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Related Keywords: address problems, broad coalition of industry organizations, civil society organization, dangerous working condition, Dutch government, environmental pollution, sustainability of international garment, tabled agreement to achieve practical improvement, textile supply chain, trade union

The Dutch government with a broad coalition of industry organizations, trade unions, civil society organizations have tabled an agreement to achieve practical improvements in and ensure the sustainability of the international garment and textile supply chain. For example, they want to address problems such as dangerous working conditions and environmental pollution.

Related Keywords: balanced duty structure, big disadvantage compared to Bangladesh and Vietnam, current fiscal year, help give boost to exports, Indian textile sector, quality and branding in par, speed up with FTAs, to hit the target

Indian textile sector is at big disadvantage compared to Bangladesh and Vietnam as it does not have FTAs with U.S., Canada dn Europe. Least developed countries are exporting at zero duty while India’s exports are subject to 10 to 14 percent duty. Hence, the Textile Ministry has urged the government to expedite Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the U.S. and European Union to help double exports, said its Secretary Rashmi Verma.

Related Keywords: boost silk production, Cambodian traditional silk industry, dye silk, feed silkworms, how to use German and Khmer dyes, make scarves and skirts, set up Color silk center, Silk in Cambodia is called gold silk, Silk is a heritage job, silk weaving is an ancient Khmer art, train women to weave

To boost silk production in Cambodia, Ngom Vanntha, the president of the NGO set up Color Silk center to train women how to weave, feed the silkworms, dye the silk and make scarves and skirts. The women are taught how to use German and Khmer dyes. The center founded in 2009 has around 450 families now as members.

Related Keywords: at National University of Textiles Faisalabad, emerging area of high value addition, equipments, KOICA, Korea to help establish technical textile center, machines, manpower training, product chain, provide technical assistance, Technical Textiles

Korea has shown interest to help establish Technical Textile Center at the National University of Textiles Faisalabad for which she is willing to provide Rs 600 million in technical assistance, machines, equipments and manpower training.

An official source said the government would have to provide only Rs 60 million to functionalise the center at the NTU Faisalabad. The funding is likely to be provided at the start of next fiscal year. The project will help initiate and establish the emerging field of technical textiles industry in Pakistan.

Related Keywords: allow local companies to do business with Turkey with minimal hurdles, boost trade, business linkage, companies in the textile industry to boost businesses, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries, exports and accessing raw materials from Turkey, signed collaboration agreement, Trade associations, Turkish Industrial association

The two associations, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) and Turkish industrial association has signed a collaboration agreement with an aim to boost trade and business linkages between them.

Speaking at a round table economic briefing organised by CZI in Bulawayo on Wednesday, CZI president Busisa Moyo said that the agreement will allow local companies to do business with Turkey with minimal hurdles.

Moyo further added that the agreement would help companies in the textile industry to boost their businesses through exports and accessing raw materials from Turkey.

Related Keywords: American textile industry, build production facility, Cleveland County, create jobs to the area, Fabric Maker, joint venture of two Chinese manufacturers, qualify for grant funds, Uniquetex

Fabric maker Uniquetex plans to spend $31.6 million to build a production facility in Cleveland County, a move that will bring 150 jobs to the area. The facility in Grover will be the first in the U.S. for Uniquetex, which is a joint venture of two Chinese manufacturers.

Related Keywords: APTMA, better quality from the current crop, few buying interest from spinners domestic cotton market, KCA, Pakistan cotton market, spot rate, unsold quantity of cotton, witnessed slow trading activity

The Pakistan cotton market on Thursday witnessed slow trading activity with few buying interest on the part of the spinners. The domestic cotton market is passing through a lackluster phase, moreover from the remaining 550,000 bales (155 kgs) of unsold quantity of cotton barely about 150,000 bales may be of better quality from the current crop (August 2015/July 2016), mills are hardly making any purchases.

Minister for Commerce Engr. Khurram Dastagir Khan, inaugurating the 15th Textile Asia 2016 Exhibition, the South Asia’s Biggest International B2B Textile Spinning, Knitting, Weaving. Garment, Embroidery, Digital Printing, Machinery and chemical and allied services show at the Expo Centre Karachi, said that prices and exports of Pakistani readymade garments have also increased in the international market. The minister further stated that from July 1 the value added tax would become zero.

Related Keywords: create jobs at facilities in Thomaston and Union, global provider of total solution in hospitality textiles, make hundred percent cotton towels, Marriott International, Standard Textile, teamed up with US hospitality industry, thousands of Marriott hotels, using cotton fiber grown in the U.S

Standard Textile a leading, vertically integrated, global provider of total solutions in hospitality textiles, interiors, healthcare, apparel and consumer markets worldwide has teamed up with the U.S. hospitality industry, Marriott International to make towels for thousands of its hotels.

Related Keywords: Africa, be a little short of target, chase target set to double export in ten year, Commonwealth of Independent states, exporters face duties, FTA with European Union and US delayed, promote value addition, through bilateral agreement with Australia, to boost textile exports, union textile ministry, working new textiles policy

The Union textiles ministry through bilateral agreements with Australia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Africa is trying chase target set to double textile exports in 10 years. The ministry is also working on a new textiles policy to promote value addition as free trade agreements (FTAs) with the European Union and the US are delayed.

Textile exports are unlikely to reach their 2015-16 target of $47.5 billion (Rs 3.17 lakh crore) because the figure was $32 billion (Rs 2.14 lakh crore) till December.