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SIMA demand for reduced power tariff

Related Keywords: Chairman M. Senthil Kumar, high tension consumers, in-house expertise to advice, reduce power tariff, right from designing the textile project to marketing, SIMA, Textile Industry

The Southern India Mills’ Association through its Chairman M. Senthil Kumar has put forth an argument that as the price of the fuels for power generation has come down; the power tariff should be reduced.

The State is now having surplus power which is available under open access at a lower cost too. Thus, the SIMA, representing textile mills in the state, has asked the State Government to reduce power tariff for high tension consumers, and consider separate tariff for textile industry.

Textile mills turning to cotton imports due to increasing adulteration

Related Keywords: buying cotton from Gujarat, cotton farmers of Punjab, forced to import cotton, Ginners mixing lower quality cotton, increasing adulteration, NITMA, reduce losses, rise in cotton price, Saurashtra Ginners Association, SIMA, Textile mills and traders in north and south India, with higher quality cotton

Textile mills and traders in north and south India buying cotton from Gujarat forced to import cotton over the increasing adulteration, the usual rate of adulteration of 10-15 percent has climbed to 40 per cent this year. Increase in cotton adulteration is also seen in Maharashtra.

According to Arvind Pan, vice-president of the Saurashtra Ginners’ Association (SGA), ginners are losing Rs 500-700 per bale of raw cotton. Many ginners are mixing lower quality cotton with higher quality cotton to reduce their losses. Yet their returns are not good.

Textile units pushing for marine discharge system

Related Keywords: hit by Central government proposal, implementing cost of ZID system high, marine discharge systems, more than twenty five kld a day, SIMA, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Textile processing parks, textile units having waste water discharge, zero liquid discharge system mandatory

Most of the textile processing parks in the State likely to be hit by the Central government’s proposal of making zero liquid discharge system mandatory for textile units having waste water discharge more than 25 kld (kilo litres a day) as the owners find the cost of implementing zero liquid discharge systems high.

The Centre had issued a draft notification in this regard recently and sought views from the industry.

Coimbatore textile mills take steps for saving energy in operations

Related Keywords: bring down electricity consumed in mills, Coimbatore textile mills and industries, Indian Texpreneurs Federation, saving energy in operations, SIMA, Southern India Engineering Manufacturers Association, study on energy, take steps towards energy conservation, technology available for every activity

Coimbatore textile mills having faced the hit in operations due to long hours of power cut have taken steps towards energy conservation as technology is available for every activity to bring down the electricity consumed in the mills, said M. Senthil Kumar, chairman of Southern India Mills’ Association.

Be it the spinning mills or the humidification plants, machinery come with energy saving upgrades. At present, only two percent to three percent of the mills have gone in for LEDs. There is still much that can be done by the mills for saving energy in operations.

Interest equalisation scheme to help textile sector and boost exports

Related Keywords: approves interest equalisation scheme, boost exports, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, FIEO, Indian Texpreneurs Federation, move up value chain, pre and post shipment rupee export creidt, SIMA, TEA, textile sector regain export market share, welcomed by textile units

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given approval for interest equalisation scheme (earlier called Interest Subvention Scheme) on pre and post shipment rupee export credit with effect from April 1, 2015 for five years which is welcomed by the textile units.

According to regional chairman of Federation of Indian Export Organisations, A. Sakthivel, who is also the president of Tirupur Exporters Association was of the opinion that the scheme had come at an appropriate time when the apparel exports registered negative growth in August and September on a year-to-year basis.

NGT lifts ban on operation of textile units in Rajasthan

Related Keywords: Bithuja, closure of textile units in Balotra, dyeing facility, fulfilled by textile units, handloom clusters, lift ban on operation of textile units in Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal, order has specified certain conditions, Pollution Control Board, production flow across value chain, SIMA, surrounding areas of Jasol, weaving clusters

Southern India Mills Association (SIMA) expressed a big relief over the National Green Tribunal’s order on lifting the ban on the operation of textile units in Rajasthan.

In May, the NGT bench of Jodhpur had ordered the closure of 739 textile units in Balotra and its surrounding areas of Jasol, Bithuja in Rajasthan, for non-adherence to norms laid down by Pollution Control Board.

India likely to emerge as largest producer of cotton

Related Keywords: biggest producer, cotton, cotton area, cotton production, domestic trade, India, SIMA, USDA

Cotton output in all major producing countries in the year has been anticipated to be lower than the previous season. But with domestic trade estimating India ‘s cotton production at around 400 lakh bales, it is likely to emerge as the largest cotton producer in the world in 2015-16.

According to sources in Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA), the apex body of spinners in the Southern Region, China has had to vacate its place as the largest producer of cotton to India.

Textile industry wants govt to low tariffs or duty free access to boost exports

Related Keywords: competing nations, getting larger benefits, Indian textile industry, interest subvention for all textile products, open window market access, reduce the central excise duty, remove central excise duty on shuttleless looms, remove duty on Indian cotton yarn, remove import duties, SIMA, to enhance exports, want low tariffs or duty free access

The Indian textile industry has started facing problem as competing nations like Pakistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, Bangladesh started getting larger benefits and open window market access. Textile industry to enhance its exports wants low tariffs or duty free access.

C K Narayanasaami, Chairman, SIMA Cotton Development & Research Association and K Selvaraju, Secretary General, Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) met the Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her visit to Coimbatore and handed over a 10 point memorandum with the industry's demands.

SIMA to set up two textile parks to increase textile processing capacity

Related Keywords: address market access problems, especially synthetic fibre, focus on four major issues, improve cost competitiveness, make raw material at international prices, process yarn and fabric, promote value addition, set up Centre, set up textile parks, SIMA, Southern India Mills’ Association

The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) will be focusing on four major issues in the next two years – improving the cost competitiveness of the industry and getting the Centre to make raw material available at international prices, especially synthetic fibre, address market access problems, and promote value addition, the newly elected chairman of SIMA, M. Senthilkumar said.

SIMA will promote two textile processing parks in the State that will increase the textile processing capacity in Tamil Nadu by 350 tonnes to 400 tonnes a day.

SIMA urge for market access policy for textiles industry

Related Keywords: conclusion of FTAs, excess production capacity, extend three percent incentive for yarn, five percent for fabrics seven percent for garments and made-ups, global market, M Senthil Kumar, market access policy required, newly elected chairman, SIMA, textile export declining, Textile Industry

The newly elected chairman M Senthil Kumar of Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) at its 56th Annual General Meeting held yesterday, said that as the textile industry was equiped with excess production capacity it first and foremost urgently requires market access policy to have a level playing field in global markets.

Therefore, the government should expedite conclusion of Free Trade Agreements with China, EU, Australia, Canada and other countries and gain market access, he added.

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