MARKET & ECONOMY
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan plan to create a joint cluster for the processing of cotton. Work on the project has already begun. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will take control of the whole process, from processing of “white gold†to receiving finished products.
Arvind Ltd has signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to set up an integrated apparel and textile park in Chittoor. The MoU was signed between Kulin Lalbhai, Executive Director, Arvind Ltd, and J Krishna Kishore, CEO, APEDB, in the presence of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
Intimasia 2018 will begin from March 8 in Kochi, Kerala. Intimasia 2018 will revolutionise the intimate apparel market in India. In spite being one of the fastest growing sectors of the textiles, it has been almost a closeted industry.
Texfusion, UK’s trade fair catering exclusively for international fashion fabrics and accessories, home textiles, functional fabrics, and garment manufacturers, has announced it is set to present The London Home Textile Fair (TLHTF),etc.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan plan to create a joint cluster for the processing of cotton. Work on the project has already begun. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will take control of the whole process, from processing of “white gold†to receiving finished products.
Since January 2018, company KNEO with offices in Pune, Mumbai and Chennai is the exclusive Sales and Service Agent for Autefa Solutions nonwovens activities in India.
With an aim to make Haryana a hub of textile manufacturing, the state government on Tuesday approved Textile Policy 2018 to incentivise setting up of new units, and ensure growth and modernisation of the existing textile industry in the State.
The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles and the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile have signed a cooperation agreement to support companies in implementing due diligence by harmonising sustainability requirements.
In a first, India will have its own size chart for ready-to-wear clothes. The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi under the Ministry of Textiles will undertake an extensive research study to develop a comprehensive size chart for the ready-to-wear garment industry based on body measurements of the Indian population.