Tag: Southern India Mills' Association

SIMA hails Budget 2018-19

- February 2, 2018 12:00 am

P Nataraj, Chairman of the Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has welcomed the increased allocation of Rs 7,148 crore that includes Rs 2,300 crore for ... Read More

Industry upbeat

- December 1, 2017 12:00 am

Texfair 2017 in Coimbatore ended on an optimistic note with the textile industry looking forward to a happier 2018. With more than 50,000 small, medium ... Read More

Exports Face a Drawback!

- November 1, 2017 12:00 am

Misfortunes have come in battalions for textile exporters ? firstly GST dilemma, then, hardening of rupee and now the axe on duty drawback rates. An ... Read More

SIMA hails duty hike on imported polyester fabrics

- October 30, 2017 12:00 am

In the GST regime, countervailing duty has been replaced with IGST and the special additional duty has been scrapped. Polyester attracted 10 per cent basic ... Read More

SIMA chief hails GST cut for MMF

- October 13, 2017 12:00 am

The man-made fibres (MMF) and yarns were slotted under 18 per cent GST rate while the fabrics were slotted under 5 per cent GST slab ... Read More

SIMA Texpin to focus on future of textile industry

- September 8, 2017 12:00 am

The 11th edition of the Textile Pinnacle (Texpin) by the Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) will focus on ‘Textile Industry-Towards 2020’. Read More

Cotton buying norms eased for MSME

- March 1, 2017 12:00 am

The Union Textile Ministry has announced unique terms and conditions for procuring fully pressed cotton bales from Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) for the benefit ... Read More