, digital textile printing, for dyes and chem, INDO INTERTEX + INATEX 2018, Indonesia textile association, nonwovens and functional, The Indonesia International Garment and Textile Machinery & Accessories Expo, the Indonesian textile and clothing sector

The Indonesia International Garment and Textile Machinery & Accessories Expo (INDO INTERTEX) 2018 is set to present its 16th edition at Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia, from 4-7 April 2018. Next year, the expo is illustrated by the new theme of “Investment, Development and Acceleration”

Related Keywords: HIGHTEX International Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Exhibition, ITM 2018, nonwoven raw materials, Technical Textiles, Textile Machinery and Accessories Industrialists’ Association, The 8th International Istanbul Textile Conference, Tuyap and Teknik Fairs Ltd Co, Yarn Exhibition

ITM 2018 International Textile Machinery Exhibition, which will be held between 14-17 April in the present year, will be organized by the partnership between Tüyap and Teknik Fairs Ltd Co. in cooperation with TEMSAD (Textile Machinery and Accessories Industrialists’ Association). The 15th International Istanbul Yarn Exhibition, HIGHTEX 2018 International Technical Textiles & Nonwoven Exhibition and the 8th International Textile Conference will be staged under the same roof.

Related Keywords: Quality Certification System, seed, silk, Textiles, yarn

To achieve self-sufficiency in silk production by 2022, production of high grade silk in India is expected to reach 20,650 tonne by 2022 from the current level of 11,326 tonne thereby reducing imports to zero. Initiative is part of ₹ 2161.68 crore package for silk industry approved by the Cabinet. The effort is part of the ₹ 2,161.68 crore `Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry’ approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday for three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

Related Keywords: cotton, Textile, yard exports

According to a recent data, India and Bangladesh are the main buyers of Pakistani cotton as textile mills were mainly purchasing cotton from Pakistan for the their raw material requirement. Officials said that Pakistan's textile exports went up by 7.2 per cent to $1.1 billion in February as against the same period last year. Pakistan's cotton yard exports posted a huge growth of 54.7 per cent in February.

Due to the depreciation of Pakistani rupees against the dollar by 10 per cent cumulatively from June last year, the margins of textile sector also increased.

Related Keywords: apparel, Cutting and Sewing machines, Embroidery Machines, Fabrics & accessories, fashion designers, garment and textile manufacturing, Garment Exporters, garment manufacturers, Gartex 2018, home textile, needles, textile printing companies, threads

India’s leading trade show completely dedicated to garmenting and textile manufacturing solutions and technologies, Gartex is the most comprehensive trade show. With the immense success of last two editions, MEX Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. is back with its third edition of Gartex, scheduled from 18-20 August 2018. This time, the show will be held at a much larger scale over 100,000 Sq. Ft. of exhibit area, wherein more than 150 companies will display around 300 brands related to the theme in the 4 halls of Pragati Maidan.

Related Keywords: chikankari, Designer Boutique, embroidery, fabrics, fashion, FDCI, florals, Tom Tailor, weaving

“The good thing is that this is about the designing community at large. You could have just graduated out of college, but if you have talent, then Designer Boutique is ready to give you a fillip.” said by Sunil Sethi, FDCI president. FDCI and Amazon collectively hosted a seminar to introduce ‘Designer Boutique’ where the benefits of retailing clothes online were highlighted.

Related Keywords: Bt cotton seeds, Central Institute for Cotton Research, cotton, DUS testing, HT transgenic gene

BT Cotton Seed companies in the state who wish to sell in the market need to submit seed samples to government- approved laboratories for getting them tested in order to obtain sale licenses which has been made compulsory in Maharashtra. Whether a newly bred variety differs from existing varieties within the same species, whether the characteristics used to establish distinctness are expressed uniformly and that these characteristics do not change over subsequent generations is determined by the the way of DUS testing. DNA markers are used for assessing the genetic purity.