The Government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed to drastically slash power tariff to spinning mills in the State to uplift the textile industry. The spinning mills provide employment to four lakh people in the State, but several mills are on the verge of closure due to heavy losses.

A cabinet sub-committee headed by Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has formally moved a proposal to offer power at Rs 2 per unit to the spinning mills.

The Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) is looking at reopening six closed textile mills with Chinese help.

The Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani has asked the Textile Commissioner to get a detailed feedback on issues faced by powerloom sector, including yarn price fluctuation, anti-dumping duty on PTA and yarn and dumping of undervalued Chinese fabric and submit a report.

Kid Interior is the first Norway-based company to source Cotton made in Africa (CmiA)-certified cotton.

Kid Interior is the first Norway-based company to source Cotton made in Africa (CmiA)-certified cotton.

Kid Interior is the first Norway-based company to source Cotton made in Africa (CmiA)-certified cotton.

Sympatex Technologies, a pioneer in the field of sustainable functional textiles, will be exhibiting its smart textiles product category at Expoprotection fair, the only event in France.

Textile chemicals market in Vietnam is expected to witness strong growth in the coming five years on account of improvements in macroeconomic factors and smooth trading policies.

Gujarat has performed remarkably well, achieving an 18 per cent growth over the past decade since 2004, through policy support from both the Centre and State government.