Desi cotton varieties are likely to open up a huge export market of surgical cotton, giving a remunerative alternative to cotton farmers from rain-fed areas like Vidarbha. India is the only country that grows desi cotton varieties highly suitable for surgical cotton. The project of high-density cotton cultivation using desi varieties, being implemented by the Central Institute of Cotton Research , has been extended to 37 rain-fed districts this year after being implemented in 8 districts of Vi

The textiles ministry has finalised an area expansion plan proposed by the Central Silk Board (CSB) in an effort to increase the production of silk in the 12th five-year Plan. The CSB has planned to bring additional 59,000 hectares (ha) under cultivation of mulberry silk in both traditional and non-traditional areas. “We have set a target of increasing the silk production to 32,000 tonnes by the end of the 12th Plan period and this requires additional area. Over a period of four years, we have

Amid moderate buying cotton prices remained steady on Saturday. The supply of new crop phutti (seed cotton) resumed after a short interval caused by rains in lower Sindh. According to floor brokers, the steady arrival of new crop is generating trading activity because many spinners looking for quality lint are now replenishing their stocks and so far around 30,000 bales of new crop have been processed by ginning factories in Sindh and Punjab. A round 30 to 33 ginning units have started opera

Seeking to boost raw silk production, India is planning to increase the area under mulberry cultivation in the country, Press Trust of India (PTI) reports. Union Textiles Minister Kavuri Sambasiva Rao said here on Thursday that mulberry cultivation is to be taken up in an additional 59,000 hectares during 12th Plan period. The government had set a target of 32,000 metric tonnes of raw silk production, including 5,000 tonnes of superior quality of bivoltine raw silk during the 11th Plan perio

Nine renowned US mills will exhibit at 15th edition of Texworld USA, North America’s largest apparel fabrics show, to showcase innovative textile materials sourced closer to North American market to meet the growing demand for textiles and apparel. These represent the complete supply chain from spinner to knitter to full package garments. Buhler Quality Yarns, Design Knits, Laguna Fabrics, Mansfield Textiles, Texollini and Tuscarora Yarns will be part of the Lenzing pavilion. Among companies e

The Central Cotton Research Institute Multan said that 5.78 million acres of land has been brought under cotton crop cultivation against the target of 6.0 million acres in the province, out of which 4.89 million acres consist of core areas of cotton crop. According to a press release issued by CCRI on Saturday, the statistics were reviewed at a meeting under the Chairmanship of Agriculture (Research) Punjab Director General Dr Noor-ul-Islam. Dr Noor-ul-Islam told the meeting that area under su

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp. said Saturday that it planned to expand production in Thailand on expectations that demand for artificial fiber would increase from quarter to quarter this year. Shingkong Synthetic Fibers, one of Taiwan's leading textile suppliers, said it aimed to expand production capacity of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle-grade resin at its Thailand plant by 10-20 percent as the artificial fiber industry was expected to experience a better second half of the year th

The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Dr. Abdul Halim Al-Mutaafi affirmed his support for the Farmers Union to ensure the success of the agricultural season. 20,000 bags of fertilizers (NPK) have been made available, he said, and promised the provision of sunflower seeds to farmers. The Minister pledged to remove all obstacles to enable farmers to increase productivity, stating that the Ministry of Finance allocated SDG 10 million for irrigated schemes and made 3,000 tons of seeds suff

Vietnam pocketed 8.9 billion U.S. dollars from garment exports in the first half this year, of which 660 million dollars came from South Korea, according to the Vietnam Textile and Garment Association (Vitas) on Monday. Demands for Vietnamese garment exports from South Korea rose by 32 percent during the reviewed period, accounting for 7.5 percent of Vietnam's total garment export value. In its plan on market expansion, the Vietnamese garment industry has placed S. Korea among its top four e

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