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Related Keywords: accessories, Ackermans and Reebok, agricultural products, Enterprise Mauritian team, expand manufacturing contracts with large retailers, manufacturing in the Indian Ocean country, Mauritian textile and clothing products, promote trade opporunties in textile manufacturing, such as Mr Price, talk with big chains, visit to South Africa

The Enterprise Mauritian team is on their visit to South Africa to promote the country’s trade opportunities in textile manufacturing, accessories, agricultural products and jewellery.

The team landed in Durban on Monday and will be in Johannesburg later this week to talk with big chains, such as Mr Price, Ackermans and Reebok about manufacturing in the Indian Ocean country.

Related Keywords: Apparel One, boost exports, expansion to help make Indonesia, garment company, plan to invest in second factory, push for investment in labour intentive sectors, slowing economy, subsidiary of Bina Busana Internusa, the base for export-oriented products, Triputra Group

Apparel One, a subsidiary of Bina Busana Internusa, a Jakarta-based garments company controlled by tycoon T.P. Rachmat's Triputra Group plans to invest Rp 490 billion ($39 million) in a second factory in Semarang, Central Java, this year.

The plant, which covers a 2.4 hectare-area, would increase Apparel One's total production capacity to 21 million pieces of clothing, with an export value of $100 million per year, Apparel One Indonesia president director Lukman Widjaja said.

The factory will also employ 6,000 workers at the end of the year.

Related Keywords: Algerian Textile Forum, boost sector of textile and leather, domestic market, industrial development strategy, Minister of Industry and Mining Abdessalam Bouchouareb, on projects in textile industry, poorly exploited, public private partnership agreements, sign by June, textile industry to regain its position

Minister of Industry and Mining Abdessalam Bouchouareb, in his address at the Algerian Textile Forum held on Monday in Algiers said that the Government's industrial development strategy aims at boosting the sector of textile and leather, which represents a market of US$4 billion in Algeria, but very "poorly exploited.

Related Keywords: activate PTA, AGOA, cotton, enhance the bilateral trade relations, especially textile, exchange of international exhibitions and delegations, Mauritius mulling to sign FTA with Pakistan, Mauritius gateway to African countries, Mauritius huge scope for Pakistani products

Mauritius has huge scope for Pakistani products, especially textiles, cotton cosmetics, cereals, pharmaceutical and plastic, and these marvelous opportunities must be tapped also as Mauritius is a gateway to African countries.

High Commissioner of Mauritius Yusuf Elahee while talking to Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Mian Humayun Parvez during his visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber state that Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) was signed in 2007 between the two countries but no efforts were made to enhance the bilateral trade relations.

Related Keywords: Assessments will be carried out across the textile value chain, consumer products retailer Target Corporation, International Finance Corporation, launches program, member of World Bank Group, operate with better energy and water efficiency, partnership with global apparels, supplier factories in Vietnam, to improve resource efficiency

International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group in partnership with global apparels and footwear company VF corporation and consumer products retailer Target Corporation has launched a program aiming to improve resource efficiency at their supplier factories in Vietnam.

Many Vietnamese factories are expected to operate with better energy and water efficiency under a program. Under the first phase of this program, energy and water efficiency assessments will be conducted at about 30 factories over the next 12 months.

In China, semi-dull FDY70D/24F prices rolled over in the first week of March while FDY40D were up US cents 8 a kg.

Nylon DTY 70D/24F prices were stable while 30D/10F prices were down US cents 7 a kg on the week.

Monofilament 30D prices remained unchanged while 1.5D staple fiber was steady during the week.

With recovering caprolactum and firmer nylon chips, nylon filament yarn prices were range bound on cost pressure, but hike of prices met sharp resistance.

Related Keywords: caprolactum price, nylon chips prices, nylon filament yarn prices, Nylon prices, nylon prices in China

In China, liquid good jumped up US$70 a ton in the first week of March while solid goods offer was up US$10 a ton.

Asian markers, the SE and FE markers gained US$30 a ton on the week.

Sinopec revised its March contract nomination to US$1,530 a ton for liquid goods while DSM Nanjing announced March nomination at US$1,580 a ton for liquid goods.

Related Keywords: benzene prices, caprolactum price, caprolactum price in China, Nylon prices

Related Keywords: ainaugurated by Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Brazil South Africa, buying representative, Carpet Export Promotion Council of India, from US, India Carpet Expo, Leading and reputed buyers, other European Countries visited expo, U.K., witnessed awe inspiring presence of overseas buyer

The 31st India Carpet Expo inaugurated on 11th March, by Honorable Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge), Santosh Kumar Gangwar witnessed the overwhelming presence of 400 overseas buyers in first 3 days in addition to 325 buying representatives, informed The Carpet Export Promotion Council Of India (CEPC).

Leading and reputed buyers from US, U.K., Brazil South Africa, & other European Countries who visited the Expo, were very much impressed with the display of various Handmade Carpets and other floor coverings.

Related Keywords: carpet manufacturers in India, Handmade Carpets exporters, India Carpet Expo 2016, Indian handmade carpet industry, Minister of state for textiles, Overseas textile Buyers, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, The Carpet Export Promotion Council of India

The 31st Edition of India Carpet Expo which was inaugurated on 11th March, by Honorable Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge), Santosh Kumar Gangwar, in the august presence of Virender Singh, Member of Parliament from Bhadohi, Rashmi Verma, IAS, Secretary (Textiles), Dr. K. Gopal, IAS, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) and other Senior Govt. Officials from the Central and State Governments.

Related Keywords: fair price of B Twill sacking, IJMA, increased trader limits, jute bags for government supply, Jute Commissioner, reduced stock limits of mills, revised, revised price indicates, state and Centre failed to stem continuous rise in raw jute price

The fair price of B-Twill sacking (jute bags) for government supply has been revised from Rs 86,000 to Rs 86,789 a tonne. This was announced in January by the Jute Commissioner’s office. Revising the price gives clear indication that steps taken by the both state and centre has failed to stem continuous rise in the raw jute price since last few months.

Sources in the jute industry said that JC may have revised the price to encourage IJMA to pull out of the case against the fair price order of January 2016.