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Textile industry seeks protection from high import growth

The textile industry is seeking the government’s protection from high growth of imports as the sector could not compete in…

5 years ago

Merlin targets to come back on the map as one of biggest textile giant

Merlin, Bulawayo based textile company, which resumed operations this year, primarily targets to bring back Merlin on the map, as…

6 years ago

Bangladeshi yarn makers hit as Indian cotton traders halt shipment

Bangladesh imports 46 percent of natural fibre from India spending about $3 billion a year for local consumption. With the…

6 years ago

Textile body urge to raise imports duty on MMF yarn, cotton fabric

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has urged commerce and textile ministries to raise import duty on man-made fibre…

6 years ago

Import of secondhand clothes continue to clog textile industry

The second-hand clothing has continued to enter the market and now chews a huge chunk of the clothing market. Zimbabwe…

7 years ago

Nigeria spends over $4bn annually importing textiles, readymade clothing

The Director General of Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), Hamma Kwajaffa disclosed this yesterday in Abuja despite government intention in…

8 years ago

Kenyan govt to begin mitumba phase-out plan

The Kenyan government to start implementing a plan from next month to reduce the impact of second-hand clothes on the…

8 years ago

Aptma rejects imposing regulatory duty on import of cotton from India

The recommendation of Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research to impose regulatory duty on import of cotton…

8 years ago

Pashmina shawl gets its status back

For centuries the Pashmina shawl has been one of the major charms of Kashmir. But with cheap imitations of these…

8 years ago

VSF based textile sector faces heat of increased dumping from China

The thriving viscose staple fibre (VSF)-based textile industry, which is facing the heat of increased dumping from China and Indonesia,…

8 years ago