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TEI:
The future vision
The Textile Engineering Industry has a decisive role in offering
back-up support to the user textile industry to achieve its
projected Vision, says C V Radhakrishnan
Swarovski
Information Counter: One-stop access for crystal components
Swarovski, the world’s leader in the manufacture of full
cut crystal has unveiled the first ever Swarovski Information
Counter in the capital’s textile sourcing hub - Nehru
Place.
Van
Heusen launches “Cool Pants”
Van Heusen, the international inventor of the collar and many
other innovations is setting a trend with another first, a
revolution called ‘Cool Pants’. Made with the same
technology used by astronauts of NASA to cope with the extreme
temperatures in space, these pants will keep you cool in summer.
Global
polyester demand scaling new peaks
Globally, polyester has established its supremacy over other
manmade fibres (MMFs) even as MMFs have been offering tough
competition to cotton in meeting the raw material requirements
of the industry.
Maharashtra’s
monopoly cotton procurement facing uncertainties
Maharashtra’s monopoly cotton procurement scheme which
promises remunerative prices to cotton growers in the state,
may again face uncertainties, if one goes by the indications
given out by the state government in the recent budget session
of the assembly.
Employing
women in night shifts
A major happening of direct significance to the textile industry
last fortnight, that caught even the global attention, was
the announcement of the Centre to amend the Factories Act
1948, to allow women to work in late night shifts.
Zeba’s
Spring/Summer 2005 collection
Zeba’s Spring/Summer 2005 collection offers a range of
psychedelic floral prints, in fabrics that are soft and vibrant
and the colour palette includes fuchsia pink, aqua, citrus
lime green, tangerines, etc.
Is
entrepreneurship needed in global outsourcing business?
‘Social
Compliance has become an important factor’
In an exclusive interview with Sapna Dogra, Dr MVS Rao, country
manager, Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services (India)
discusses various aspects of testing, inspection and quality
in the newly emerging regime.
Domestic
cotton prices to remain range bound
Cotton prices in the domestic market are likely to maintain
a rangebound trend in coming weeks as a majority of arrivals
have already taken place. Arbind Gupta reports
German
banks sanction Euro 74 million to Indo Rama for expansion
Indo Rama Synthetics (IRSL), India’s largest dedicated
polyester manufacturer announced the signing of a long-term
loan of EUR 54 million.
NCTO
applauds Bush administration decision to self-initiate safeguards
against China
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has announced that the US government will self-initiate
safeguard actions against China in six major product categories
including knit shirts (categories 338, 339), trousers (categories
347, 348) and underwear (categories 352/652).
Textile
Development Act 2004: EAN India suggests inclusion of globally
accepted standards in labelling
The proposed Textile Development Act 2004 aims at protecting
and safeguarding “consumer’s right to information”.
Turkey
plans FTA with GCC countries
Turkey is aiming to increase trade volumes with the Gulf region
to equal 30 per cent of its total foreign trade.
R
L Toshniwal elected SRTEPC chairman
Mr R L Toshniwal, chairman and managing director of Banswara
Syntex has been elected the chairman of The Synthetic &
Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC).
FICCI
to organise Textile Conference
FICCI - Western Regional Council is organizing ‘TEXTILE
CONFERENCE-2005’, Theme-Apparel and Garment on June 9,
2005 at the Taj, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai.
Quota
removal puts China in driver’s seat - I
China joined WTO on January 1, 2002. Accordingly, quotas were
dismantled along with the other countries, from the remaining
categories of textiles and apparel of which 29 related to
apparel products.
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