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.
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India dreams of capturing 8-9 per cent of the total global trade by 2020, however looking at the present scenario, it may capture a share of only 5-6 per cent by 2020.
After registering a decline of about 9 per cent in cotton season (CS) 2018-19, India’s cotton production is likely to witness a double-digit growth of about 16 per cent in CS 2019-20 with production at 6.6 billion kg during the year on back of favourable monsoon as well as increased MSP that led to increased cotton crop sowing. For CS20, the acreage under cotton is estimated to have marginally increased by about 1.3 per cent to 12.8 million hectares.
The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) is one of the oldest Export Promotion Councils in India. The council has played a transforming role over the years, inculcating export culture and promoting exports of Indian man-made fibre (MMF) and textiles.
With rising consciousness about climate change, environment and conservation of resources, leading fashion brands are looking for a transition to organic cotton.
The year 2019 was challenging for the Indian textile industry with exports of textile & apparel declining by 4.3 per cent to $22 billion in the first seven months of FY2020 (April-November); thus, impacting the textile machinery segment as well.
The production of the Textile Engineering Industry (TEI) recorded a decrease of 1 per cent viz. Rs 6,865 crore in 2018-19 as against Rs 6,900 crore achieved during 2017-18.