Tag: Southern India Mills' Association

Industry upbeat

admin- December 1, 2017

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!

admin- November 1, 2017

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

admin- October 30, 2017

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

admin- October 13, 2017

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

admin- September 8, 2017

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

admin- March 1, 2017

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

India’s cotton yarn exports dip

admin- December 1, 2016

Cotton yarn exports in India declined by 11.58 per cent in terms of value and 4.44 per cent in terms of volume during April - ... Read More