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Related Keywords: Cashmere wool

In 18th and early 19th century, Kashmir had a thriving industry producing shawls from goat imported from Tibet and Tartary through Ladakh. But in current times, Beijing has become the largest producer of raw Cashmere wool and their share of production is estimated to be ten thousand metric tons per year against 100 tons from Ladakh. Mongolia produces more than 3000 tons while Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and other central Asian republics produce lesser amounts. Their overall annual production is estimated to be between 15000-20000 tons.

Related Keywords: Bangleashi apparel export, readymade garment

The Bangladeshi apparel exporters are also facing arduous conditions, especially in respect of compliances of work-place safety and labour rights, both from their traditional exporting destinations the EU and the US. The apparel makers need to adopt market diversification move without compromising the existing safety-compliance issues for the sake of greater sustainability of the industry.

In fact, the country's readymade garment (RMG) exporters have no other alternative but to diversify their markets in order to reduce dependency on limited markets.

Related Keywords: India clothing and textile trade show

India is in its 8th year of Clothing and Textile trade show will display latest collection to the South African buyers. The ranges on display, from more than 30 reputable manufacturers, will include women’s wear, menswear, children’s wear, scarves, home and apparel fabrics as well as made-ups. With top class clothing, textile, footwear and leather manufactures from India.

Related Keywords: cotton bale

APTMA Punjab, chairman has urged the Indian Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Textile Industry and Cotton Export Corporation India to make certain strict vigilance on Indian side of Wagha border to strengthen trade Confidence-Building Measures (CBM) in the interest of trade relations of Pakistan and India, as it is found an abnormal weight variation of cotton bales being imported from India through Wagha border.

Related Keywords: Bangladeshi textile industry, BGMEA lab

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is the apex trade body that represents the export oriented woven, knit and sweater garment manufacturers and exporters of the country. BGMEA, apart from establishing a healthy business environment between the manufacturers, exporters and importers in the process ensuring a steady growth of the country has gone ahead to set up the laboratory as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

Related Keywords: CEMS-Global, multinational exhibition, SriLankan textile industry

CEMS-Global USA, in the span of 22 years has made a commendable presence as a MULTINATIONAL Exhibition Organizer of the region with operations in over 7 countries. The textile and apparel industry of South Asia has the key position in the export sector.

Related Keywords: cotton seed, Pakistan cotton production

The Pakistan government having set cotton production target is now working out strategy to make available quality seed to it cotton growers. A joint strategy by Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department (FSC&RD), Ministry of National Food Security and Research and Seed Association of Pakistan (SAP) is being developed for availability of quality cotton seed for Kharif 2014-15.

Related Keywords: Pakistan cotton market

The Cotton markets having failed to generate significant trade turnover in recent days, the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) decided to revise the spot rate which was revised down by Rs50 per maund (37.324 kilograms) to Rs6,850 per maund.

Earlier, the KCA kept its cotton spot rate unchanged for the five working days at Rs6,900 per maund.

However, the revision in the KCA rate failed to lift trading activities. The cotton markets remained hostage of low trading activities.

Related Keywords: cotton yarn, duty exemption

The Pakistan government is contemplating over removing duty exemption on the import of cotton yarn of which the Ministry of Textiles has asked the stakeholder to give in their feedback. As, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has recommended to the Ministry of Textiles imposition of import duty on cotton yarn, the sources said.

Textile mill-owners urging against pulling out duty exemption on the import of cotton yarn, as their respective body has approached the Ministry of Textiles for the withdrawal of duty exemption, industry sources said on Saturday.

Related Keywords: wool market

After the recent downward pressure faced at the wool market, this week's auction of 7300 bales of South Island wool saw a firm to dearer market with an 86 per cent clearance rate. A continual flow of buyer interest with limited volumes of desirable wool types combined to balance the wool market

John Dawson, general manager of New Zealand Wool Services International Limited's said that the weighted indicator for the main trading currencies lifted slightly by 0.58 per cent, compared to the February 20 sale.