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A young computer engineer from Nirma University, Ahmedabad has developed a mobile application to bridge the gap between the powerloom weavers and textile traders of Surat, the country's largest man-made fabric (MMF) hub. The application also provides a secured trade environment.

With this new development now, the powerloom weavers have an opportunity to transact in a secure environment without worrying about the fly-by-night operators.

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Bangladesh has impose ban on export of raw jute since November 2 last year, but as jute millers of the Himalayan nation have urged Bangladesh to help their local industry, the Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said that the government will export raw jute to Nepal..

The exports will be on a case-to-case basis and as per the demand from the businesses of Nepal, Ahmed said.

The minister spoke at a meeting with a Nepalese business delegation at his secretariat in Dhaka.

Related Keywords: cotton cloth and knitwear, cotton yarn, exports of readymade garments grew, first half of current financial year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan towel exports, recorded negative growth, registered an increase, textile group exports

Pakistan exported about 87,413 metric tons of towel worth US$396.196 million during first half of current financial year from July-December, 2015 registering an increase of 4.56 percent as compared to towel export of 81,112 metric tons, worth US$ 380.823 million exported during the corresponding period of last financial year, said figures of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Related Keywords: AEPC, authorization, change key operational mechanisms, duty exemption schemes, earn duty credits, export process, exported goods, Garment Exporters, inspection and classification norms, MEIS, proof to claim benefits, simplify new foreign trade policy, textiles ministry, withdraw need for landing certificate

The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has urged the textiles ministry to simplify the new foreign trade policy’s authorization, inspection and classification norms. Among their requests is to withdraw the need for a landing certificate for exported goods, required as proof to claim benefits under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS). Introduced in April 2015, the scheme aims to boost sagging exports, covering tariff lines for 5,012 items that earn duty credits.

In Qianqing, PC (65/35) 32s yarn prices fell US cents 2 a kg in the second week of January while 45s PC combed yarn prices rolled over on the week.

Blended yarn prices moved down in China in line with fibre prices. Polyester cotton yarn prices dropped in the meantime with falling cotton price.

The fresh fall in fiber prices depressed yarn offers, with even cotton losing ground on the domestic market in China whereas viscose sharply retreated. PSF prices showed resilience but could further decline.

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In China, mainsntream prices of 40s compact siro-spun yarn in Jiangsu remained unchanged while 30s spun viscose in Xiaoshan fell US cents 4 a kg in the second week of January.

In China, spun viscose yarn prices stopped declining, with offers partially adjusted up on support of bottoming out of VSF prices.

Offers for siro-spun 40s yarn rolled over with some mills reportedly raised offers given the firmness in VSF markets later in the week.

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Related Keywords: buyers made deals for quality lint, cotton bales, domestic market, growing demand of cloth and yarn, KCA, leading mills and spinners, moderate trading activity, Pakistan cotton market, slightly higher prices, spot rate

At Pakistan cotton market trading activity remained moderate on Thursday, as buyers made deals for quality lint on slightly higher prices at around Rs 5,575 per maund during the trading session, said floor brokers.

In domestic market, buyers continued to keep an eye on quality lint on the back of growing demand of cloth and yarn.

The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate unchanged Rs 5,400 per maund.

Related Keywords: going to be capped, IJMA, initiated process of fixing ceiling, Jute Commissioner, jute mills, price of B Twill jute bags, Prices of finished jute goods, spiraling raw jute prices

This is the first ever occasion when prices of finished jute goods are going to be capped. After getting a go ahead from the Union textile ministry, the Jute Commissioner has initiated the process of fixing a ceiling on the price of B-Twill.

Related Keywords: abnormal weather, CCAC. downward revised cotton estimates, current season, decline by thirty three percent, low prices, new varieties of seeds in pipeline, Pakistan cotton production, PCCC, pests and disease, seed quality

Pakistan managed to produce only 9.48 million bales of cotton in the current season against 14.125 million bales during the same period of last year, decline by 33 percent due to abnormal weather, seed quality, pests and disease and low prices which have negatively affected cotton production.

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Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI) based in South Central Maine, an industry leader in the manufacture of high performance coated textiles and composite fabrics for extreme temperature applications also manufactures end-use products including welding blankets, curtains and pads has filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on certain amorphous silica fabric, an industrial textile, from the People’s Republic of China.