Over 10.132 million bales of cotton have arrived in 2017-18 season at various ginneries in Pakistan, as on December 1, 2017, up 3.62 per cent over arrival of 9.778 million bales during the corresponding period of last season, according to the latest fortnightly report on cotton arrivals, released by Pakistan Cotton Ginners’ Association (PCGA). In the major cotton producing province of Punjab, total cotton arrivals decreased by 0.83 per cent year-on-year to 6.107 million bales, according to th

Denim manufacturers in India, led by the New Delhi based Denim Manufacturers Association (DMA), have requested the Central government to immediately announce increased support in the form of some enhancement in present duty drawback rates and extending some more benefits under various schemes such as ROSL, MEIS, Focus Product, Focus Market, etc. The denim fabric manufacturing industry, which used to be the sunrise industry in the entire textile value chain of India, is currently under stress

The West Bengal directorate of textiles recently decided to set up a mega carpet cluster at Malgaon village in Kaliaganj block of West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district where weavers have been stitching Banarasi-style carpets since the 1980s with little recognition. Work will start after the government approves the nearly-complete detailed project report. About 300 women weave carpets in that village at present under the Malgaon Handloom Cluster Development Society, formed in 2009. Beside

The Telangana state government recently directed all district collectors to take stringent action against sale and supply of unapproved herbicide tolerant (HT) cotton variety developed by Monsanto and directed them to immediately destroy the produce. The state is concerned over widespread cultivation of this genetically-engineered cotton seed by farmers. State principal secretary C Parthasarathi, in his letter to district collectors, said the cotton variety under the commercial name Round-up

According to the newly published World Trade Statistical Review 2017 by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the current dollar value of world textiles and apparel exports by top ten countries totalled US$ 246 billion and US$ 384 billion respectively in 2016, decreasing by US$ 22 billion and US$ 3 billion respectively from a previous year. China remained the top exporter of textiles in 2016, with a 37% share of world exports, even though its exports declined by 3%. The next biggest exporters w

Kern-Liebers Textile, a leading Germany based producer of a range of high quality parts and components for high-performance knitting systems for the textiles industry, offers needles for virtually all machines, which are used for the production of socks. The needles from Kern-Liebers meet the OEM specifications of the global market leader Lonati. All components have in common: highest quality, long service life and cost effectiveness They fulfil highest demands in terms of quality, are highly

Pakistan's Punjab provincial government, with the assistance of US firm Monsanto, is to introduce new climate-smart and high-yield cotton seed varieties, aiming to increase the per-hectare yield in the province. However, the country’s textile industry and farmers’ representatives are concerned that this and other initiatives will only make a difference if government officials work harder to ensure new seed is delivered to growers. Dr Sagheer Ahmad, director of the Punjab government-run cotton

Vietnam’s garments and textile industry is approaching the export target of US$31 billion set for this year. Economists predict the sector will continue to prosper next year. In 2016 and early 2017, orders from Vietnam’s partner countries fell sharply. In response, domestic garment and textile enterprises have increased their investment in improved production systems, designed more competitive products, and sought new markets. As a result, by the end of the third quarter the sector had ear

Experts and trade leaders on Thursday demanded the same facilities including bonded warehouse scheme the readymade garment sector now enjoy for all other sectors to facilitate export diversification and boost economic growth of the country. Non-RMG exports ranged between $5 billion and $7 billion a year during 2013-17 but effective special bonded warehouse could have boosted the exports by $1.5 billion a year, they said. At a roundtable discussion on modernisation of SBW scheme to ensure e

Australia's economy grew 0.6 percent in the third-quarter, as business investment lifted despite weak household spending, reflecting the divergence between the two segments, official data showed Wednesday. The quarterly expansion took the annual rate of growth to a healthy 2.8 percent, slightly below expectations but broadly in line with the central bank's forecasts, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed. "The solid 0.6 percent growth outcome in the September quarter nat