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Under the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme, 16 percent subsidy for investment in technical textile has been announced by the government as the technical textiles industry is projected to grow at 20 percent year-on-year and the segment’s potential is largely untapped in the country, said Union Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Thursday.

The Centre of Excellence for Industrial Textiles/Home Textiles at PSG College of Technology would have plug-and-play facilities (focus incubation centre) for potential entrepreneurs in technical textiles, Gangwar said.

Related Keywords: bed linen, carpets and rugs, curtains, focus on textile fabrics and garments, home textile, including bed sheets and covers, Old traditional and largest consumer trade fair, Pakistan as the guest of honour country, TDAP, The Ghent Fair, towels

The Ghent Fair, a 70-year-old traditional and largest consumer Trade Fair opened at Ghent, Belgium, with Pakistan as the guest-of-honour country. The opening was attended by a large number of VIPs, including ministers, European Union government officials and ambassadors of different countries. Representative of the king of Belgium, president of the government of Flanders, governor and deputy mayor of Flanders were among the attendees.

Pakistan returns to the Flanders Trade Show with resounding success after a lapse of fifteen years.

Related Keywords: China Yiwu International Exhibition on Textile Machinery, Chinese textile industry, exhibition specializing in knitting and hosiery industry, home textile, hosiery, meet demand of the trend, promoting a green and sustainable production mode, seamless underwear, the latest automated textile machinery, YiwuTex

The 16th China Yiwu International Exhibition on Textile Machinery, (YiwuTex 2015) is recognized as one of the biggest and most professional exhibition specializing in knitting and hosiery industry. It is going to meet the demand of the trend and help textile enterprises to realize transformation and to enhance competitiveness.

After its 16 years’ development, YiwuTex has now grown up to be an important support for Zhejiang textile industry. It targets advancement, energy-saving and automation technology, providing a one-stop platform running through knitting and garment industry.

Related Keywords: consist of three b2b shows, fabrics and yarn, fourth edition, Home Expo India, home furnishing, home textile, lifestyle and fashion industries, opportunity for manufacturers and exporter, target international buyers

The fourth edition of Home Expo India 2015, a mega show consisting of three b2b shows which provides an opportunity for manufacturers and exporter of Home furnishing, Home Textile, Fabrics and Yarns, furniture, Lifestyle and Fashion industries, houseware and decorative. These shows are strategically timed with major Asian trade fair being held in 2015.

Related Keywords: Bangladesh garment exports, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Export Promotion Bureau, garment makers, garment makers platform, home textile, jute, non traditional market, US showing positive signs

As major markets like the US are showing positive signs, apparel exports of Bangladesh have been on the rise, but they need to grow by 10 percent every month in order to achieve their target of $27 billion in the current fiscal year, said Shahidullah Azim, vice-president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, the garment makers' platform.

Garment exports to non-traditional markets have growth by 7 percent year-on-year in the July-March period.

Related Keywords: diversification of markets and commodities, first year of GSP Plue, home textile, Pakistan trade profile, restricted to few commodities, textile benefitted, textile garment segment, zero duty facility offers

Pakistan has shown improvement in its trade profile in the first year of the GSP Plus in the European Union. But definitely not significant enough both in terms of diversification of markets and commodities, considering the potential the facility offers. Exports to the EU are still concentrated in a few markets and restricted to a few commodities.

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ORIGIN AFRICA 2015 is both an event and an on-going effort dedicated to improving African Cotton, Textile and Apparel trade. The event is profiled to raise the awareness of Africa as a place to do business, sourcing destination, changing perceptions, and to make the value chain in the continent more visible as a source of supply of cotton, textile and apparel products for the domestic, regional and international buyers.

Related Keywords: customer satisfaction, deployed Microsoft office 365, home textile, Kadri Wovens, lead to higher volume of business, luxury bed and bath linen, Lync, supply chain, takes products and designs, US based retail customers, witnessed increase in revenue

Kadri Wovens, a vertically integrated manufacturer of luxury bed-and-bath linen, has witnessed a 30% increase in revenues from its top US-based retail customers. This was possible by improved collaboration with customers, suppliers, and partners arising from real-time conversations, document sharing and video conferencing deploying Microsoft office 365 which has Lync, the messaging and collaboration solution.

Related Keywords: Commerce Minister, European Union, Garments, GSP Plus status, home textile, Khurram Dastagir, Pakistan export, Pakistan textile exports, preferential tariff, towels

Pakistan’s exports to the European Union during the first 10 months (Jan-Oct) of 2014 advanced by 20 percent to $6.38 billion compared to the same period last year’s $5.3 billion was disclosed by Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir during a seminar.

Dastagir said that the preferential tariff scheme boosted export of textile, leather goods, footwear and plastic products.

Pakistan’s textile exports to the EU increased from to $4.4bn from $3.6bn. The exports of garments grew by 28percent, home textiles by 30percent and towels by 23percent.

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Pochampally Ikat Art Mela-2014 at Lions Club in Ramnagar in the city organised to promote the Indian traditional handloom industry, will be on till December 2. A range of handloom products from Pochampally will be on display for the next seven days.