A new study by the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands claims that fabrics made with spun-dyed black modal fabrics from Lenzing have considerable environmental advantages when compared to conventionally dyed black modal fabrics made in Austria.
The Tamil Nadu Budget, presented by Finance Minister O.Panneerselvam, has laid considerable emphasis on development of agriculture, cotton industry, MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises), and infrastructure sectors.
The proposal for Tamil Nadu Cotton Cultivation Mission to increase cotton product in the state budget 2014-15 would go a long way in achieving self sufficiency in commodity's production in the state, industry said today.
The Tamil Nadu Cotton Cultivation Mission would be launched with an initial outlay of Rs.50 crore to meet the demand for cotton in TN.
The cotton trades flourish to the best in Pakistan, as according to the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rates were steady at previous level and trading on ready counter was fairly moderate. Trading on the cotton market on Thursday remained moderate as spinners and some exporters strived to get hold of any sale offer of quality cotton that came their way.
The exhibition, Nature of Fashion to display the raw materials used for some of the most glamorous clothing from the 1700s to the present day will opens on Saturday at Killerton House, near Exeter and runs until November.
Plants, insects and minerals have been used to weave and colour textiles with floral patterns and other designs from the natural world have been the inspiration for generations of designers and craftsmen.
Common natural plant and animal fibres such as linen, cotton, wool and silk will sit alongside more unusual examples of plant fibres, such as pineapple.
The powerloom industry in Malegaon has seen many ups and downs in its development and it is one of the important industries of Maharashtra. Bearing in mind the past glories and bright future of the powerloom industry in Malegaon, the state government has decided to upgrade plain powerloom in Malegaon which are actually discarded machines.
Axiall Corporation a leading integrated chemicals and building products company as part of Axiall’s growth strategy, on Dec.19, 2013 had announced its intention to find a partner to build the potential cracker. Following which, Axiall Corp. and Lotte Chemical of the Republic of Korea announced that they have inked a 50-50 joint venture agreement for the design, construction, and operation of a proposed 1 million tonne/year ethane cracker to be built in Louisiana.
The Pakistan Apparel Forum (PAF), representing downstream value-added textile industry, on Wednesday has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to consider knitwear and woven garment exporters separately in the sales tax regime from the suppliers of textile products to the local market who work in the undocumented, informal sector and avoid sales tax.
As the government plans to increase sales tax rate on textile industry from the current 2pc to 5pc in the first phase and 17pc in the next has caused a lot of concern among knitwear and woven garment exporters.
The wool market appeared to be finely balanced between supply and demand factors with wools in shorter supply attracting better competition. This week wool auction comprised of 13,700 bales combined both North and South Island.
It witnessed an 83 percent clearance with an overall slightly easier market, mainly driven by a stronger New Zealand dollar compared to last sale on 5th February, according to Mr. John Dawson, General Manager of New Zealand Wool Services International Limited.
Rocio Moreno, a Spanish interior and product designer and founder of Meridiana, a well known interior design firm in Spain, has been working and dealing with artisan in northern India for the past 14 years. These artisans of northern India, hand-weave silk brocades in brilliant colour.
Corser cotton produced in India holds a substantial demand due to its good quality and less labour cost in the Chinese market. Product that is making China loses out in production.
Chairman of South India Mills Association (SIMA) Rajkumar stated the reasons behind China losing out in the production of Corser cotton is according to the International Textile Manufacture Federation (ITMF) report; India is the most competitive country in the world to produce cotton yarn up to thirties, even it is better than Pakistan, Indonesia or any other neighboring Asian countries.
