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Related Keywords: bring in foreign investors, buyers, Cotton Made in Africa, display potential in textile and garment sector, engaged in cotton, Ethiopia to host, Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute, held in Addis Ababa, International conference on African textile industry, stakeholders, support sustainability of the growth, tailoring, Textile

International conference on African textile industry to be held in Addis Ababa for three days starting from October 19, 2015, which will give an opportunity for the country to display the potential it has in the textile and garment sector and bring in foreign investors and buyers as well.

The participants at the conference will be investors engaged in cotton, textile, tailoring and stakeholders that support the sustainability of the growth of the sector, a press release issued by Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute stated.

Related Keywords: brand promotion, CCI Texcon 2015, focus on economies of scale, government need to aggressively enter into FTAs. safeguard Indian textile and apparel industry, India can increase global share, infrastructure, Make in India possible, reduce the finance cost and ease the land and environment clearances, skill development, technology development

A report was released by CII and Wazir Advisors at the CII Texcon 2015 here on Thursday, on how to enable ‘Make in India’ possible in textile and apparel sector. The report highlighted that the TPP trade agreement will open markets and enable countries like Vietnam a zero duty access to the US market for textile, while Indian players will have to pay 14-32% duties, which will make them uncompetitive.

Related Keywords: at Awasa in Ethiopia, cotton blended jackets, export to Europe and Japan, favourable duty structure and local incentives, leading integrated producers of suiting fabric in the world, manufacturing capacity of two million per annum, plan to set up manufacturing unit, Raymond group, woolen blended

Raymond Group is one of India's largest branded fabric and fashion retailers. It is also one of the leading, integrated producers of suiting fabric in the world plans to set new manufacturing unit at Awasa in Ethiopia at a total investment of $100 million. The unit will have a 2 million per annum capacity to manufacture and export woolen-blended, cotton blended jackets.

Related Keywords: current five percent duty on the import of cotton yarn, enhance exports, PAF Chairman Jawed Bilwani, Pakistan Apparel Forum (PAF) members, reduction in all cost of inputs, value added textile sector burdened, verge of collapse, withdraw duty

The Pakistan Apparel Forum (PAF) members said on Thursday said that the value added textile sector is burdened due to the current 5 percent duty on the import of cotton yarn and the industries are on verge of collapse, hence the government should withdraw duty on the import of cotton yarn help the value added textile sector enhance its exports.

In Qianqing, offers for 32s polyester yarn were down US cent 1 a kg in the last week of September with initial days of October in that week.

Spun polyester yarn prices were stable to weak in Shengze of Jiangsu, and the transaction volume was not large on the whole. Mainstream offers for spun polyester yarn rolled over previous week’s numbers.

Although PSF prices in India remained unchanged, polyester yarn prices were seen moderating in Indore market while they rolled over in Ludhiana market.

Related Keywords: Polyester prices, polyester yarn prices, psf prices, spun yarn prices, yarn prices in china, yarn prices in India, yarn prices in Pakistan

Asian PTA markers inched up US$2 a ton CFR China in the last week of September.

In China, potential negotiations were pegged at US$575-580 a ton.

Yisheng Petrochemical cut its price for PTA by US$10 ton, but no enquiries on the week. Hengli Petrochemical issued self-lifting offers at US$620 a ton.

Purified terephthalic acid prices edged up this week amid thin trading and weak polyester demand.

However, operating rates at several downstream PET and polyester plants in China had reportedly improved but this did not led to significant demand for spot or prompt cargoes.

Related Keywords: Polyester prices, pta price in China, pta price in US, PTA prices, purified terephthalic acid prices

Related Keywords: amongst the youth, backstrap loom from North-East, create awareness about Indian Handloom, Handloom Utsav, Jaquard loom, Kani loom from Kashmir, live demonstrations, Ministry of Textiles, popularize handloom at National level, showcase handloom products by award winning artisans

Handloom Utsav, a crafts fair, is being organized by the Department of Fabric and Apparel Science, Lady Irwin College, Delhi University, in collaboration with Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms) and ACASH, Ministry of Textiles in the national capital from October 16 - 18, 2015 to create awareness about Indian handloom amongst the youth.

Related Keywords: act as inlet and outlet, emporium for silk products and showpieces, inaugurated in Kohima, knitted caps, made of silk yarns available at Silkporium, Mufflers, Nagaland silk in high demand, neck ties etc, pouches, shawls, Silk a natural protein fiber, silk growers, Silkporium, tops, weavers and consumers, woven into textile

An emporium for silk products and showpieces “Silkporium” was inaugurated in capital town, Kohima by Parliamentary Secretary for Sericulture, Home Guards & Civil Defense EE Pangteang on October 13. The showcase will be open for the public on all working days during office hours and it would be acting as an ‘inlet’ as well as an ‘outlet’ for silk growers, weavers and consumers together.

Related Keywords: collection comprises of forty designs, Designtex, enters into partnership with Vescom, furnishing of commercial and institutional interior, into Europena and South American markets, launch of Designtex textile collection, leading company in design and manufacturing of fabrics for upholstery

Designtex, leading company in the design and manufacturing of fabrics for upholstery and furnishing of commercial and institutional interiors has entered into a partnership with Vescom to launch and distribute the new portfolio of Designtex textiles collection into the European and South American markets. The collection comprises no fewer than 40 designs and offers a large variation in function, material experience, design and colour.

Related Keywords: cotton corporation of India, increase in input cost, increase minimum support price for cotton, Irrigation and marketing minister, moisture content in cotton, no cap of purchase of cotton, relax norms of purchasing, T Harish Rao, Telangana state, urge Center

Union minister of state for textiles Santosh Gangwar has been urged to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for cotton from Rs 4,100 to Rs 5,000 per quintal by the Irrigation and Marketing Minister T Harish Rao in his letter to the Union minister on Wednesday.