The Pakistan Textile Ministry has been urged to enhance the capacity building of cotton fibre testing laboratories in Sindh and Punjab stations by the cotton sector stakeholders as these testing units have either fallen to the dull interest of the officials of Pakistan Cotton Standard Institute or Textile Ministry's unmoved stance for the last many months showing lull interest towards the workability of these laboratories. Around 5 established modern and start-of-the-art cotton fiber testing

Zahid Mazhar, Vice Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), on Wednesday said that the government has once again lost the opportunity to revive the national economy through federal budget 2017-18. In a statement, he said, “The current budget has failed to support the export oriented industries including textiles.” He said, “The government has failed to bring in fundamental reforms to encourage exports, industry and employment. The government has not announced any measures t

'The global buyers prefer some accessories from multinational companies on the grounds of quality, which Bangladesh has already' The garment accessories sub-sector is taking on more importance for Bangladesh with the start of direct exports to global brands, and could see a three-fold increase in export revenues in the next eight years. According to data from the Bangladesh Garment Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGAPMEA), the accessory sector earned $6

Textile exporters on Tuesday showed concerns over less allocation of funds for duty drawback claims to exporters under prime minister’s export package. The reservation was raised during the sixth meeting of the Federal Textile Board led by its Chairman Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan. An official statement issued after the meeting said a senior officer of the Finance Division assured that funds will be released for duty drawback from allocations under federal budgets as well a

The late-sown cotton in Punjab is more prone to pest attack, according to Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The state agriculture department is concerned about pest infestation on the cotton, sown over 1.06 lakh hectares after May 15. A survey was carried out in various villages of Punjab to identify the intensity of pest attack on the crop. The survey carried out by 50 supervisors and 500 scouts of the state agriculture department found out that the number of whiteflies is lower than th

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has decided to levy 18 per cent GST on man-made fibre and yarn, while man-made fabric will attract 5 per cent GST. The higher GST rate on MMF and man-made yarn may lead to increase in man-made yarn prices while also creating confusion on input credit, according to powerloom weavers and traders from the textile hub of Surat.At the current rate of taxation, tax on yarn works out to approximately Rs 0.70 to Rs 0.80 per kilogram. As per the GST rate structure

With the different Good and Services Tax (GST) scales fixed for various processes in the knitwear production chain is going to have ramifications considering that the production chain in Tirupur cluster remains mostly disintegrated and also a consequential fear among the apparel exporters of a possible shrinkage in profit margins. Complexity will arise as job works are going to be taxed at 18 % even though garments attract only 5 %. In Tirupur, processes like dyeing, knitting, fabrication and

South Carolina, once a center of the American textile industry, has seen the business rebound through an influx of Chinese companies. "The exciting thing that I heard today is many of the Chinese investors that we were talking to today were textile (focused). Many of our communities in South Carolina were traditionally textile," said Thomas "Tommy" Pope, speaker pro tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives. "The Chinese companies are kind of bringing back the textile indust

On the occasion of World Environment Day, which is being celebrated on 5 June, RadiciGroup has decided to draw attention to the issue of saving water and point out some of the action taken by the man-made fibre industry. The water footprint of synthetic fibres is way lower than that of cotton, wool or viscose products. The company says it is fully committed to the constant monitoring and control of water resource consumption in its various processes, as well as bringing to the market yarn dye

Japan produced 79,590 tons of man-made fibre (MMF) in April 2017, registering an increase of 2.8 per cent year-on-year. While synthetic fibre output fell 3.1 per cent to 62,680 tons, cellulosic fibre production rose 33 per cent to 16,910 tons, Japan Chemical Fibers Association said based on the official data from the ministry of economy, trade and industry. Among synthetic fibres, output of acrylic staple fibre increased by 1.3 per cent year-on-year to 11,873 tons, while that of nylon filamen