Tag: cotton

Textile mills in South India demand removal of import duty on cotton

- January 24, 2022

Textile mills have reiterated their demand to remove the import duty on cotton as prices of domestic cotton continue to increase. Coimbatore Textile mills in ... Read More

Textile manufacturers demand cotton at reasonable prices

- January 11, 2022

Currently, the cotton and soyabean farmers are enjoying a rare bull run in prices even as other value chain participants cry foul. Currently, the cotton ... Read More

Tirupur Exporters’ Association: Middle-men raising south cotton price

Rakesh Rao- January 6, 2022

Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) accused middle-men and traders of creating a havoc by jacking up the price of cotton during the cotton arrival season. Coimbatore ... Read More

Welspun enters Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Rakesh Rao- January 1, 2022

Welspun India, a home textiles company, has entered the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The company featured in the index due to strong environmental performance ... Read More

GDIZ: Investment gateway to Benin’s textile value chain

Rakesh Rao- January 1, 2022

Given its leadership in cotton cultivation in the continent, Benin - a West African nation - is developing textile industries that are competitive on an ... Read More

Textile sector on a roller coaster ride

- November 12, 2021

Raw materials cost, supply chain issues, power situation in India, pandemic effect are all contributing to the current roller coaster situation, says Dr Seshadri Ramkumar, ... Read More

Punjab cotton growers hold back crop, expect price hike

- October 25, 2021

Even as cotton has started fetching as high as Rs 8,300 per quintal, its arrival in the mandis across the state is delayed. Experts attribute ... Read More