16Apr
Polyester manufacturing gets costlier as raw material prices rise
Polyester manufacturing got costlier in the week ending 13 April as PTA and MEG, the key raw materials prices surged. They are used in manufacture of chip, fibre and [...]
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11Apr
India Peru to hold second round of FTA talk, may boost textiles
India and Peru will hold next round of talks for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in the South American nation this week to boost two-way commerce between the countries. [...]
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10Apr
Polyester feedstock cost eases opening Q2 2018
As global markets enter the second quarter of 2018, polyester feedstock – ethylene and paraxylene cost showed signs of easing which may trickle down in form of lower prices of [...]
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10Apr
Nylon prices moderate in Asia as upstream sobers entering April
Nylon prices (filament) moderated in the first week of April with most specs dropping at the upper end of the price range. This implies reduction in supply of costly goods as [...]
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09Apr
March was tricky for polyester pricing
March 2018 was tricky for the polyester pricing, wherein, end-product prices were mostly guided by their raw materials. In case of ethylene markets moved in line with [...]
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03Apr
Pakistan accounts for 6pc of India’s export of fibres and yarns – Part 2
Pakistan accounts for more than 6% of India’s export all kinds of textile fibres and yarns, and tanks third largest for cotton fibre and cotton yarns, 10th for other spun [...]
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30Mar
Textile 4.0 receives overwhelming response from industry
The Textile Association (India), Mumbai unit organized international textile conference on “ Textile 4.0 – Global and Indian Perspective ” on 22nd & 23rd March 2018 in [...]
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29Mar
Pakistan a major textile market for India despite political differences – Part 1
Pakistan has been a major textile market for India and in Asian region. Despite decades of political differences, India is the fourth largest source for Pakistan’s total [...]
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27Mar
Denim fabric exports jumps 40pc in February, furnishing doubles
Denim fabric exports, the second largest woven material, saw volumes increase 40% year on year in February and value up 46% to US$34 million. They were mainly imported by [...]
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27Mar
Cotton exports jumps as domestic prices recede to sub-80 cents
Cotton exports surged in February with shipment of 10.6 lakh bales (170 kg each) as against 7.3 lakh bales exported a year ago. The increase this February is largely due to [...]
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