[ad_1] According to the Manmade and Technical Textiles Export Promotion Council, export of technical textiles from India were worth $ 1.95 billion during April – October 2025 as against $ 1.97 billion during the same period in 2024. However, the exports grew 2.3 % in Rupee terms during the same period. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY […]
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[ad_1] As many as 30 textile and apparel units set up under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme have commenced production. According the Union Ministry of Textiles, of the 74 applications selected for the scheme that was notified on September 24, 2021, 40 have started investing, 22 have achieved the prescribed threshold level and 30 […]
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[ad_1] Unseasonal showers: According to the textile industry and cotton traders, quality is an issue this year because of the rains. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Cotton farmers In Telangana are struggling to get the minimum support price (MSP) of ₹8,110 a quintal as unseasonal and heavy rains have affected the quality of cotton. […]
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[ad_1] byline requested COIMBATORE: With the US tariffs hitting hard, apparel and textile exports saw 12.91 % slump in October compared with last October. While textile shipments last month were worth $ 1,597 million, apparel exports were $ 1,069.42 million as against $ 1,833 million (textiles) and $ 1,227 million (apparel) in October 2024. Exports […]
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[ad_1] A high-level Saudi Arabia delegation led by its Vice-Minister for Industry and Mineral Resources Khalil ibn Salamah met the Secretary, Union Ministry of Textiles, Neelam Shami Rao, in New Delhi on Tuesday to advance bilateral cooperation in the textile sector. India was the second-largest supplier ($517.5 million) to Saudi Arabia’s textile and apparel sector […]
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[ad_1] The government should look at strengthening farm to factory practices in the cotton sector and adopt a multi-pronged strategy to build export-ready ecosystems and align cotton production with India’s $100 billion textile export target by 2030, according to a knowledge paper ‘Cotton 2040: Technology, Climate and Competitiveness’ released by the Confederation of Indian Textile […]
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[ad_1] MEG is one of the main raw materials for the production of polyester fibre and filament. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M The textile industry has appealed to the government to not levy anti-dumping duty on Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), which is one of the main raw materials used in the production of polyester fibre […]
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[ad_1] The textile industry is expecting an announcement soon on a revised Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the sector, with focus on manmade fibre (MMF) textiles. Union Minister for Textiles Giriraj Singh recently posted on X, “From expanding opportunities to smoother implementation, the PLI Scheme is now more dynamic than ever. With new reforms, […]
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[ad_1] Textile units that recycle PET and the manufacturers of polyester fibre will face inverted duty challenges with the revised GST rates as the entire textile industry is under 5% GST while the raw materials for the manmade fibre (MMF) sector – Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) and Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) and PET scrap – […]
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[ad_1] Textile exporters who import certain varieties of polyester fibre or yarn that come under mandatory Quality Control Order (QCO) under Advance Authorisation scheme now have 18 months time to fulfil the export obligation. The Central government said on Thursday that the export obligation period against import of products that are subjected to mandatory QCO […]
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