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

Top 10 Categories in Rising Top 10 Categories in Falling 1.Viscose Fabric 2.23% 1.Cotton Fabric -1.71% 2.Blended 1.35% 2.Chemical Fiber Grey Cloth -1.22% 3.Polyester/Wool Fabric 1.17% 3.Lining -1.05% 4.Bedding 1.00% 4.Blended Fiber Grey Cloth -0.92% 5.Fashion Fabric 0.81% 5.Polyester Fabric -0.32% 6.Nylon Fabric 0.66% 6.Belt -0.15% 7.Household Fabric 0.61% 7.Nylon/Cotton Fabric -0.12% 8.Na

Textile Raw Material Price 2013-07-08 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Oil WTI 101.03 USD/Barrel 2.97 2013-07-08 PX 1438 USD/Ton 0 2013-07-08 PTA Buy 7660 RMB/Ton -40 2013-07-08 PTA Sell 1058 USD/Ton -2 2013-07-08 MEG Buy 7200 RMB/Ton 60 2013-07-08 MEG Sell 973 USD/Ton 1 2013-07-08 CPL Buy 18200 RMB/Ton -100 2013-07-08 CPL Sell 2350 USD

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