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Related Keywords: American fiber, boost acces to Vietnamese market, dependent on import, garment key export product, good quality and competitive price, not much fiber plant in Vietnam, potential market, suppliers of Vietnamese garment and textile companies, survey show Vietnam, TPP, US Cotton Assoication, US fiber firms

The U.S. Cotton Association survey shows that Vietnam is a very potential market with garment being a country’s key export product. At a meeting held in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, many U.S. fibre firms expressed their desire to become suppliers of Vietnamese garment and textile companies.

There are not much fibre plants in Vietnam, local firms are dependent on import and most materials, over 80 percent is imported from China and India.

Related Keywords: ecological and economic improvements, FICCI and Knorad Adenauer Stiftung, German textile retail industry, Germany Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, improve condition of complete textile value chain, increasing demand of sustainable textiles, India second biggest producer of cotton, organize seminar, social

Germany's Partnership for Sustainable Textiles- An Opportunity for Global Supply Chains organized seminar on the sidelines of the Indo-German inter-governmental consultations by FICCI and Knorad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) aiming to improve the conditions along the complete textile value chain. The alliance comprises more than 150 member organizations, currently covering nearly 45 percent of the German textile retail industry and is aiming at a long-term market coverage of 75 percent.

Asian paraxylene prices rose US$17.50 a ton both FOB Korea and CFR Taiwan/China in the fourth week of September.

Nominations for October Asian contract prices have begun ranging from flat to up. October Asian contract prices were heard nominated in the range of US$800-$850 a ton, up from September numbers.

In US, paraxylene spot market followed Asian rising trend and on tight feedstock supply. Spot mixed xylene rose on the week due to limited supply amid reformate arbitrage and turnarounds. Spot was slightly higher than blended value.

Related Keywords: paraxylene price, paraxylene prices in Asia, paraxylene prices in Europe, paraxylene prices in US, PX price

Related Keywords: immediate steps, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, remain competitive in global market, scrap hank yarn obligation, separate representative, speedy disbursal of subsidies, textile units, under TUFS

Around 300 textile units in the region have made separate representations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi listing out the immediate steps required from the government to support them remain competitive, as they are currently facing stiff competition in the global market.

Textile entrepreneurs wanted the intervention of the Union Government to ensure speedy disbursal of subsidies under the Technology Upgradation Fund (TUFS).

Related Keywords: cotton yarn export to India, domestic textile market, energy crisis in Pakistan, import duty in India, import duty in Pakistan, Pakistan’s government policies, Pakistan’s market share, textile exporting countries, textile industry of Pakistan

In Pakistan, six major sub-sectors of textile industry have shut down due to energy crisis, high cost of doing business and inconsistency in government policies, said Tariq Saud, the Chairman of All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association.

About 30% of the textile industry’s production capacity worth $3,467 million is not into operations thereby affecting the country’s exports, he stated.

Related Keywords: agreement of Trans-Pacific Partnership, NCTO, Obama administration, represent global gross domestic product, successfully concluded, twelve nation included

The agreement of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been successfully concluded. The twelve nations included in the TPP agreement are the United States, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. These countries represent nearly 40% of global gross domestic product.

NCTO expresses gratitude to U.S. negotiators for their close cooperation on key issues in the textile chapter, responding to the announcement that the Obama Administration has successfully concluded the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Related Keywords: considering consolidation and modernization, expand it Entyce showroom network, helped mills improve productivity, improve quality, National Textile Corporation, reduce cost, textile sector, through franchisees, used for the free dhoti and saree scheme, yarn and fabric from the cooperative spinning mills and TNTC

National Textile Corporation (NTC) which has seven mills in the State, is considering consolidation and modernization. The NTC also plans to expand its Entyce showroom network through franchisees. It had invested in modernisation between 2008 and 2010 and taken up capacity addition in two mills two years ago. This has helped the mills improve productivity, reduce costs and improve quality, said A. Arulsamy, Executive Director (south).

Related Keywords: delay in sale to increase financial losses, inspect cotton at TCPs Pipri Godown, interested parties, invites fresh bids, limit fixed, minimum two hundred bales, offload cotton stock, prebid conference, seventh cotton tender, TCP, Trade Corporation of Pakistan

The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has decided to invite fresh bids to offload cotton stocks as any delay in sale of commodity will increase financial losses. . TCP's seventh cotton tender for sale of 84,600 cotton bales will be opened on October 13, 2015. According to the tender document interested parties can inspect cotton on October 12 at TCP's Pipri Godown and later a pre-bid conference will be held in the board room of the TCP office at 3:30 pm.

Related Keywords: cotton described as white gold, Cotton harvesting season starts, Gap, meets forty two percent of production, overall cotton production estimated to reach two million tons, part of Southeastern Anatolia Project, planted on larger cultivation areas, southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, spread of irrigated farming

With the start of cotton harvesting season, the spread of irrigated farming as a part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), cotton, which is described as "white gold," has started being planted on larger cultivation areas and has become the favorite of farmers in the region.

In the Harran Plain of the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, which meets 42 percent of Turkey's production, cotton farmers are satisfied with the yield expectation of more than 1 million tons.

Related Keywords: adopted indigenious technology, carry the thread, Handloom silk weavers of Kancheepuram, modified batten-with-reed comb, move the shuttles, shuttles, traditionally to weave the border attched saree

Handloom silk weavers of Kancheepuram, traditionally to weave the border attached saree is done by two weavers. They are required to sit at the weaving board to move the shuttles that carry the thread — one for the body and two for the borders on each side. But the indigenous technology does not require two people to weave attached border sarees.