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

Syria's state-owned textile industry has lost 17.6 billion Syrian pounds ($88 million/65.7 million euros) since the country's uprising began 30 months ago, the online business magazine Syria Report said Tuesday. Direct losses caused by theft and the destruction of equipment totalled 7.4 billion pounds, while losses to profit were estimated at 10.2 billion pounds, the magazine said, citing the General Organisation for Textile Industries (GOTI). Several state-owned factories have "partially

The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) revised down its cotton spot (average) rate by Rs50 per maund (37.324 kilograms) to Rs6,850 per maund on Tuesday after the price of the commodity declined at the local markets, a dealer said. “The KCA revised down cotton spot rate after the price of the commodity slipped below Rs7,100 per maund at the local markets,” a broker at the Karachi Cotton Exchange said. He said that increase in the arrival of phutti (cottonseeds) to ginners resulted in lowering t

Despite no evidence of consumers rejecting biotech cotton, some nations have imposed "exceptionally" strict regulations on import of such cotton, according to the US-based expert Round Table. The Round Table on Biotechnology in Cotton Production that consists of experts from nine countries, has finalised the report to be unveiled later this month at the 72nd plenary meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). Source: PTI News .

With the Chinese government showing great keenness to cultivate Sri Lanka, playing host to a steady stream of businessmen, bankers and journalists from the island nation, the Lankan garment industry has begun to eye the US$ 4 billion Chinese apparels market. The prospect of Lankan companies penetrating the huge Chinese market has brightened with the two countries declaring their intention to conclude talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2014. “China is a huge exporter of apparels, but

A new report states the world's clothing and textile production is continuing year-on-year growth, with emerging economies leading the way. While the latest figures support forecasts for a "modest" rise in total world manufacturing growth in 2013, apparel and textile output in the quarter is lower than it was in the first three months of the year, Just-Style reports. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) forecasts that global manufacturing output will grow by 2.7 perc