Dr Mahapatra participated as the only guest from India in the panel discussion held by the Textile & Apparel Manufacturers and Exporters Forum at 3rd TEXAPP 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh recently.

Asia’s spot paraxylene (PX) prices are likely to remain under downward pressure from ample regional supply amid continued weakness in downstream markets, industry sources said. Asia’s PX inventory remained high, with end-users not likely to hold on to excess volumes in the near term, market sources said. Cargoes from Singapore, India, the Middle East and the US for November and December shipments remained on offer in Asia. Excess monthly supply is estimated at 20,000 tonnes, but traders said that the combined volumes for October and November shipments could be as high as 100,000 tonnes, augmented by Europe cargoes, market sources said.

Jamdani, one of Bangladesh?s finest muslin textiles, is set to be registered as the country?s first Geographical Indication (GI) product

Pakistan?s exports of textile and clothing witnessed a decline of 2.64 per cent in July-August on a year-on-year basis.

Oerlikon Neumag, a leading provider of complete plants for BCF carpet yarns, has bagged an order for a bicomponent staple fibre plant from a regular customer in Italy.

Baldwin is ready to launch its new industrial spray system for textile finishing and impregnation on the Asian market.

A partnership between Swedish Government-owned Fouriertransform and private sector company Girincubator, is building the world?s first production line for textile pulp from recycled textiles in Sweden.

A partnership between Swedish Government-owned Fouriertransform and private sector company Girincubator, is building the world?s first production line for textile pulp from recycled textiles in Sweden.

Cambodia has agreed to raise to $153 from next year the minimum monthly wage of workers in its crucial textiles and footwear industry, which generates $6 billion annually for the economy.