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Jharkhand looking out for investors in the textile, apparel and footwear sectors as these have good growth potential. These sectors are the second largest employers in Jharkhand after agriculture.

Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd´s (KKCL) brands reflect the attitude of today´s youth ´ the ´Killer´ instinct to achieve; high on ´Integriti´; bold as ´Lawman Pg3´; and friendly and relaxed as ´Easies´. The company has consumers in Asia, the Middle East and CIS. KKCL designs, manufactures and markets branded jeans, and a wide range of apparel products for men and women.

Rising labour costs, among other reasons, have driven Chinese manufacturers to set up operations in Southeast Asian countries. A study by ANZ Bank economists suggest that Southeast Asia would take over from China to become the ´world´s factory´ in the next 10-15 years, citing its youthful workforce and strategic location as catalysts for this shift.

A brand manager of a US textile commodity, I met recently, called the trends happening in the Indian textile market as Mega Trends. Before coming to India, he had visited China and so his remarks took on greater importance.

Joe Walkuski, Founder and CEO of TEXbase, will be talking on weaving compliance and regulatory requirements into textile R&D on April 23 at 11:00 am (EDT). The increasing demands of social compliance and regulatory requirements are forcing the industry to rethink the approach to textile R&D.