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Related Keywords: Alishan Pakistan, high-end designer wear, Lifestyle Pakistan exhibition, New Delhi, readymade garments, trade potential, Trade development authority of Pakistan

After the encouraging response received from the first lifestyle exhibition held in New Delhi, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will be organizing 2nd edition of Lifestyle Pakistan exhibition “Alishan Pakistan” from September 11-14 in New Delhi.

More than 150 participants are expected to show case their product at the event. The exhibition will showcase top quality of Pakistan’s textiles, including high-end designer wear, lawn, home textile, readymade garments, and fabric. Various furniture houses will also exhibit and sell their products.

Related Keywords: cotton price in india, cotton price in Pakistan, cotton prices, us cotton futures

Cotton prices changed marginally opening the week, yesterday. The US cotton futures closed down 0.05 per cent on the day with the benchmark December contract on ICE Futures at US cents 66.15 per pound, paring losses after sinking near the key support level of US cents 65.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh Prime Minister, plot system for industrial land, Sheikh Hasina, textile centres in bangladesh

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stated that the government has decided to introduce plot system for industrial lands doing away with the system of selling plots on the basis of tender. She was addressing the media during her visit to the Industries Ministry on 24 August.

The PM stated: "Previously, the large industrial lands were being sold at very low price because of tender. People were submitting tenders for the sake of submitting it."

Related Keywords: apparel sector, CII, credit linkage, direct marketing, draft action plan, dyeing sector, policy for manmade fibres, polyester, powerloom weavers, Sripuram Trust, Textile bank, textile park projects, Tirupur textile sector

In response to its draft action plan for apparels sector brought out by the Union Ministry suggestions the CII (Tirupur district council), and Sripuram Trust (a body of textile sector representatives) has put up proposal for creation of a ‘Textile Bank,’ a separate policy for manmade fibres and polyester, a processing zone for dyeing sector, and direct marketing facilities for power loom weavers.

Related Keywords: All Pakistan Textiles Mills Association, experience drop, fabric production, high power consuming sector, pakistan spinning sector, Pakistan textile industry, pakistan weaving industry, textile export, textile trade body

Pakistan’s all high power consuming sectors weaving and spinning registered a drop in exports by 2.37 percent in July due to power supply and instability prevailing in Pakistan. But the share of textiles in total exports of Pakistan has improved to 64 percent in July, according to textile trade body.

Related Keywords: 7 million spindles, Coimbatore textile industry, SITRA, skilled employee, South Indian Mills Association, textile engineering, textile hub

Coimbatore, the textile hub of TamilNadu faces difficulty in finding skilled employees despite of the fact that there are more than 9 institutions in the state that offer technical training in textile engineering. Textile industry is facing acute shortage of skilled employees.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh apparel manufacturer, BGMEA, increase garement imports, Japanese investor, no FDI in readmady sector, readymade garment product

Japanese investors are showing interest in producing basic readymade garment products like pants and shirts. They have also assured of increasing garment imports from Bangladesh, which is strongly opposed by Bangladesh apparel manufacturers that there would be no foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country’s booming readymade sector, claiming that they are capable of manufacturing those, said Reaz bin Mahmood, vice-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

Related Keywords: domestic yarn market, Indian polyester yarn maker, MEG, polyester yarn raw material, PTA, Southern India Mills' Association, Suryalakshmi Cotton Mills

Indian polyester yarn makers are witnessing drop in their margins by about 10-15 percent due to rise in raw material prices by Rs.10-15 a kg in the domestic market. In the domestic market, polyester yarn raw materials prices stand at Rs 115-120 a kg, against Rs 100 a kg three months ago. Prices in the international market stand at Rs 110 a kg.

Related Keywords: Cormo sheep breed, funding campaign in 2011, Kylie Gusset, locally processed wool, Tasmanian Central Highlands sheep, Tasmanian wool producers, Ton of Wool

Kylie Gusset, a yarn entrepreneur based in Victoria with focus on locally produced and hand dyed yarns works with Tasmanian wool producers, started a project called Ton of Wool. Under this project, wool from the Cormo sheep breed is used and Kylie works with the Downie family, the Tasmanian Central Highlands sheep farmers who were the first to breed Cormo's around 1960.

Related Keywords: exports to EU United States, Sri Lankan trade deficit, Sri Lankan trade deficit, textile and garment export

Sri Lankan trade deficit for the six months ended June (1H’14) narrowed 20.1 percent to US $ 3.55 billion, driven by exports which grew by 16.8 percent YoY to Rs. 5.44 billion. However, the imports during 1H’14 edged down by only 1.2 percent YoY to US $ 8.99 billion.