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Marketing
planning for small firms in textile industry
Small firms often believe that they enjoy sales and profit
growths without any marketing planning or activity and consequently
marketing planning deemed to be unnecessary. But this is far
from the truth, says Dr K Abdul Waheed
How
various countries help their cotton cultivators
Some of the countries in the world assist their cotton cultivators
by extending to them price-support or income-support. Some
provide them with even export assistance.
China:
A competitor or a partner?
After the recent visit of the Chinese premier to India, the
domestic textile industry is wondering as to whether China
is its competitor or a partner in the world trade.
Why
is progress in technical textiles slow?
NEW
PROJECTS
‘We
are in negotiations to acquire a US brand’
Texport Syndicate is among the few companies who had prepared
well in advance for the post-quota scenario. In an interview
with Reena Mital, Mr Raju Goenka, chairman, speaks
about the company's plans in the export and domestic markets.
Premier
Evolvics establishes shop in China
Premier Evolvics, part of the Coimbatore based Premier Mills,
has become the first Indian company in the textile machinery
sector to set up shop overseas. The company has established
a manufacturing plant in the Jiangsu province of China.
CCI
to contract 24,000 hectares in 2005-06
The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has fixed a target of
contracting 24,000 hectares under Integrated Cotton Cultivation
Programme for the year 2005-06, which is above the target
fixed by the government.
Government
moots handloom mark
In order to provide a boost to the handloom sector, the government
is working towards launching ‘Handloom Mark’ on
the lines of Silkmark and Woolmark, said Mr G Mathi Vathanan,
executive director, Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC).
Government
announces National Jute Policy 2005
In a bid to provide the much needed thrust to the jute sector,
the UPA government recently announced the National Jute Policy
2005 of India, which aims to take exports to Rs 5,000 crore
by 2010 from the existing Rs 1,000 crore.
In
Brief
Domestic
cotton prices likely to remain steady
As the arrival season is gradually coming to an end, the domestic
market is entering into a pressure-free zone. Arbind Gupta
reports.
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