Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh meets US parliamentarians and businesses to discuss measures to boost bilateral economic and trade ties as Vietnam would continue to coordinate with the US and other parties to step up negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
High speed tricot technology from Karl Mayer has been proposed as a perfect model for the sari industry, as warp-knitted burnt-out fabrics can be produced very efficiently and are generally more supple than the woven versions – characteristics that have been generating a strong demand for them from sari producers for some time now.
In the latest sample from Karl Mayer, the decorative textile features oriental pattern motifs in a filigree construction, which were placed all over the lightweight ground – a traditional sari design produced on a high-tech machine.
The 18th Ningbo International Fashion Festival a classical brand exhibition to be held in October with "Creative Ningbo, Eastern Fashion" being its subject. Fashion Ningbo endeavors to offer textile and garment enterprises highly efficient and convenient exhibitions and a communication platform.
It is learned from the organizing committee that the exhibition invitation work is well under way for the fashion fair, the major event of the festival. So far, over 95% of the exhibition booths have been booked.
First meeting has been organized September 17 where e-tailer Flipkart officials will be interacting with the weavers of Kashi to understand each other and also discuss various issues related to handloom sector, said Tapan Sharma, deputy director, Weavers' Service Centre (WSC).
This will be the first meeting after an MoU signed between the e-tailer Flipkart and the development commissioner (handlooms) under the Ministry of Textiles to start a pilot project in Varanasi wherein the e-tailer will source handloom materials from local weavers.
The Podar family, which owns the defunct Shakti mills in Mahalaxmi, had earlier this year submitted the petition seeking renewal of the lease with the state government have told the Bombay High Court that their revival plans for the mill should not be derailed by such "stray incidents".
Submitting a revival plan for the mill that stopped functioning more than 30 years ago, the Podar family said that it will set up a weaving unit, including warehouses, which will provide immediate employment to 180 people.
Vinatex, Vietnam's top textiles and garment maker gets approval to sell a combined 24 percent stake to two domestic property firms, among them Vingroup, ahead of the state-run firm's IPO next week. Vinatex will sell 10 percent to Vingroup, the country's third-biggest listed firm by market value, and 14 percent to the unlisted Vietnam Investment Development Group, Vinatex said.
Kenyan textile industry was flourishing in the 1980s before the influx of ‘mitumba’ into the country. Companies such as Rivatex offered jobs and clothed Kenyans in new clothes while Cotton farming in Nyanza and Western gave farmers a livelihood and provided cotton for the sector. This labour intensive value chain employed many Kenyans and significantly contributed to the fiscal revenue through taxes payable by the companies. Liberalisation policies followed a short while later and killed the sector.
Sri Lanka and China both anticipate that Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the island tomorrow, a first by a Chinese head of state in 28 years, will expand cooperation and ties in trade and economy between the two countries.
According to the government of Sri Lanka, both countries in recent years have developed increasingly closer economic and trade relations and a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries will boost Sri Lanka's future development.
The Italian textile technology training centre to start in India, it will open up new business opportunities for the Indian market. The agreement to set up training centre was signed about two year ago between the DKTE’S Textile & Engineering Institute in Ichalkaranji in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra and Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT).
A three-day jute fair organised by Jute Diversification Promotion Center (JDPC) in collaboration of the district administration for reviving the golden fibre’s past glory ended on upbeat note at Barisal Ashwini Kumar Hall yesterday night.
The fair which housed 17 stalls was inaugurated by the acting divisional commissioner Md Ibrahim on Thursday.
JDPC Monitoring and Extension Executive Mozahidul Islam said that they had succeeded in holding the fair because it had created huge interest among the public. Moreover, diversified jute products were sold up to the mark.
