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Related Keywords: ethylene capacity, Sasol, Sasolburg

Sasol Ltd improves the production capacity of its Sasolburg cracker by installing a new ethylene splitter unit, known as Ethylene Purification Unit-5, or EPU5, that was inaugurated Tuesday. With this Sasol has expanded the ethylene production capacity of its 90,000 mt/year ethylene cracker at Sasolburg by debottlenecking cracker.

The move will lead to a downstream rise in production of 47,000 mt/year of polyethylene, Sasol said. The company currently operates a 150,000 mt/year low density polyethylene and 220,000 mt/year linear low density polyethylene plant at its Sasolburg complex.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh, knit exports, woven

The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA) sees knit readymade garment exports likely to exceed wovens again this year in the next couple of months.

Performance of knit exports shows an increase every year and in five months of the current fiscal the average monthly growth is more than 19%.

According to the association, during financial year 2011-12 knit exports share of RMG was 49.69%, whilst wovens amounted to 50.31%. These numbers have changed and in the last fiscal it was 48.69% for knits and 51.31% for wovens.

Related Keywords: Russian, wool export

After a noticeable absence it re-entered the Australian market in 2012. In that year Russia imported one million kilograms of wool, compared with zero the year before.

The Australian Government is now working towards developing the relevant export certification to increase wool exports and meet the opportunities Russia presents.

The Australian Government is working out a deal with Russia to increase wool exports to the former Soviet Union.

Related Keywords: Jharkhand, sericulture, silk production

Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicrafts Development Corporation have decided to take professional help in sericulture to enhance its silk production and also help the country to meet the growing demand.

To further support the effort, Chief Secretary R S Sharma has sanctioned 'Jharcraft' an amount of Rs 10 crore to purchase cocoon and has asked Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicrafts Development Corporation to make extensive efforts in the growth of the sector.

Related Keywords: Greaves cotton, overseas market

Greaves Cotton, farm and construction equipment manufacturer is planning to increase its access into overseas market and to begin with they have recently launched their products in Indonesia, South East Asia (SEA). They will expand their foot prints throughout this region with their customized genset and construction equipment.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh textile industry, incentives, specialized textiles

Bangladesh textile industry faces a stiff competition from Pakistan, China, India and some other cotton producing countries. As an encourage to this sectors and to keep the home textile and specialised textile sectors afloat, the government has decided to provide various types of incentives, as export earnings from the two areas were on constant decline.

As Bangladesh is dependent on import of cotton, they see no other options but to provide incentives to keep the sectors competitive in the global market, said vice chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Shubhashish Bose.

Related Keywords: Cotton market, Pakistan textile industry

Cotton market on Monday continued to remain lifeless as where buyers and sellers moved to the sidelines. The trading activity dipped down to rock bottom and only a few deals transpired. However, prices remained steady and underlying sentiment were also strong.

As a result of this it seems that both buyers and sellers have taken a pause before making their next move.

The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rates were steady at previous level and trading activity on ready counter was slow and restricted.

Related Keywords: Imphal handloom, Manipur, rural artisans

The Imphal Handloom Work shed cum rural showroom, the group which is owned by M Jibonmala Devi is one among several small scale enterprises in Manipur that provides training and employment to rural artisans.

At present, it trains around 40 artisans in making handloom and handicraft products and their final products are displayed in the showroom.

The group has come as a boon for the locals, especially the women folk and the youth, who are able to supplement their family income by utilizing the leisure time.

They are happy as they manage to earn around Rs.7000-8000 per month.

Related Keywords: Keer cotton yarn plant, Moss& Associates

Chinese Keer Group Co. Ltd. has appointed Moss & Associates of Greenville, S.C., to design and build a $218 million cotton yarn plant in the Indian Land community of Lancaster County.

Don Warren, executive vice president of Moss & Associates, said that the work on the facility will begin soon. Their team of design-build professionals will work to deliver the project on schedule and under budget, in a news release about the company’s selection to build the facility.

Related Keywords: British wool, British wool marketing board, wool prices

An increasing level of confidence in the economic outlook across both Europe and the rest of the world is having a positive impact on wool prices with the opening sales of the current selling season showing the improvement in prices was being sustained.

With the strong clearance at British Wool Marketing Board auctions going on, this increased demand can be maintained through the remainder of the 2013/14 selling season.