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Techtextil and Texprocess, the leading international trade fairs in the fields of technical textiles, nonwovens, and processing of textile and flexible materials, began yesterday in Frankfurt. About 100 Pakistani trade visitors from textile sector are going to visit the four-day Techtextil Frankfurt and Texprocess exhibition.

Related Keywords: cotton production, entire plantation season, favourable weather, higher cotton production, limited stock, meet industry demand, Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association, phutti, seed cotton report, this season in Pakistan, witnessed growth

This season cotton production of Pakistan has witnessed growth by 11 percent to 14.871 million bales compared to 13.391m bales a year earlier. Punjab produced 10.896m bales, showing a rise of 13.14pc over 9.631m bales last season, according to Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association’s (PCGA) final phutti (seed cotton) report for the current season.

But Sindh recorded a growth of only 5.7pc in cotton production at 3.974m bales as against 3.76m bales produced last season (2013-14).

Related Keywords: Cotton fibre, finished product, handloom, inadequate incentive, India misses clothing cut, Indian apparel and textile sector, inflexible labour law, man made fibre segment, PTA, raw material policy, taxed higher

India misses the clothing cut in consequence of inadequate incentives, excessive emphasis on cotton fibre and handlooms by the government, flip-flop in raw material policy, faulty duty structure in the man-made fibre segment where imports of certain raw materials (like PTA) are taxed higher than those of finished products and inflexible labour laws.

Related Keywords: affiliated with the council, inputs from industry, knitting and processing, spinning, standardized training syllabus, supported by Union Government, Textile Sector Skill Council, to take part in training project, weaving

The Textile Sector Skill Council supported by the Union Government has standardized the training syllabus for 56 jobs in spinning, weaving, knitting and processing. The syllabus has been prepared with inputs from the industry and it will be reviewed every year.

Related Keywords: advanced technologies, attracting Western luxury brand, Japanese denim, Japanese textile manufacturers, new role in spring and summer fashion scene, represents Cool Japan, soft and flexible denim

Today Japanese denim has become a product that represents Cool Japan and attracting the attention of Western luxury brands as Denim is breaking away from its casual image to play a new role in this spring and summer’s fashion scene. Its popularity bolstered in part by the advanced technologies of Japanese textile manufacturers, who have turned out such products as soft, flexible denim.

Denim abounds at the stores of these elite brands right now, and has been the subject of many feature stories in fashion magazines this spring.

Related Keywords: Aditya Birla Group, create largest branded apparel company, merging Madura Fashion and Lifestyle, rename Aditya Birla Fashion and Retails, synergy and strengthen regional market share, with Pantaloon Fashion and Retail

The Aditya Birla Group plans to create the country’s largest branded apparel company by merging apparel-making Madura Fashion and Lifestyle division from Aditya Birla Nuvo (ABNL) with loss-making Pantaloon Fashion and Retail. Pantaloon, which will be renamed Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail, will have a combined turnover of around Rs 5,290 crore with an operating profit or EBIDTA of Rs 493 crore.

Related Keywords: anti-bacterial and sweat management, CEPA, cool mats, export to Canada, get master trainers for developing skills, likely to boost exports, readymade garments, technical garments, Tirupur Exporters' Association, Tirupur exports, Tirupur knitwear hub, witnessed growth

Tirupur exports of readymade garments has almost touched Rs 21,000 crore in 2014-15, witnessing 17 percent growth over last year. With Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) expected in September, exports from Tirupur, the knitwear hub is likely to grow by 20 to 50 percent in a few years, said an exporters' association functionary.

Related Keywords: Coimbatore based company, in Coimbatore and Madurai, invested at its plant, manufacture eco friendly mattresses, plans to invest in Pune and NewDelhi facilities, scale up production, Slivertex Engineers, sofas and vehicle seats., Teijin Japanese company, ties up with, under Fibbo brand, used in bedding, using Teijin polyester fibre

The Coimbatore-based Slivertex Engineers has tied up with a Japanese based company Teijin for manufacture of eco-friendly mattresses under the Fibbo brand. The company produced about 200 mattresses a day now and this would be scaled up to 400 in three months.

According to Slivertex’s Managing Director P Muthiah the raw material (polyester fibre) is imported from the Japanese company, which is used in the making of fibre cushion.

Related Keywords: Handloom Act, handloom industry, Make in India, powerloom

Handlooms and weavers in India are facing the threat of being completely wiped out if the Handloom Reservation Act of 1985 is amended to allow machines to copy the designs. Handloom Reservation Act, which since 1985 has been protecting traditional handloom weaves. Textiles have been one of the most elegant exhibitions of artistry in India. From the Chanderi, silk brocades of Varanasi to the tie and dye of Rajasthan and Odisha, the Chintas of Machhlipatnam and the Maheshwari saris of Madhya Pradesh, each tradition has a long story to tell.

Related Keywords: delay in new crop arrival, floor brokers, held by ginners, KCA, limited stock, Pakistan cotton market, slow down in trading activity, spot rate, steady at previous level, textile industry worried, world cotton market

Pakistan cotton market witnessed slow down in its trading activity on Saturday after staying active for entire week. According to floor brokers, they expected hiatus in activity due to limited stocks held by ginners. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rates were steady at previous level.

However, there was demand from some needy mills, but ginners demanded higher rates for their limited cotton stocks. Barring a few deals, which were mostly finalized on high rates, activity on the market remained devoid of enthusiasm.