Author: Texman
Bangladesh garment exports to India sees a big spurt
Impact of duty-free access to 46 apparel items
In October, a month after India announced duty-free access to 46 apparel items (list of items) from Ba [...]
Textiles : moving from Pakistan to Bangladesh
These are tough times for Pakistan's once-thriving textiles industry. The long-running energy crisis along with security concerns in a country plagued [...]
Textile & Apparel Industry : Bangladesh Challenges India
Bangladesh’s importance as a textile hub has increased greatly in the past few years. Further, cheap labour, low manufacturing costs and almost duty-f [...]
First international joint research unit in China dedicated to eco-friendly chemistry
On November 4, 2011, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Rhodia, the Ecole Normale Superieure of Lyon and the East China Normal [...]
Novel Finishes Show the Way to Survive & Thrive
Today’s consumers are more demanding than ever - thanks to the access to the world of information they have through the internet and other media. They [...]
“What is Sustainability?”
What is sustainability and what does it mean? The answer to this question depends on whom you ask. Some focus on environmental impact alone, or emphas [...]
Textiles Ministry Constitutes Panel to Study Arulpuram CETP
The Union Textiles Ministry has constituted a high-level committee to study the functioning of Arulpuram Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and to [...]
Achieving Zero Discharge in Textile Processing Units
All the 729 dyeing and bleaching factories in the city of Tirupur in Tamilnadu are lying closed as per the strict order of the Madras High Court in Ja [...]
The Days of Easy & Cheap Money are Over Again
After Standard & Poor’s downgrading of US credit rating from AAA to AA+, Indian financial experts’ opinion is divided on its impact on the country [...]
Labour Shortage : A Global Problem
According to a recent study conducted by Assocham - involving HR heads of nearly 100 textile firms across the country - the country is facing acute sh [...]