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Related Keywords: All India Federation of Handloom Organisation, Handloom weaving, union textile ministry

The All-India Federation of Handloom Organisations (AIFHO) has launched a nationwide satyagraha. It would begin at Gajendragad of Gadag district and pass through Koppal, Raichur, and Bagalkot districts, covering 200 km. The Union Textile Ministry’s step to redefine the handloom sector has become a cause of concern for handloom weavers.

Handloom weavers in the State are now holding awareness meetings as part of their agitation.

Related Keywords: import of textile, textile lining material

Pakistan has imposed new customs value on import of textile lining material from China It is learnt here on Monday that the Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has issued a new valuation, which has superseded Valuation Ruling No 483/2012. According to the ruling, the customs value of textile lining material was earlier determined vide Valuation Ruling No 483/2012, dated 25-10-2012. The Directorate has fixed $3 per kg as new customs value on import of textile lining material from China.

Related Keywords: fashion retailer, Groupon, ideeli

Groupon, a part of its expansion plan has acquired online flash sales fashion retailer ideeli to expand in the apparel sector. Groupon announced on Monday that they have paid paid $43 million in cash for ideeli and closed the deal successful.

Ideeli will maintain its headquarters in New York and will continue to operate as a separate website. Ideeli started in 2007 and was part of a group of so-called flash sales companies that specialized in fast, daily online events that offered heavily discounted fashion apparel in limited supply.

Related Keywords: RMKV, silk saree

RmKV, Chennai-based 89-year old silk saree and apparel major, is re-inventing the silk saree. It is seeing a slew of branding changes; innovative products are quickly lending it a contemporary image now that members of the fourth generation such as Niranjana Viswanathan taking over.

Related Keywords: cotton, Newway, non-woven bags, polyester

Neway is a Chinese enterprise originally equipment manufacturer (OEM) of several renowned global brands is now engaged in manufacturing, supplying and exporting promotional bags, shopping bags, eco-friendly bags and other kinds. Its production setup is efficient to produce cotton bag, cooler bag, OPP film bag and polyester bag apart from regular and laser nonwoven bag. The company accepts custom-design orders and supplies free model to clients and prospective customers for approval. Designing and manufacturing at the company fits within target-price whenever imposed by customers.

Related Keywords: BT cotton seed, union textile ministry

The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) and the Cotton Research and Development Association (CRDA) have developed a new BT Cotton seed.

The Association has already given some 2,000 packets (each 450 gm) on a trial basis to farmers of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and the quality and yield was good and farmers were also happy, they said.

SIMA has entered into agreement with Hyderabad-based Kaveri Seed Company, a sub-licensee firm of Mahyco-Monsonto, to co-market the new SIMA GKD 1 BT cotton, Seed, Association sources said.

Related Keywords: Egyptian government, Mahalla, textile companies

The textile company in Mahalla, specialized in furnishings production, has ceased production due to its debts to banks. This hampered production has listed it down as one of the main faltering textile companies. During a meeting the minister held with the heads and representatives of 12 banks, there remarks came to help the company.

Related Keywords: cotton price, raw cotton tags

Cotton prices gaining backed by short supply and strong demand from spinning mills. In addition to this, the flow of export enquiries has also supported the market. According to traders, domestic mills are buying on a large scale and export demand was also prominent.

A Rajkot-based cotton broker said that due to Makar Sankranti in Gujarat and Pongal in South India, arrivals have decreased in the last few days.

Related Keywords: Pondicherry Textile mills

Pondicherry Textile Mills Labour Union affiliated with the AITUC union is pushing the government to take steps to set up a textile park in the Union Territory. The union has taken up a resolution to this effect at its meeting held here on Sunday.

Related Keywords: Byabasayik Krishi Sahakari, pashmina wool

Byabasayik Krishi Sahakari, (BKS) an agricultural cooperative, has recently started processing the wool collected from goats known as chyangra which dwell in the high hills in Mustang district. It is the first company to process pashmina wool.

Jyoti Prasad Adhikari, chairman of the cooperative, said they imported a Chinese machine at a cost of Rs 1.5 million and installed it at their factory in Baluwatar. The processing plant has a capacity of producing 600-700 kg of quality wool per hour.