Eid-ul-Fitr is around the corner and Ahmedabad’s textile markets are buzzing with activity. Retail demand is high, leaving the market in a bullish mode for the festival season ahead. “There has been a good demand ahead of Eid,” Gaurang Bhagat, President, Maskati Cloth Market Mahajan said.
In a bid to prevent frauds related to non-payment of textiles, the Surat based Federation of Surat Trade and Textile Association (FOSTTA) has introduced a standard operating procedure (SOP). The SOP mandates that agents submit their complete details in a form to traders before entering into transactions. The move aims to enhance transparency and accountability […]
India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) signed a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) on March 10, 2024 Addressing on the occasion, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Food and Consumer Affairs, and Textiles, stated, “TEPA marks a modern and ambitious trade agreement. For the first time, India is signing an FTA […]
International Textile Manufacturer Federation (ITMF) has published its International Textile Industry Statistics (ITIS) on productive capacity and raw materials consumption in the short-staple organized (spinning mill) sector in virtually all textile producing countries in the world. The global number of installed short-staple spindles has grown from 225 million units in
The South American country of Peru has initiated an investigation into import of 100 percent polyester fabrics from China. A Peruvian textile company Tecnologa Textil S.A, requested the government to launch an anti-circumvention investigation into 100 percent polyester fabrics originating from China. The purpose is to examine whether the products originating in China were
German exhibition organiser Messe Frankfurt, which organises several trade shows in various countries has bought a stake in denim trade show and US based Kingpins. The strategic partnership will see Messe Frankfurt’s extensive experience and resources combined with Kingpins’ unique expertise” to foster innovation, collaboration, and growth within the denim community.
Cotton Association of India (CAI) released its April estimate of the cotton crop for the season 2022-23 beginning from 1st October 2022. The CAI has reduced its cotton crop estimate for the 2022-23 season to 298.35 lakh bales of 170 kgs each. This estimate has been arrived at by the Crop Committee of the Association […]
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the implementation of the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Commerce Secretary, Sunil Barthwal congratulated the people of India and the UAE on the milestone and spoke about CEPA’s role as a growth engine for India-UAE bilateral trade over the past 11 months. CEPA is a full […]
Cambodia’s apparel exports increased to 14.37% to US$ 191.37 million to South Korea in 2022. Cambodia is the 7th largest apparel supplier to South Korea, While South Korea stands as the 13th top market in Cambodia’s apparel exports. Cambodia has managed to have a better trade balance with South Korea in Q1 of this year. […]
Indian government had approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles on 08.09.2021 with an approved outlay of Rs.10,683 crore over a five year period to promote production of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country to enable textiles industry to achieve size and scale and to become competitive. […]