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Related Keywords: export, government, GST, India, manufacturing, taxes, Textile Industry, value chain

The textile industry has sought immediate release of refunds under various government schemes to ease the liquidity crunch faced by manufacturers and exporters.

In a joint memorandum presented by seven national-level textile associations and major export promotion councils to the Union Government, the industry said that since the units are facing acute liquidity issues, the government should take steps to release the refund arrears under programmes such as ROSL/ROSCTL, Duty Drawback scheme, GST refunds, and Technology Upgradation Fund scheme.

Related Keywords: brands, clothes, fibers, garment, Lenzing, renewable material, supply chain, Tencel, Textile, traceability, value chain

The Lenzing Group entered the age of digital traceability, showing its blockchain technology at the Première Vision show here.

The leader in specialty fibers made from renewable material wood will use the technology to support its Tencel branded fiber business, ensuring transparency and traceability for brands and consumers of its fibers in finished products. Lenzing is partnering with Hong Kong-based TextileGenesis on the project.

Related Keywords: Clariant, innovate, manufacturing, packaging, plastic, recyclate, Recycle, Textile, value chain

Through a “Symphony of Collaboration” with partners along the full plastics value chain, Clariant is taking proactive steps in addressing the problem of plastic pollution with new solutions for diverse industry sectors, from packaging – the main use of plastics – to textile floorings and consumer electronics.

Related Keywords: circular economy, fibre, recycling, technology, Textiles, value chain, waste

A new infrared-based technology promises to give textiles recycling a giant leap forward by replacing manual sorting with an automated method, according to its developers.

Southwest Finland-based recycling firm LSJH has developed technology for sorting waste textiles in collaboration with the Lahti University of Applied Sciences and materials sensor equipment manufacturer Spectral Engines.

Related Keywords: environment, export, fabrics, fibre, growth, India, man-made, MMF, polyester, sustainability, technology, Textile, value chain, viscose, yarn

Man-made fibre (MMF) industry is contributing 2% to India’s GDP and providing jobs to over 18 million people directly and more than 20 million indirectly and technical textiles are expected to see a significant growth in coming time, according to a textiles export body.

Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council chairman Ronak Rughani said with an increasing focus on protecting environment, the demand for man-made fibre (MMF) textiles as a substitute for cotton is growing globally.

Related Keywords: CEMATEX, China, garment, Germany, India, Industry, innovation, ITMA, machinery, manufacturer, Textile, value chain

Since its launch in 1951, ITMA has enjoyed wide industry recognition as the world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition. This year’s exhibition in Barcelona sees its reputation solidify further with the largest gathering of exhibitors in its history. The record number of exhibitors totaling 1,717 from 45 countries has set a new milestone.

Related Keywords: cotton, environment, fashion, Gap, Recycle, sustainability, sustainable, value chain

Gap brands are committed to sourcing 100% sustainable cotton within the next six years, the apparel group announced in a press release. The flagship Gap brand committed to 100% sustainable cotton by 2021, Old Navy by 2022 and Banana Republic by 2023.

Gap's standard for what is sustainable includes cotton grown by methods approved by the Better Cotton Initiative, organic, recycled and verified American and Australian-grown cotton.

Related Keywords: achieve compliance with international standards, allocated Rs42.5 billion, bedwear and readymade garments, improve the sectors technological configuration, key exports revenue spinners, Knitwear, mark-up support, Pakistan Ministry of Textile industry, remove critical imbalances, textile policy, value added textile sector, value chain

The Pakistan Ministry of textile industry had allocated Rs42.5 billion worth of mark-up support and other incentives in April 2010 to improve the sector’s technological configuration, remove critical imbalances in the value-chain and help it achieve compliance with international standards.
But for the past two year, billions of rupees in refund claims under technology up-gradation fund (TUF) has been stuck which the value-added textile sector urged the government to clear it soon.

Related Keywords: Biggest commercial crop of India, boost in sowing and production, cotton, Cotton Association of India, cotton crop area is growing, favouring the crop, monsoon show predictable normal behavior, switching to cotton from foodgrain crops, value chain

One of the biggest commercial crop of India, cotton, is receiving a boost in its sowing and production as the monsoon has shown a predictable normal behavior for the 2017 favouring the crop.

Apart from the large cotton growing states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana, farmers in Haryana and Rajasthan seem to be switching to cotton from foodgrain crops,

Last year, despite the Telangana government asking its farmers to grow pulses instead of cotton, the majority of them continued with cotton and enjoyed good returns.

Related Keywords: bid to revive Bulawayo, Bulawayo companies will process one lakh tons of cotton, declared it a SEZ, drive to improve textile industry, harvest a lot of cotton this season, Minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa, national cotton to clothing Policy was launched, once industrial hub of the nation, Textile and Clothing, value chain, Zimbabwean government

Zimbabwean government in a bid to revive Bulawayo, once industrial hub of the nation has declared it a SEZ for textile and clothing also the national cotton to clothing Policy was launched in Bulawayo to emphasize the drive to improve the textile industry, said Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa.

Looking at that, they assume that they will harvest a lot of cotton this season. Hon Made will probably give them the tonnage but they are expecting about 100 000 metric tonnes of cotton.