South Cotabato’s T'nalak weaving is an art form perfected over decades of practice by T'boli women, and only a handful of master weavers can be considered true 'dream weavers', the works of whom are highly valued. T’nalak weaving craft was the spotlight at the National Museum this weekend.
To improve the quality of cotton production in Pakistan, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) on Friday. The MoU will supplement the efforts for mainstreaming production and consumption of BCI cotton in Pakistan.
The initiative also aims in achieving sustainability targets and increase the market access for textile products from Pakistan.
Aptma will be the Programme Promoting Agency within Pakistan to promote the initiative in line with the BCI’s Strategic Plan for the country.
The textile industry of Kazakhstan has gone through a process of sharp cutback over the past decade. Baiterek National Managing Holding and its subsidiaries, Kazakhstan Investment Fund JSC and Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, together with akimat (regional executive) of South Kazakhstan district have found mechanism to put back textile factories in Symkent into working condition.
With the launch of Melange JSC and Utex JSC factories, yarn production capacity will reach 17.8 million metric tons per year, production capacity of finished fabrics - 8.4 million running meters a year.
Pakistan has exported textile made goods worth of $4.6 billion during four months (July-October) of the financial year 2014-2015 as against $4.7 billion of the corresponding period of the previous year registering decline of 1.54 percent due to the ongoing power crisis faced by the textile sector despite receiving GSP plus status from the European Union
Alok Industries, textile major is in view of raising Rs 2,000 crore by selling its UK retail chain, Store 21, and well as land in Mumbai, Vapi and Silvassa over the next two years for which investment bankers have been appointed.
At the moment, the company’s focus is selling all their non-core assets as they are in a consolidation phase and will not expand for at least the next three to four years, said Chief Financial Officer Sunil Khandelwal.
They also have plans to sell its land in Mumbai in the next six months and hope to raise at least Rs 300 crore from this sale.
Spinexpo-Shanghai, leading yarns, knitwear and knitted fabrics trade fair has announced changes in dates for its 25th edition. Its spring/summer 2016 trends and products will be on display at the exhibition that will now take place from 9-11 March 2015 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center.
Spinexpo offers the perfect platform for anyone who concerned with fibres, knitwear and yarns industry in China. The exhibition will attract more than 8500 visitors and 200 exhibitor form different part of the globe.
Mafatlal, the first company to introduce eco-friendly fiber dyed suiting in the school uniform range. Fiber dyed suiting have the advantage of uniformity in shades, high colour depth and retention and offer over 60 shades in fiber dyed suiting range.
The company specializes in high end quality of School Uniform and corporate uniform fabrics and provides a range of polyester cotton blended, polyester viscose blended, polyester wool blended fabrics in more than 3000 designs in shirtings and over 150 shades in suitings.
The textile industry in Russia has an ethical tradition and commands respect in the global market . Though the Russian textile industry faced challenges in the nineties, it is now emerging as a competitive industry. The Russian authorities have invited foreign clothing brands to localize their production in Russia, with new factories being offered long-term tax breaks until 2025, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Yevtukhov said.
The administration in Sughd Oblast, Tajikistan, is disbursing loans and grants to help train women for income-earning opportunities in the textile and handicrafts industry to boost its local eonomy.
As part of its effort to bring more jobs to the oblast, the administration gave two local enterprises loans totalling 200,000 TJS (US $39,300) for the establishment of handicraft teaching centres. These centres are training craftswomen in the arts of carpet weaving and gold embroidery and the production of traditional textiles such as suzanis, satin and adras.
The third edition of Myanmar International Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition (MTF 2014) opened up yesterday is the most professionally and premiere show for the emerging textile manufacturing hub in Myanmar which is jointly organized show by the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) and the Yorkers Trade & Marketing Service Co., Ltd.
