In May last year, the Coimbatore-based integrated textile manufacturing company KPR Mill Ltd inaugurated its first overseas garment unit in Ethiopia’s Mekelle Industrial Park.
Year: 2020
Three-day programme from December 19-21, 2019, commencing with B2B meetings for exclusive delegation of women entrepreneurs from four African nations looking at sourcing India, kick-started the celebrations for India ITME Society.
At the in-house show, KARL MAYER’s software start-up KM.ON presented digital solutions for customers’ support.
ITME AFRICA, to be held from February 14-16, 2020 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shall cater to all developing textile markets and technology demand for all of Africa’s textile nations.
ITME AFRICA 2020, organised by India ITME Society from February 14-16, 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shall become the focal point and catalyst for economic growth, employment generation and technology upgradation in Ethiopia and other countries in Africa.
Textile industry plays a significant role in the economy contributing to over 13 per cent of the industrial output, over 2 per cent to the GDP of India.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed National Technical Textile Mission with an outlay of Rs 1,480 crore over four years to cut down import.