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Related Keywords: Indati, Indian textile industry, Indian textile manufacturer, Intertek, lab on wheel, textile testing

Intertek is a global market leader in testing and inspection services for textiles, to abet the Indian textile manufacturers meet their customers textile testing demand has introduced for the first time a mobile textile testing lab, Indati (the lab on wheels) on May 7, 2014 in Mumbai.

As Mumbai is one of the major hubs for textile, the flexible testing mobile van will help the companies smooth the progress of getting the basic testing of their products done expediently.

Related Keywords: Indian textile industry, textile export

Indian textiles and clothing industry is one of the largest contributors to the country’s exports. Textile exports have shown steady growth over the last few years and are likely to grow by more than 15% during the FY15.

Related Keywords: cotton yarn export, Indian textile industry

In response to the increasing demand from China for both cotton and yarn over the past three years, many cotton yarn spinning mills in India increased their production capacities to meet the rising demand, are facing tough challenge today as change in Chinese policy hits India’s cotton exports.

After witnessing a remarkable rise in yarn exports in 2013 over 2012, from 77 million kg of yarn export to 1,107 mn kg and anticipating a consistently high demand from China, the spinning mills in India have added a combined 500,000 spindles in the past five years.

Related Keywords: cotton yarn export, currency move, Indian textile industry

Indian textile industry together with including cotton yarn is facing dual challenge with the Indian rupee appreciating while there is depreciation in the Chinese currency against the dollar. In this situation, textile exports in the international market are jeopardize as buyers are preferring Chinese products due to price advantage, on the other hand orders which have been coming in are at lower prices, while cotton prices are on the higher side.

Related Keywords: B2B platform, Indian textile industry, International Ethnic week

International Ethnic Week in Goa opens. The IEW event has 1,000 Indian and 400 international visitors joining hands to provide Business to Business (B2B) platform for buyers and the sellers. The fashion event is organised at the backdrop of business to business (B2B) event to promote trade ties between India and other countries including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, UAE, UK, Pakistan and Nepal

Related Keywords: Indian textile industry, Textile budget

The interim budget is out with a mixed bag for industries in the region. The textile industry has shown some level of satisfaction with the measures announced in the budget. While, the small scale industries are disappointment.

Related Keywords: Assocham, Indian textile industry, TUFS

A study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) reveals that textile sector in India is under crises with Tamil Nadu accounted for 54 per cent of the non-operative mills, followed by Gujarat (16 per cent), Maharashtra (10 per cent), Punjab (four per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (three per cent). The study was based on a comparative analysis between FY00-01 and FY10-11 and an annual survey by the statistics and programme implementation ministry.

Related Keywords: Indian textile industry, textile manufacturer

Indian Textile has made a strong comeback after a long-drawn-out with the economic recovery, especially the US economy playing the key role and China's high cotton costs and rising labour rates. The textile manufacturers in India have started getting more orders. Also the comeback has been attributed to the pick-up in growth of some European regions. Moreover, rupee fall has improved the competitiveness of exporters vis-a-vis China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

Related Keywords: home textile manufacturer, Indian textile industry, Welspun India

Welspun India Ltd is a fully integrated home textile manufacturers and one of the top three globally, in a released today announced that its profit after tax (PAT) has touched Rs 109.5 crore during the third quarter of this financial year.

While revenue of the company, part of USD 3.5 billion Welspun Group, grew by 24 per cent at Rs 1,146.8 crore compared to Rs 922.5 crore in Q3 FY13 with strong volume growth across towels and rugs.

The PAT of the company stood at Rs 51.6 crore in the corresponding quarter of FY13,

Related Keywords: Craft research, Indian textile industry, NIFT, textile design

Craft research is included as part of the textile design syllabus. The third-year students of textile design from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar (Nift), as a part of their education, have travelled to various parts of Gujarat to research on the age-old crafts of the state, like Ashavali weave, zari, zardozi and tie and dye.