Fast rising cotton yarn exports may be coming on slow track, albeit for short time, as prices have shot up significantly. China is the biggest importer of Indian cotton yarn and have now reduced their imports from India and are waiting for prices to soften up a bit before they start buying heavily. According to data by Directorate General of Foreign Trade, registration of cotton yarn exports was down to 104.913 million kgs in the month of August compared to 139.745 million kgs in July. T

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sam Pai, Chairman, China Sonangol Group. The agreement mandates China Sonangol International Pte. Ltd. to set up a crude oil refinery in Dubai. The state-of-the-art refinery will process end products for domestic use as well as targeted international markets. For this purpose, a project consortium will

Confederation of Indian Textile Industry has requested government to restore export benefits under focus market scheme. Confederation of Indian Textile Industry has requested government to restore export benefits under focus market scheme and incremental export Incentivisation scheme on cotton yarn. Reacting to a recent notification No.43(RE-2013)/2009-2014 dated September 25th issued by Directorate general of Foreign Trade (DGFT) withdrawing these benefits on certain products including c

Cotton yarn exports could double to hit a new milestone of 2,000 million kg this year due to a dramatic shift in Chinese policy on textile raw material import, which promotes purchase of yarn over cotton. Indicating high demand from abroad, the registration for yarn exporters with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) jumped 50 per cent to 593 million kg in the first five months of the financial year from 397.2 million kg a year ago. The increase in yarn export will not only raise t

Cotton pickers line up on Sept 1 to board a special train that will carry them from Xuchang, Henan province, to two-month jobs in Kuytun, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. NIU SHUPEI / FOR CHINA DAILY Every fall, Yang Qizhi treks thousands of miles from Henan province to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to pick cotton. For the past eight years, the 52-year-old has earned about 13,000 yuan ($2,120) for two months of work picking cotton in Xinjiang during harvest. Her monthly inc

Kuwait's crude oil exports to China more than doubled in August from a year earlier to mark a seven-month high of 1 million tons, equivalent to around 237,000 barrels per day (bpd), the latest government data showed. Surging by 101.2 percent on the year, the volume was the highest since January, when Kuwait's crude shipments to the world's second-biggest energy consumer reached 1.09 million tons (258,000 bpd), according to the General Administration of Customs. In an exclusive interview

The area under Bt cotton cultivation in the country has rapidly increased from 29,000 hectares in 2002 — when commercial cultivation of the variety was permitted to — 11.2 million hectares in 2012, according to biotechnology experts. Participating at an interaction programme organised by the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bangalore on Monday, Biotechnology and Integrated Pest Management Consultant T.M. Manjunath said Bt cotton now accounts for 94.75 per cent of the country’s entire cotto

Thousands of garment workers have taken to the streets in Bangladesh in another day of protests. More than 100 factories were forced to shut for a third day on Monday due to the widespread protests as workers demanded higher wages and better working conditions. Bangladesh's clothing industry exported about $20bn (?12.5bn) worth of ready made garments last year. But workers argue that they have not benefitted from the phenomenal growth of the sector. Source: BBC World News.

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Fabrics made from recycled polyester, crushed oyster shell and nano-tech particles were among the offerings in the Fashion Theater at the California Market Center in Los Angeles during a two-day business matchmaking session organized by the Taiwan Textile Federation. The Aug. 22–23 event featured 17 exhibitors representing Taiwanese mills. Taiwan is well known for its synthetic fibers and its recycled polyester fabrics, and several of the exhibitors show their collections at Outdoor Retail