Replying to the questions from the ITJ, Persistence Market Research Report says that textiles and apparel industry growth is strongly linked to the overall global economic growth. Excerpts from the interview.
Why India is still a laggard in textile export while countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh are making strides?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating India’s largest ever textile meet, Textiles India 2017 on June 30 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, spoke at length on the strength and capacity of the Indian textile industry.
Raymond Ltd, textile and apparel major, will launch Khadi by Raymond on October 2, 2017. Raymond was first to forge the first partnership with the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and will promote the fabric in India and global markets.
On October 5 and 6, the Com4® yarn seminar 2017 will be held in Winterthur (Switzerland). In the seminar, experts from Rieter and Uster Technologies AG will impart knowledge on the day-to-day textile activities of yarn traders and downstream processors. Core focus is on the properties of the yarns and their influence on the fabrics.
The eight-day training programmeâ€â€Cotton Classing & Testingâ€â€took place in Bremen, Germany from May 9-16 and was delivered by industry experts from ICA Bremen, and the Bremen Fibre Institute (FIBRE). The training concentrated purely on quality issues in raw cotton.
Polyester: The new King of Fibres
When did you last see an athlete, a tennis player, a football or a cricket player changing the jersey in the midfield? You may not even remember now though it was a very common scene until the 90s. They keep on playing for hours comfortably now.
It is the first enterprise of its kind, set up in a matter of 14 months! And it is Gujarat’s first cooperative cotton spinning plant, and will be a jewel in the crown of Surat!
On June 1, 2017, Surat Vankar Sahkari Sangh Limited inaugurated Gujarat’s first cotton yarn spinning plant in the cooperative sector at Dinod village in the tribal-dominated Mangrol taluka.
