Tag: SIMA
SIMA requests withdrawal of import duty on cotton
According to the Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), the import duty on raw cotton would erode the competitiveness India’s value-added segments that has a business ... Read More
Ashwin Chandra: China-plus one strategy will help India
In this interview, Ashwin Chandra, Chairman, The Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA), delves into challenges ailing the spinning industry. Read More
Why automation matters for Indian textile industry?
Benefits of automation are clear and visible. However, capital intensive nature of the textile industry and lack of availability of funds are hampering adoption of ... Read More
Second Covid wave can spoil spinning sector’s recovery
While Indian spinners are benefiting from the higher global cotton yarn demand at present, the re-emergence of the Covid 19 pandemic could play a spoilsport, ... Read More
SIMA: Exclude textile units from lockdown restrictions
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 ... Read More
Textile industry takes measures to remove child labour
Eradicating child labour in any form of employment is an important issue across the world. All the major importing countries, especially United States of America ... Read More
SIMA launches ELS organic cotton project in Tamilnadu
Though India has become the largest producer of cotton in the world, the country faces acute shortage of Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton as the ... Read More