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Related Keywords: brand Liva, business development, Grasim Industries, next fiscal, plans to invest, product development, promoting garments made of VSF, research and development, traget retail customers, usage and awareness on VSF is limited, Viscose staple fibre, VSF catching up among domestic processors

Grasim Industries, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group plans to invest around Rs 150 crore for product development, R&D and business development in the next fiscal for its viscose staple fibre (VSF) brand Liva launched earlier this year to target retail customers, as the usage of viscose staple fibre (VSF) is already catching up among domestic processors with VSF-made winter collection expected to go up from 20 lakh garments this year to about 50 lakh garments next winter season, said Grasim Industries Managing Director KK Maheshwari .

Related Keywords: activewear and athletic, aerobic, Asia pacific, belts, competitive swimwear, consumed in textile, cycling jersey, exercise garment, gloves, Increasing demand from the textile industry, known as elastane, leggings, new opportunities, primary factors for growth of spandex market, skin tight garments, spandex, strength and strong elasticity

Spandex, a copolymer based on polyurea-polyurethane also known as elastane. Spandex fibers are significantly consumed in a wide range of textiles due to strength and strong elasticity as well its ability to return to its original shape after stretching as compared to ordinary fabrics. It was first manufactured by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.

Related Keywords: abhas (worn by Kutch women), Amdavadi textile revivalist and designer, chaniyas, chogas (overcoats), exhibition titled Magnificent Mahrajashs, heavy zardozi work, Indian craftsmanship, invited by Bahrain National Museum, royal costumes from India, showcase grandeur and aesthetics of textiles, Splendour of Indian Royal Costumes, Umang Hutheesing

Umang Hutheesing, Amdavadi textile revivalist and designer invited by the Bahrain National Museum at the exhibition titled “The Magnificent Mahrajahs:Splendour of Indian Royal Costumes to showcase the grandeur and aesthetics of textiles and royal costumes from India at the Bahrain National Museum.

The exhibition was inaugurated on December 21 by Queen Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of King Hamad, and president of the Supreme Council for Women.

Related Keywords: designs and product diversification, GI tag, make product more saleable commodity, Ministry of Textiles, NIFT Hyderabad, premier fashion technology institute, technical expertise, to help the weavers and artisans community

NIFT Hyderabad, a premier fashion technology institute making efforts in its own way to help the weaver’s community and artisans. Apart from offering suggestions and technical expertise for designs and product diversification, NIFT Hyderabad helped a total of nine such communities, three each in the undivided Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

In Andhra Pradesh, they helped Pedana Kalamkari (block printing in textiles using natural dyes) in Krishna district, Budithi brass and bell metal craft in Srikakulam district and in Telangana it was Nirmal painting to get GI tag.

Related Keywords: buyers making deals, Cotton market, domestic market, growing demand of cloth and yarn, KCA, moderate trading activity, Punjab ginners, quality lint, Sindh ginners, slightly higher prices, spot rate, trading session

Cotton market on Wednesday witnessed moderate trading activity with buyers making deals for quality lint on slightly higher prices at around Rs 5,375 per maund during the trading session. Roughly1000 bales changed hands. In domestic market, buyers would remain eye on quality lint on the back of growing demand of cloth and yarn.

Related Keywords: consultation with industry stakeholders, export target to be missed, forging new FTAs, global markets, growth slowed down, Indian exporters facing turmoil, Indian textile and apparel exports, Ministry of Textiles, other ministires concerned, recommends corrective measures, to boost textile exports, TUFS, various internal and external factors

In the last few months, India’s textile and apparel exports growth have slowed down on account of various internal and external factors (textile and garment exports rose 0.6% to almost $18 billion in the first half of the current fiscal from a year before). The textile and garment exports target of $47.5 billion for 2015-16 with a projected growth rate of almost 14% from a year before is all set to be missed.

Related Keywords: Hosiery manufacturers, label marking, mandatory to mentio certain things on package cover, maximum retail price per piece, name of the manufacturer, number of pieces inside, Packaged Commodity Rules, seeking its removal from regulations, under provisions of standards and measurements act, vexed over continuance of hosiery products

Hosiery manufacturers vexed over the continuance of hosiery products under the provisions of Standards and Measurements Act, and ‘Packaged Commodity Rules’ as it is mandatory for the hosiery manufacturers to mention certain things on the package cover as label marking like number of pieces inside, maximum retail price per piece, name of the manufacturer and few other things all under the heading of 'Packing commodity rules declaration' and thus seeking its removal from the regulations.

Related Keywords: compared to regional competitors, differential market access, economic revival of Japan, friendly relations between Pakistan and Japan, Japan promising market, Pakistan facing disadvantageous position, Pakistani raw cotton, Pakistani textile products, Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry, supported the textile industry in Japan

Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry vice president Iftikhar Malik, on the auspicious occasion of birthday of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Japan and their National Day falling on December 23, said that it was matter of deep satisfaction for him that Pakistan and Japan enjoy close and cordial relations. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the friendly relations between Pakistan and Japan are mainly centered on economic cooperation which needs to be strengthened further.

Related Keywords: Diagnostic Study Feasibility Report, Erode, establishing CETPs in four districts, Namkkal and Karur, Review meeting to discuss measures, Salem, Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company, textile processing units, zero liquid discharge treatment plant

At the review meeting chaired by Minister for Handloom and Textiles S. Gokula Indira to discuss measures for establishing Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) in the four districts, Erode, Salem, Namkkal and Karur where there are around 2,090 textile processing units of which only 1,007 have expressed their consent for establishing CETPs.

She added that 1,205 units were functioning with the consent from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), while 885 units were functioning without obtaining permission.

Related Keywords: carriers refuse to deliver, fabrics already purchased, Following the incident, Russia introduced range of sanctions, Russian firm likely to be forced to stop production, Russian imposed ban. imports of Turkish fabrics and textile products, Russian textile companies, still in Turkey, targeting Turkey, Turkish fabric manufacturers

Following the incident, Russia introduced a range of sanctions targeting Turkey, ranging from restrictions on visa-free travel to a ban on imports of fabrics and textile products. Vadim Solovyov, the Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on constitutional legislation and state construction and a member of the Communist Party warned that the current situation might force Russian textile firms to stop production.