In August 2013 Pakistan exported textiles and apparel worth $1.095 billion, registering a rise of 3.42 percent over exports of $1.059 billion made during the corresponding month of last year, figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed. During the month, raw cotton exports grew substantially by 504.25 percent year-on-year. The other items that showed positive growth in exports during the month were cotton yarn, which rose by 18.12 percent year-on-year to $188.21 million, yarn

Around 25 percent of raw cotton of the volume fixed by the contractual obligations has been already delivered to the commodity points in Turkmenistan, Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. "The cotton-growers must collect around 1.050 million tons of new harvest from more than a half million hectare of cotton fields," the statement said. According to Turkmenpagta (Turkmencotton) state concern specialists, this year's crop is rich, especially in Lebap region of the country. Accordi

China's crude oil imports from Iran reached 436,296 barrels per day in August, up 17.54 percent from the same month last year. The figure was also 9.8 percent higher than July, data from the customs authority showed on Sunday. China's imports of Iranian oil stood at 14.06 million tons over the first eight months of the year, according to official customs data, equivalent to 422,308 bpd and down 1.17 percent compared to the same period of 2012. China and other Asian importers of Iranian crude

Yarn, woollen carpet, textiles, readymade garments and juices topped Nepal’s export list in the fiscal year 2012-13. The products that topped the imports are petroleum products, iron and steel, machinery and parts, gold, electronics and electrical equipments according to the Trade and Promotion Export Centre (TEPC) that records the country’s export and imports. However, the overall import figure surpasses the export figures many times over, leading to a trade deficit of Rs 523 billion. The T

Carpets are available in the market and the variety is reflected in different shapes, styles, sizes,textures, design and colors . It is very necessary to be aware of few things that help you to choose and maintain your carpet in a perfect condition. There is a tremendous range of quality levels in carpeting and it is very confusing to decide which one to buy. It is always suggested that you must choose a carpet that will deliver you the quality you want at a price you want to pay. The wise decis

After hand weaving Banarasi silk for several years, a weaver has developed a handloom which can be folded, detached and is portable. It can be carried to any place in small bags. Hasham Turabi, a resident of Ausanganj area of the city has also added significance to his innovation by patenting his product recently. The Union government had granted patent (number 255485) to this product on February 26, 2013. Hasham and his nephew Mohammad Taha, participated in an innovators' meet organised

The Commercial Bureau and the Financial Bureau of Sha'anxi Province jointly sent out a circular on allocating special fund for supporting the development of local cocoon silk industry in 2014. Enterprises involving in production, promotion and research of cocoon silk will benefit from this circular and each project can obtain a subsidy of CNY 700,000 at maximum. It is reported the amount of subsidy varies depending on different projects: for energy-saving and emission-reducing or technical re

Malta has expressed its willingness to promote aircraft maintenance, repair and overhauling (MRO) activities in Bangalore. Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Chief Minister , addressing a press conference after returning from a three-day visit to China to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF), said the issue came up for discussion during his meeting with Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat. The Chief Minister mentioned Research and Development activities in the State and facilities created

The city-based regional office of Union Ministry of Textile has chalked out strategy for boosting technical textile (non-woven fabric) on large scale in the region, as this segment of textile requires lesser investment and has plenty of export potential. Gaurav Gupta, deputy director from the regional office, said that recently a number of awareness initiatives have been undertaken for encouraging entrepreneurs for venturing into production of non-woven fabric. Till now only close to two d

Total consumption rates for imported cotton during this period, meanwhile, reached 21,800 metric quintals, compared to 23,200 metric quintals during the previous season, representing a 6.3% decrease. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) stated that Egyptian cotton exports from March to May 2013 totaled 351,700 tons, compared to 231,800 tons during the previous season, representing a 51.8% increase. He attributed this increase to efforts exerted by the state to fo