Browsing: Seshadri Ramkumar

Covid-19 virus that has thrown the economic activity out of gear across the world has also halted the Indian textile industry to a grinding halt.

Non-medical countermeasures such as masks, PPEs, wipes have become life-saving essentials.

Face covers will be the face of the world in the fight against Covid-19.

United States-China trade deal (Phase-1) recently raises hopes for the cotton sector. On the day when the United States-China trade deal (Phase 1) was signed in Washington, DC, cotton growers gathered for the Plains Cotton Growers’ Board meeting, to talk about 2019 crop, trade situation and the cotton market.

Cost cutting pressures, competition from low cost countries and constantly emerging incremental technologies have become industrial norms these days. How can industries such as textiles and manufacturing survive in these competitive climates? It is a luxury to utilise resources and talents belonging to others by creating win-win situations.

Consistencies in quality and contamination free cotton are much sought after by global cotton mills. Free of plastic contamination, objective quality evaluation and consistency are the characteristics, which provide premium for cotton according to global experts who are touring the United States of America as part of Cotton Council International sponsored programme.

Currently man-made fibre (MMF) dominates global textile fibre consumption with 72:28 ratio —MMF 72 per cent and natural fibre 28 per cent.