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Related Keywords: converted into bales, Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association, Pakistani ginneries, phutti short, received seed cotton, stock lying unsold, Textile mills, total arrival

Pakistani ginneries across Pakistan have received seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to over 30,73,325 bales as of October 1, showing a decrease of 25.68 percent compared to corresponding period last year when ginneries received 41,35,096 bales, according to figures issued by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA).

According to the third fortnightly report of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) issued on Sunday, out of the total arrivals, 3.07 million bales of cotton have been converted into bales so far.

Related Keywords: decline in cotton arrival, exporters, Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association, Pakistan ginneries, seed cotton, Textile mills

Seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to over 1,339,990 bales of cotton have reached ginneries across Pakistan as of September 1 showing 23.96 percent decline compared to corresponding period last year when ginneries received 1,762,282 bales, according to figures of cotton arrival up to September 1 issued by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA).

Related Keywords: Chinese companies, Chinese yarn companies, Keer, Lancaster County, low cost manufacturing, South Carolina, Textile jobs, Textile mills, textile producers

The prospect of a sweeping Pacific trade agreement led by the United States, and excluding China, is driving Chinese yarn companies to gain a foothold in the lucrative U.S. market. China, once the epitome of cheap mass manufacturing, textile producers from formerly low-cost nations are starting to set up shop in America. It is part of a blurring of boundaries between high- and low-cost manufacturing nations that few would have predicted a decade ago.

Related Keywords: central sales tax, compared to production cost, for yarn and prices remaining low, hit due to market slowing down, South India Spinners Association, southern region, Textile mills, Value Added Tax

Textile mills in the southern region for the last six months are hit due to the market slowing down for yarn and prices remaining low, compared to the production cost. Further, textile units in the State also had to pay higher value added tax (five percent) compared to central sales tax (two percent) according to the South India Spinners’ Association.

Yarn made in other States and sold here was priced lower than the yarn made by the mills in the Tamil Nadu State.

Related Keywords: actual users, CCI to offload cotton, considering financial crisis, due to fall in cotton prices, faced by spinning mills, procured under MSP operations, running short of quality cotton, sell cotton by e-auction, South Indian region, Textile mills, to safeguard interest of farmers, with liberal credit norms

As the textile mills of the South Indian region are running short of quality cotton, the textile industry has requested the textile minister to direct Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to offload cotton in the market who in order to safeguard the interest of the farmers had procured 86 lakh bales of cotton under minimum support price (MSP) operations.

Due to fall in cotton prices, CCI procured bales of cotton mainly from Andhra Pradesh and Telengana but it has only offloaded 3 lakh bales of cotton and is holding the balance of 83 lakh bales, the south Indian textile industry claimed.

Related Keywords: Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, foreign trade policy, ignored cotton yarn sector, Indian textile industry, not address sector specific issue, on FTA, proposal to focus, second largest employment provider, SIMA, tariff reduction, Textile exporters, Textile mills

Textile industry is the second largest employment provider in the country and whose contribution to the country’s growth has been well recognized. But in terms of strengthening the manufacturing base, promoting exports and generating employment, has not got its dues in the Foreign Trade Policy. Textile mills have expressed disappointment over the foreign trade policy announcement as it does not address some of the sector-specific issues. While, Textile exporters feel let down by the new foreign trade policy (FTP), which they said has ignored the cotton yarn sector

Related Keywords: balanced growth, bring transparency to scheme, clothing sector, different segments of textile, Kiran Soni Gupta, Southern India Mills Association, Stakeholder to review scheme, streamline procedure, submit suggestions, Textile Commissioner, Textile mills, TUFS

At a meeting organized on the TUFS by the Southern India Mills’ Association in Coimbatore on Monday, Textile Commissioner Kiran Soni Gupta said that the Ministry was looking at balanced growth of different segments of the textile and clothing sector and if there were modifications that were needed in the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS), the stakeholders should review the scheme and submit their suggestions. These could be taken up at the end of the XII Plan period.

Related Keywords: backward linkage, Bangladesh RMG sector, Bangladesh textile mill association, demonstrated, Dhaka international textile and garment machinery exhibition, fabric and yarn, market textile and garment machineries and parts, production techniques, Textile mills

The 12th Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition (DTG2015), four day exhibition which opened up last week with nearly 900 different exhibitors from 32 countries to market a wide state-of-the-art-textile and garment machineries and parts. The DTF 2015 demonstrated the huge potential of Bangladesh’s RMG sector.

Related Keywords: handloom, Indian textile industry, minimum wage, powerloom, SIMA, tailoring, textile and clothing sector, Textile mills, timely review, TN textile industry, weaving

The Textile and clothing sector has around eight schedule employment (under the Minimum Wages Act) such as cotton ginning, pressing and waste cotton industry, handloom and weaving industry, handloom silk weaving industry, hosiery manufactory, powerloom industry, silk twisting industry, tailoring industry and apprentices in textile mills.

Besides this, there are many industrial establishments engaged in the manufacture of knitted and woven garments and made-ups (home furnishings). Some of them cater to both – the domestic and export markets.

Related Keywords: bamboo and banana fibre, handloom, knitter, manmade fibre, powerloom, Sessions on shuttleless looms, Southern India Mills Association, Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), speciality yarn, TexFair 2015, Textile mills

Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) to organize Texfair 2015, ninth edition will bring together the manufacturers and suppliers of textile machinery, spares, accessories, components and the consumers such as textile mills, powerlooms, handlooms and knitters under one roof. The exhibition will focus not only on spinning, but also on weaving and processing sectors.