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Related Keywords: cotton industry, Pakistan cotton yarn export

Despite overall decline Pakistan cotton yarn exports, it still stands in the one-billion-dollar club. During the first half of this fiscal year, with stiff competition going on in the world markets, Pakistan cotton yarn exports managed to cross one billion dollar mark. Exporters told Business Recorder on Friday that there are only four sectors, with a turnover of over $1 billion during the first half of this fiscal year and cotton yarn is one of them.

Related Keywords: cotton farmer, Cotton Made in Africa, Cotton market

The Aid by Trade Foundation has come up with a win-win solution for clothing suppliers and African cotton farmers; it follows an innovative approach in development cooperation. The Cotton made in Africa Initiative follows the principles of “social business”; this is aid by trade, helping people to help themselves by means of commercial activities. The African smallholder farmers who have joined this initiative are partners on an equal footing.

Related Keywords: cotton textile, Pakistan textile industry

Punjab-based textile industry unable to operate to the fullest capacity, due to the prevailing energy crisis, despite holding the GSP plus status from the EU since January 2014. This province is a major contributor to cotton production, which the textile industry consumes by and large and strengthens the rural economy.

Related Keywords: non apparel textile, Surat exporter

Surat biggest man-made fabric (MMF) sector in India is all set to increase the exports of non-apparel fabrics to the United States of America. Surat exports around Rs 1,100 crore worth of non-apparel fabric to Pakistan, West Asia and the USA. But the export percentage to the USA is quite low compared to Pakistan and West Asia. See the current trend for non-apparel MMF products in the US, the Suart exporters are focusing at the United States of America market.

Related Keywords: Blumer n Lumb, joint venture, manufacturing unit, Shandong Ruyi, Taylor n Lodge

Bulmer & Lumb Group Ltd a British textile manufacturer has joint ventured with the giant Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co Ltd based in Shandong province of China for its Taylor & Lodge manufacturing unit at Albert Street.

Bulmer & Lumb with an excellent reputation built on the careful selection and control of raw materials together with continual investment in the latest equipment. In 2005 the group owns the world renowned Taylor and Lodge in Huddersfield. The workers at Taylor & Lodge who are world-renowned for their quality craftsmanship and cutting-edge work.

Related Keywords: Alpek SAB, polyester, polyethylene

Alpek SAB (ALPEKA), the petrochemicals arm of Mexican conglomerate Alfa, engages in the production of polyethylene and polypropylene. Its main products include PAT, PET, polypropylene, expandable polyethylene, and polyester fiber. The company has 20 facilities with an installed capacity of 5.8Mt/y in three countries: Argentina, the US and Mexico, its revenue dropped the most on record after missing earnings estimates on weaker-than-expected margins on polyester, its biggest product.

Related Keywords: handloom product, Pochampally IKAT art Mela

Pochampally IKAT art Mela , a handloom products exhibition has been organized by Pochampally Handloom park. Textile designers and world famous weavers of Pochampally will be displaying their designer saris and appearls, handicrafted designer sarees, dress materials, hand bags.

A colour ful range of fabrics like home textile to apparel fabrics, stoles , scraves, and sarees in silk and Cotton, duppatas, table mats, covers, cotton shirts and; Kurtis many more on display.

Related Keywords: handloom sector, RRR package

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has approved the Revival, Reform and Restructuring (RRR) package for the handloom sector to benefit about 1,500 additional apex and primary weavers cooperative societies. The implementation period of the Revival, Reform and Restructuring (RRR) package for the handloom sector has been given extension of two months (up to February 28,2014), informed the Ministry of Textiles in a press release on Wednesday. Earlier the last date of implementation period of this scheme was December 31, 2013.

Related Keywords: Cotton cultivation mission, Tamil Nadu cotton industry

The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced its plans to launch a Tamil Nadu Cotton Cultivation Mission, to increase the cultivation of cotton crop to 6 lakh acres in the next five years with an initial outlay of Rs.50 crore to meet the demand for cotton in TN, as the production of cotton within the State is inadequate. This mission would focus on higher productivity and production.

Related Keywords: cotton industry, cotton trading

Cotton futures eased on Thursday in heavy trading, receding from the 6-month highs, beleaguered from the rolling of closely-watched commodities index funds. Volumes were heavy throughout the session as traders moved positions from the March contract into May.

The most-active May cotton contract on ICE Futures U.S. edged down 0.27 cent, or 0.3 percent, to settle at 88.58 cents a lb.
The spot March contract fell more sharply, finishing down 0.77 cent, or 0.9 percent, at 87.60 cents a lb.