Textile Park

Meeting Called For Setting Up Mini Textile Park In Thanjavur

Textile Insights November 15, 2023

The Collector of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu has invited entrepreneurs from the textile and garment industry to a meeting scheduled for November 17 on setting up mini textile parks. The units set up in backward blocks are eligible for capital subsidy and the scheme envisages setting up mini textile

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Stäubli Displaying Innovative Weaving Solutions At ITMA Asia

Textile Insights November 9, 2023

Stäubli will be displaying its state-of-the-art weaving solutions at the upcoming ITMA Asia in Hall 3, Stall E-01. From automation in the weaving mill to the delicate process step of shed formation for the most complex Jacquard fabrics, Stäubli will present solutions designed for performance and durability. Technologies on display include dobbies and cam motions […]

Industry

Andhra Pradesh Mills Seek Govt Support To Tide Over Crisis

Textile Insights November 2, 2023

The Andhra Pradesh Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought the support of the state due to the critical situation facing the textile industry in the state. APTMA cited several challenges, including escalating cotton prices, dwindling yarn prices, surging power charges, and the post-COVID market imbalance all of which have severely impacted the industry’s financial

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Heberlein Showing Unique Air-Saving Weaving Solution At ITMA Asia

Textile Insights October 30, 2023

Heberlein a supplier of air interlacing and air texturing jets has developed a unique air-saving solution for a smooth and efficient weaving process which will be displayed at ITMA Asia in Hall 8.1, Stall A-43. According to the Swiss company, high-speed weaving and warp knitting demand yarns with smooth surfaces for efficient processing. “Special procedures […]

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Tamil Nadu Gives Consent For Setting Up Mini Textile Parks

Textile Insights October 27, 2023

The Tamil Nadu government has granted consent to set up six mini textile parks in the state and eight more are awaiting consent. “Around 100 companies have expressed interest in the scheme. We have given life to the scheme that was dormant since 2015. It will start gaining momentum now,” Tamil Nadu Textile Commissioner M. […]

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Optima 3D Delivers ITMA Display Loom To US University

Textile Insights August 12, 2023

Optima 3D is delivering the special weaving technology it demonstrated at ITMA 2023 for installation at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) in USA. The 3D weaving system consists of an Optima 3D Series 600 shuttle weaving machine with an integrated 2,688-hook Stäubli SX jacquard and harness. “It is also complemented […]

Policies

Textiles Ministry To Keep PLI Portal Open Till Aug 31

Textile Insights July 19, 2023

The Ministry of Textiles has decided to keep the PLI Portal open till August 31, 2023 for inviting applications from interested companies under PLI scheme of Textiles for MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and products of Technical Textiles. In a notification dated July 18, the Ministry of Textiles stated that it did so, considering numerous requests […]

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TN Textile Mill Workers Demand Rs 26,000 Monthly Wage

Textile Insights July 17, 2023

The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), a workers trade union has demanded a monthly wage of Rs 26,000 per month for textile mill workers in Tamil Nadu. AITUC‘s Erode district president S. Chinnasamy in a letter cited rising cost of commodities like food, transportation, electricity, clothing and other costs for demanding the wage hike. […]