Knitwear and apparel exporters in Tiruppur have lauded the Indian Government for its crucial support to the garment sector by approving a new skill development scheme. The new scheme titled ‘Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS)’ covers the entire value chain of the textile sector excluding spinning and weaving in organised sector.
Month: December 2017
Pratibha Syntex Ltd (Pratibha), a vertically integrated, sustainability oriented manufacturer of knitted textile products, announced that Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has bestowed it with prestigious Gold Trophy for Highest Global Exports 16-17 in the category of apparel exports above Rs 100 crore and up to Rs 500 crore and formidable Award for Environmental Sustainability during a programme held at New Delhi.
Mutoh Belgium, a subsidiary of Mutoh Holdings Co Ltd, Japan, and leader in professional sign cutting plotters and piezo printers for commercial inkjet printing and direct-to-garment applications, display show digital textile printers at Heimtextil 2018, an expo for home and contract textiles, to be held from January 9 to 12, 2018, in Germany, in hall 6/0-C32.
Kerala-based Kitex Garments Ltd, a part of Anna-Kitex Group of Companies, is planning to set up its fourth fully export-oriented infant wear production unit either in Andhra Pradesh or Karnataka, according to its Chairman and Managing Director Sabu M Jacob.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS). An official statement said that new skill development scheme covers the entire value chain of the textile sector, excluding spinning and weaving in the organised sector.
Welspun India has emerged as the first global textile entity to patent a fibre-tracking technology, turning adversity into opportunity. The Mumbai-based world’s second largest terry towel producer, developed the technology after a large customer terminated a contract following mislabelling of the provenance of fibre in certain consignments.
The recent pink bollworm incidence in certain cotton growing regions suggest that cotton production in India may be lower than the earlier forecast, according to the Mumbai office of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US department of agriculture.