The Textiles Ministry is positively working on the proposals for a Centre of Excellence (CoE) and a mega textile park at Surat, a hub for the man-made fabric industry in Gujarat.
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The International Cotton Advisory Committee has accepted the resignation of its Executive Director, José Sette, who is leaving to pursue other professional challenges.
Data for Italian textile machinery exports, updated to the first nine months of 2016, confirm a positive trend, with a 3 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2015.
India’s cotton yield has received a boost as 6.6 lakh bales (each weighing 140 kg) of cotton have been procured so far surpassing last year’s production figures of 6.5 lakh bales.
Textile mills in Bangladesh fear losing their competitiveness following the government’s move to use LNG in the manufacturing sector.
London is gearing up to host Texfusion on March 28 and 29, 2017, which caters to international fashion fabrics and accessories, home textiles, functional fabrics and garment manufacturers.
India is expected to be self-sufficient in silk production by 2020 with an annual growth rate of 19 per cent, and the aim is to produce around 34,000 metric tonne (MT).