Issue dated - 07 October 2004
Cover Story Quote of the Week

US trade data reveals India not among top 10 apparel suppliers
India is among the top five textile suppliers to the US market. However, while in yarns and fabrics, India does not figure in the top ten, in case of home textiles, it is gaining strong ground. Reena Mital reports.
India well placed in US market : TEXPROCIL study
The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council recently released the Dun & Bradstreet study on the US market for cotton textiles, which concludes that India is quite well-placed in US market.

"There has not been any fall in quality or quantity. While some mills go out of business, new ones are coming up. It appears to be a phase of consolidation. "

- Vijay Venkatswamy, chairman Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA).


News at a Glance
<News & Views> <Edit>

BTRA publication on ‘Quality Parameters For Home Textiles’
SASMA moots quick implementation of ECTT report

DEPB debacle
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Home textiles: A key driver for textile exports

<Corporate Update> <Textalk>

New Projects
Higher GDP growth in Q1 boosts market sentiment
Draft-Air perfects the art of industrial climate control

Waiting for a pro-active package
Textile industry is waiting for the new textile package which has been promised by the commerce minister, Mr Kamal Nath, a month ago. The government is certainly keen to ensure that the post-quota era becomes an Indian era.

<Yarns & Fibres> <Oped>

Super Fine, Medium Coarse register whopping declines
A new natural cellulose fibre from cornhusks

Will India’s share post-MFA increase in the US market?

<Events & Trends> <Textile Retail >

BULLETIN BOARD
‘We want to promote India as a premium global brand through Heimtextil’
TMMA chief highlights issues which hamper revival of machinery sector at 44th AGM

Creating and preserving value in the fibre to consumer supply chain - II
This paper is based on a firm wide effort utilizing the insights that Kurt Salmon Associates and KSA-Technopak have developed during work with various clients across the global textile supply chain. this paper was written by Arvind Singhal, chairman; Sushasini Sood, senior consultant and Vishesh Singh, consultant KSA Technopak, India.

<Product Portfolio > <Fashion & Garments>

Sewing wonders from Singer
Browzwear’s C-Me system

Apparel parks scheme fails to impress state governments
Jason Delevan joins Tukatech, Inc
<Viewpoint > <Happenings>
Tears in store for poor cotton cultivators
An apparently inflated cotton crop estimate of 213 lakh bales of 170 kg each for the 2004-05 season given out by the Cotton Advisory Board at its recent meeting on September 21, 2004, is likely to bring tears in the eyes of innumerable cultivators in the country, though the industry may rejoice over the resultant collapse in prices.
TEXPROCIL elects new office bearers
Textile processing industry set to tackle pollution problems
DyStar’s new executive committee
Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu reelected TMMA chief
Punjab approves Rs 355 crore apparel park at Ludhiana
<Fashion Folio> <Last Word>
Louis Philippe launches luxury collection
Japan’s kimono-makers in hi-tech mode to attract customers
‘India will be the source of textiles/clothing supply because of its strength’
In the face of stiff global competition, the Indian cotton textile exporters are working out strategies to enhance competitiveness, and move into exports of value-added products.
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DEPB debacle
The sharp reduction in DEPB rates on textiles has created a significant doubt in industry’s mind about government’s policy intention to help it prepare for the global challenges in the post-MFA regime.
Home textiles: A key driver for textile exports

After more than 40 years of import quotas, the textile and clothing sector will become subject to the general rules of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) from January 1, 2005.


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