MARKET & ECONOMY​

United States-China trade deal (Phase-1) signed raises hopes for the cotton sector. On the day when the United States-China trade deal (Phase 1) was signed in Washington, DC, cotton growers gathered for the Plains Cotton Growers’ Board meeting, to talk about 2019 crop, trade situation and the cotton market.

Free trade agreements (FTAs) with Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) will help boost India’s textile exports, according to the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), whose chairman A Sakthivel recently said the government should pursue FTAs with these countries as they hold tremendous potential for India’s exports.

Welspun India’s leading innovation brand—HygroCotton—has completed 15 years. The company has also accomplished another milestone of achieving $1 billion of global sales (FOB) since its introduction.