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Related Keywords: foundation stone, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Ladakh region, Leh, machineries, outmoded Chinese dehairing machine, Pashmina Dehairing plant, Pashmina goats, Pashmina Promotion programme, pashmina wool, Textile Ministry

The Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge), Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday, laid the foundation stone of Pashmina Dehairing Plant at Pashmina Dehairing Plant Complex, Skalzangling, Leh and also launched the Pashmina Promotion Programme (P-3) an effort toward increasing Pashmina wool production.

As Ladakh region produces the finest Pashmina wool (specialty fiber) in the world that has high demand globally. Ladakh region grow about 45 Ton of Pashmina wool every year having population of about 2.50 lakh Pashmina goats in Ladakh region.

Related Keywords: custom clearance at ports, EU and Canada, Free trade agreement, international fairs, MAI, market promotional activities, MDA, TEA, Technology Upgradation Fund, textile exports, Tirupur Exporters Association, Tirupur exports

The Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) at an Exporters' Meet held at Tirupur, Panda made an appeal to take up the issue of 24 X 7 customs clearance at the ports, a proposal announced by the Finanace Minister Arun Jaitley in the budget, to expedite the movement of garments.

Union textile secretary, Sanjay Kumar Panda in response to the appeal made has assured the knitwear garment exporters to take up various issues either confronting them or pending for implementation with the concerned ministries and try to resolve them.

Related Keywords: ASEANS, domestic supplies, export revenue, exporter, garment export, labour productivity, largest apparel manufacturer, material supply, TPP, Vietnamese worker, Vinatex

Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) largest apparel manufacturer and exporter of Vietnam have hit 18 billion US dollars export revenue in the first nine month of this year, a 19 percent increase year-on-year.

According to a report posted on Vinatex's website on Wednesday, during the period, the group alone pocketed some 2.36 billion U.S. dollars from exporting garment, up 16 percent year-on-year.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh home textile, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, bed-sheets, bedcovers, BFTI, cost competitiveness, cushion covers, EPB, GSP facility for Pakistan, Local currency appreciation, negative growth, Pillow covers, political turmoil, raw cotton, rising cost of production, yarn

Bangladesh home textile sector faces negative growth during the first two months of the current fiscal year 2014-15. The major factors which count for blocking the growth of country’s potential home textile exports are European Union GSP facility for Pakistan, appreciation of the local currency against the US dollar and recent political turmoil.

According to Jahangir Alamin, President of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, Bangladeshi-made home textiles are lagging behind Pakistan in terms of cost-competitiveness, one of the major causes of setback.

Related Keywords: 24th edition, fashion show, FDCI, handloom and trade, handloom products, international buyers, Spring-Summer 2015, tribute to Indian handloom weavers, Wills Lifestyle India Fashion week

The 24th edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) spring-summer 2015, kicked off on Wednesday, 8th October. This year the emphasis is more on handloom and trade, an organizer said as there will be buyers from countries like the US, Britain and Japan, as also the Middle East, to boost the business aspect of the event.

Related Keywords: AEPC, Agra apparel manufacturing industry, Agra Development Foundation, Agra industralist, apparel manufacturing park, apparel training and design centre, hand embroidery, population of artisans, Santosh Gangwar, Textile Minister, zardozi

Textile Minister, Santosh Gangwar during his Agra visit recently had announced that an apparel manufacturing park spread over 15 acre of land would be set up in Agra and that bids will be floated very soon for this purpose.

Related Keywords: China, Chinese Ministry of Commerce, wool and wool tops, Wool import quota 2015, wool supply domestic textile companies, worlds largest wool processor

China is reluctant to increase the import quota of wool and wool tops since 2006 even after it became the world's largest wool processor and consumer in recent years. The country relies on imports for more than 75% of its wool supply for domestic textile companies.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has taken the decision to keep next year's import quota of wool and wool tops unchanged from 2014. It will allow a maximum of 287,000 tons of wool to be imported in 2015.

Related Keywords: central government, Chemical and petrochemical manufacturers, continue anti dumping duty, foreign competition, home synthetic textile industry, Mitsubishi, PTA users, Purified terephthalic acid, Reliance

Chemical and petrochemical manufacturers have urged the central government to specifically continue with the anti-dumping duty (ADD) on purified terephthalic acid (PTA), as per Business Standard to protect the home synthetic textile industry from foreign competition.

PTA, a raw material for polyester production, currently attracts ADD of US$23.75-117/ton on its import from China, Korea, Thailand and the European Union.

Related Keywords: Australian wool exchange, Australian wool industry, circular knit wool, finest fiber count, Merino and courser fibers, Nanjing Wool Market Conference, wool price

Wool prices after ending the last selling season continued to remained in a slow, steady declining trend, though with a slight rebound was seen during the last week of the month, according to the Australian Wool Exchange.

The Eastern Market Index ended the month of September, the second in the 2014-2015 selling season, at $4.15 per pound, down $0.10 in the month (2 percent) and about 4 percent season-to-date. During the last week, however, prices increased by $0.06 per pound.

Related Keywords: cellulosic fibers, Chemical and dye innovator, finished textiles and materials, fluorescent whitening agent, Huntsman Textile Effects, Textile mills, UVITEX BHA LIQ, white shade

Huntsman Textile Effects, chemicals and dyes innovator has developed a fluorescent whitening agent that will help textile mills achieve brilliant white shades on cellulosic fibers. The whitener also offers zero risk of greening-off and protection against phenolic yellowing during storage and shipment.