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Related Keywords: Asian-inspired collections, bedding collection, home fashion industry, jacquard rugs, natural fibers, pillows, rugs, Surya

Surya is the premier one-stop source for area rugs and coordinating home accessories for a broad range of lifestyles and budgets with more than 35 years in the home fashion industry to debut a number of inspired new home accessory collections at the upcoming summer markets. The latest designs will be artfully displayed in Surya’s showroom at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and Las Vegas Market.
 

Related Keywords: jute bag imports, jute bags import, jute industry in India, jute traders

The Indian jute industry at present is beleaguered due to shortage of orders. The industry maintains that dearth of orders has forced it to cut back on production, causing a spate of work suspensions.
 
The Jute Commissioner’s office who had begun investigation against certain mills against whom there were reports of malpractices, said on Monday that the complaints were mainly against the import of jute bags from Nepal and Bangladesh.
 

Related Keywords: Cotton Association of India, cotton price, cotton sowing, cotton yarn export, global demand, kapas, long staple, medium staple, trade

Cotton prices may trade on a mixed note. Forecast of below normal rains, lower sowing, demand from the millers and declining supplies may give support to the prices. However, higher production, lower cotton yarn exports, global demand concerns and comfortable supplies may pressurize prices at higher levels.
 
However, concerns over global demand coupled with higher output last year and weak cotton yarn exports to China capped sharp gains. NCDEX Kapas as well as MCX Cotton futures settled 0.4% and 0.1% higher.
 

Related Keywords: 6th Pay Commission, Additional Plan Assistance, handloom industry, Handloom Silk Factory, innovative measure, J&K Handloom Development Corporation

Minister of State for Industries and Commerce, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, addressing 61st Board of Directors meeting of J&K Handloom Development Corporation announced that diverse innovative measures have been set off to bring in upgradation in the Handloom Industry.
 
To benefit Corporation employees, the sixth Pay Commission was approved with effect from 1st July 2014, besides, agreed in principle to the demand of enhancement in retirement age from 58 to 60 years by the Board.
 

Related Keywords: chemical, dyes, Huntsman Textile Effects, knitted PA fabrics, LANASET, Textile Industry, woven

Huntsman Textile Effects, a leading dyes and chemicals provider to the textile industry and related industries to deliver additional bright shades for woven and knitted polyamide (PA) fabrics, has extended its market leading LANASET, new range of dyes.
 
According to the manufacturer, its tailor-made for polyamide fabrics LANASET PA dyes are said to offer excellent trichromy with perfect tone-on-tone build-up and high flexibility for shade matching.
 

Related Keywords: angora fibre, Caregora, Knitwear, luxury underwear, natural fibre, Naturfasern, rabbit fiber, Textile Industry

NATURFASERN, a renowned German company passionate about sourcing precious natural fibres for the textile industry, and the leading angora specialist, presents Caregora the first selected and certified angora fibre worldwide.

Caregora fiber is finer than cashmere, it is exquisitely soft, lightweight and delicate, and is said to possess the highest heat retention and best moisture-wicking properties of any natural fibre.

Related Keywords: Australian wool clip, Australian wool innovation, Gucci, luxury brand, wool grower, wool price, Woolmark, Zegna brand

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) at its last annual general meeting had announced that the Australian wool clip had increased in value by $800 million in five years. Yet wool growers are struggling to make ends meet.

As the wool price continues to fluctuate at narrow profit levels and the bleeding of producers to other enterprises such as prime lambs continues.

Related Keywords: chiffon, chinnon, clothing range, heritage mill, Himachal Pradesh General Industrial Corporation, Himachal Pradesh government, Nurpur Silk Mill, silk fabric, silk year

Nurpur Silk Mill of Himachal Pradesh has traversed through many ups and downs in the past five decades would be celebrating its golden jubilee this year as the state government has taken up the initiative of reviving the only Silk Mill in the state which is one of the oldest heritage mill situated at Bodh in Nurpur Tehsil of Kangra district.
 

Related Keywords: infrastructural facilities, man-made fibre hub, MMF textile hub, Modernization, skilled manpower, Surat textile entrepreneurs, TUFS

Surat textile entrepreneurs, the country's biggest man-made fibre hub has welcomed the proposal that the government planned to simplify the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) and allocate to it Rs 2,500 crore in this financial year.
 
With the textile industry set to achieve a $50 billion export target, the TUFS scheme is likely to play a major role by improving infrastructural facilities and creating a skilled manpower for the sector. Modernization in the MMF textile hub, which started a few years ago, is geared up to get a major boost in 2014-15.

Related Keywords: branded garment, domestic apparel industry, excise duty, Garment Manufacturing, Indian garment industry, South India Garment Association

With India heading towards GST regime, re-introduction of excise duty on garments will not only lead to huge confusion but a great fall and downsize the garment manufacturing sector. The latest buzz about the return of excise duty on branded garments is worrying the domestic apparel industry.