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Related Keywords: before formation of Malaysia, collapse of textile talks, export quota from Britain, issued a single quota, Singapore and Malaya, Textile exports from Pakistan

Singapore and Malaya received separate export quotas from Britain, before the formation of Malaysia. In 1964, after Singapore had become part of the new nation, Britain decided to issue a single quota for Malaysia. A verbal spat broke out between Singapore and Malaysia's central government after Singapore Finance Minister Goh Keng Swee blamed Kuala Lumpur for the collapse of textile talks between Britain and Malaysia.

He lashed out at the central government for wanting to give the lion's share of British quotas for textile exports to Malaysian states other than Singapore.

Related Keywords: available at its sales outlets, boost income of weavers, Craft council of India, expand market, familiarize khadi among next generation, Gandhigram Trust, GT, Madurai and Dindigul, natural dye khadi sari, other textile material, roped in textile design experts, tap high end textile market

Gandhigram Trust (GT) to make available its natural dye Khadi saris and other textile materials in its sales outlets in Madurai and Dindigul as it plans to tap high-end natural dye textile market in the southern districts.

The main objective of making natural dye saris in modern designs is to familiarize Khadi products among the next generation apart from expanding market base and boost income of weavers, said trust secretary R. Sivakumar.

Their showrooms in Dindigul and Madurai will be displaying their natural dye Khadi products.

Related Keywords: best gateway, clothes and clothing accessories, cost-effective FTZ in UAE, cotton, fabrics, fast-track licensing and registration, gain foothold in dynamic middle east region, including textiles, lucrative markets, Pakistani industries, Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone, raw materials

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) is one of the fastest growing and most cost-effective free trade zones in the UAE and today is home to some 8,000 companies from over 100 countries, representing more than 50 industry sector. It is the best gateway for Pakistani industries to gain foothold in the dynamic Middle East region and lucrative markets in Africa, Europe and South Asia.

Related Keywords: boost profitability, expand sewing capacity, Garment exporter, knit garment sector, Northern Tosrifa Group, produces knitwear, raising capital from public, reduce carbon footprint, self sufficient in fabric colouring, set up eco friendly dyeing unit, take advantage of export growth, Tosrifa Industries

Northern Tosrifa Group’s unit Tosrifa Industries, a garment exporter located in Tongi in Gazipur, produces knitwear such as polo shirts, T-shirts and tank-tops plans to set up an eco-friendly dyeing unit by raising capital from the public, to become self-sufficient in fabric colouring and boost profitability.

The company also plans to expand its sewing capacity by adding some 500 sewing machines.

Related Keywords: being modernized, blended yarn, e Anna Cooperative Spinning Mill, hi-tech park in Andipatti, improve production and quality, manufactures cotton yarn, Minister for Handlooms and textiles, set up, test cotton sample, ultra modern quality control lab

The Anna Cooperative Spinning Mill manufactures cotton yarn and blended yarn located in Tamil Nadu is being modernized to improve production and quality of yarn would involve cost to the tune of Rs.30.3 crore, said S. Gokula Indira, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles during her inspection for modernization work at the mill on Friday.

The Tamil Nadu government had granted Rs.148 crore to modernize six cooperative spinning mills in the State.

Related Keywords: availability of limited working capital, continued making need based buying, cotton price, KCA, maintain stabilility, medium size textile mills, Pakistan cotton makret

With cotton price maintaining stability, many medium-size textile mills continued to make need-based buying on day-to-day basis due to availability of limited working capital with them, a dealer said on Saturday.

In the local markets, trade turnover of cotton remained moderate at 5,900 bales (of 155 kilogram each).

Majority of the trade deals were made for a few hundred cotton bales across the country, said a broker at Karachi Cotton Exchange.

Related Keywords: annual trade exhibition in Egypt, Cairo International Fair, contiue to increase, double digit, Egypt, handicrafts, included yarn, Indonesian batike, Indonesian goods exported, Textile, to entry Egyptian market, value of Indonesian exports

The demand for Indonesian goods is pretty high in Egypt, said Indonesian Ambassador to Egypt Nurfaizi Suwandi on the sidelines of the Cairo International Fair (CIF), the largest annual trade exhibition in Egypt and hence they are committed to continue increasing their exports to Egypt.

The primary Indonesian goods exported to Egypt included yarn, textile, handicrafts, crude palm oil (CPO), coffee, tea, paper, tires, electronic devices, and vehicle spare parts as per Indonesian embassy’s trade attaché in Cairo.

Related Keywords: AATCC, alternative non-fluorine solutions, Archroma, cellulosic fibers and blends, color and specialty chemical company, cotton, made from polyester, nature friendly water repellent, Oeko-Tex Standard, polyamide, protection for outdoor clothing, Smarttrepel Hydro

Archroma is a global color and specialty chemicals company committed to innovation, world-class quality standards, high service levels, cost-efficiency and sustainability brings century old experience in dyes and chemicals to the world by introducing a “nature-friendlier” water repellent protection for outdoor clothing, called Smartrepel Hydro, for textiles made from polyester, polyamide and cotton.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh textile industry, BCA, BTMA, buyer and suppliers, cheap and competitive rate, cotton prices, dependent on import fibres, enhance relations, export oriented readymade garment factory, Global cotton summit Bangladesh, make rules industry friendly, produce little quantity of cotton, require huge amount, spinning mills

Bangladesh textile industry is dependent on import of fibres from foreign countries, thus the government need to take steps for making the rules industry-friendly, said Jahangir Alamin, former president of Bangladesh Textiles Mills Association (BTMA) addressing a session titled “Bangladesh Spinning Industry in Next Decade” at the Global Cotton Summit Bangladesh-2015 that began in the capital to enhance relations between buyers and suppliers of the product.

Related Keywords: cotton carded, cotton cloth, cotton yarn, export of bedwear, export of textile made ups, Pakistan Bureau of statistic data, Pakistan textile and clothing exports, total export, towels, value added products, witnessed downward trend

Pakistan textile and clothing exports during July-February had witnessed a nominal increase of just 0.47 percent as proceeds reached $9.179bn as compared to $9.136bn a year ago. But in February 2015 it has plunge to $1.087 billion compared to $1.119bn a year ago, a decline of 2.91 per cent, as per Pakistan Bureau of Statistics data on Friday.

Product-wise details show that export of low value-added products, such as cotton yarn, dropped by 0.69pc; cotton cloth 15.47pc; cotton carded 89.25pc; yarn other than cotton yarn 30.88pc and art silk 23.21pc.