In this interview, Ashwin Chandra, Chairman, The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), delves into challenges ailing the spinning industry.
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The state government imposed a state-wide lockdown allowing only construction and manufacturing activities to take place. The KEA has requested for garment factories to function with COVID-19 measures and 50% attendance.
The domestic order is worth Rs 3.45 billion. Meera Industries will deliver three sets of its newly launched Tape Drive CT-260 Twister or Cabler machines for BCF carpet yarn manufacturing space to Dodhia Synthetics.
COVID-19 has severely affected the garment industry, with exports dropping and 20% of people losing their jobs. AEPC has requested the government for an essential service tag that will free them from lockdowns.
Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) said that stopping textile units in Tamil Nadu during night hours and on Sundays would affect the production activities, exports and also the jobs of several lakhs of workers.
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested the government to exempt factories from lockdowns and asked for an essential service tag for the labour-intensive apparel export industry.
While the global man-made fibre (MMF) garments trade stands at $ 200 billion, India exports only $1.6 billion of MMF garments.