It's an irony that Coimbatore district, known as the textile hub of the state, faces acute shortage in skilled employees for the textile industry. With more than 9 institutions offering technical training in textile engineering in the city, companies still find it very difficult to get skilled employees."Even though the city has an install capacity of 7 million spindles in comparison to Maharashtra's 4.5 million and Gujarat's 3 million, the textile profession is losing its popularity. In the la

The domestic garment and textile sector has to import a large quantity of cotton as the country's cotton output met only 1 per cent of local producers' demand. Ho Thi Kim Thoa, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, told a conference on the garment and textile industry here on Wednesday that the sector lacked cotton because the total land area planted to the crop in Viet Nam was reduced from 30,000 ha to 10,000 ha. Cotton has been the industry's principal raw material, and Viet Nam needs

Pakistan’s textile exports plunged by over 2 per cent in the first month (July) of the ongoing fiscal year (2014-2015) apparently due to the power crisis in the country that affected the industrial production. The country exported textile made commodities worth $1.169 billion during July 2014 as against $1.198 billion of the corresponding month of the previous year, registering a decrease of 2.37 per cent in one year, showed the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Thursday. Thi

Sri Lanka's trade deficit narrowed substantially this year thanks to increased demand for clothing exports to the United States and Europe, the island's central bank said Thursday. Exports jumped 16.8 percent to $5.44 billion in the first six months of calendar 2014 compared to the same period last year, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said. Imports meanwhile declined 1.2 percent to $8.99 billion compared to the same period last year, the bank said. Overall, the trade gap reduced from $4.

The parliamentary standing committee said no more jute mills would be sold through Privatization Commission. The decision came from a meeting of parliamentary standing committee on textiles and jute ministry at the Parliament building on Thursday. The meeting decided that the ministry would be authorized for selling any jute mills from now on if they need. The parliamentary standing committee, chaired by Saber Hossain Chowdhury, also recommended bringing back the mills which were alread

The garment workers of a factory at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) yesterday staged demonstration protesting a sudden shut down notice of their factory. The Atlantic Garments authorities yesterday hung a notice on the factory gate, stating that the factory would be laid off from September 1, 2014. Around 350 workers of the factory staged a demonstration on the factory premises and abstained from work for an hour protesting the decision. Upon receiving information, police rushe

While we may have chic fall looks on the brain right now, we still want to make the most of the season—and that means maximizing outfit potential on date night. Perhaps Diane Kruger is on the same page, since she stepped out in New York City this week wearing this effortlessly flawless look that would be perfect for some quality time with the SO. For a look that rides the fine line of flirtatious but is not fussy and overdressed, Josh Jackson's longtime girlfriend counterbalanced a paisle

India has evinced interest in reviving and expanding operations of Rift Valley Textile Company Ltd (Rivatex) located in Eldoret town of Uasin Gishu County in Kenya. If the Indian Government okays the proposal, the Export-Import Bank of India will provide funding totaling to Sh7.9 billion, for the planned expansion of the textile company, the Star reported.India will sign a financing agreement with the Kenyan Government for expansion of Rivatex, once the former is convinced of the textile firm's

India could topple China as the world's largest cotton grower next year as farmers plant the the biggest area ever, boosting production to near-record levels, according to the Cotton Association of India. The harvest is estimated at 39.63 million bales of 170 kg each, or 6.74 million tonnes (mt), in the season starting October 1, the association said in its first prediction for 2014-2015. That's more than the 6.04 mt estimated for India by the International Cotton Advisory Committee and the 6

The newly-inaugurated laboratory is equipped with the-state-of-the-art facilities to provide physical and restricted substances testing for the entire range of apparel and textile products and restricted substances testing for footwear products. The presence of SGS here will contribute to and strengthen the local apparel industry's ability to attain a Global standard and acceptability.Textile and Garment Industry in CambodiaCambodia remains the hub of ready-made garment exports to European and U