Articles for Technical Textiles

Export of special technical textile products on rise, says NTTM official
3 days, 11 hours ago

Export of special technical textile products on rise, says NTTM official

The Hindu  

“Export of special technical textile products grew 6.2% between April and November compared with the same period last year,” said Ashok Kumar Malhotra, Mission Director of the National Technical Textiles Mission. Mr. Malhotra told The Hindu on Friday that the exports were worth ₹2,915 crore from April to November this year compared to ₹2,345 crore during April - November last …

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Cotton is passé. Can India ever make it big in this fashionable textile market?
1 month ago

Cotton is passé. Can India ever make it big in this fashionable textile market?

Live Mint  

Chennai: It was early June 2021. Once MMF textile exports pick up, the quality of raw material will improve," said Rajkumar Agarwal, managing director, SVG Fashions Pvt. The government has applied the Quality Control Order, a regulatory standard that ensures that products sold in India are of good quality, on select polyester filament yarn imports such as ‘fully drawn yarn’. …

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Ministry of Textiles Approves Startups in Technical Textiles to Boost Innovation
6 months, 1 week ago

Ministry of Textiles Approves Startups in Technical Textiles to Boost Innovation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ministry of Textiles approved startups in technical textiles to boost innovation and sustainability and to foster transformative developments that will shape the industry's future. This was stated by Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, while chairing the 7th meeting of the Empowered Programme Committee of National Technical Textiles Mission here on Thursday. NTTM’s Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship …

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T.N. Budget 2024: Technical textiles gets special focus
10 months ago

T.N. Budget 2024: Technical textiles gets special focus

The Hindu  

Development of the PM MITRA Park in Virudhunagar, a textile park in Salem, higher capital subsidy for investments in technical textiles and support for technology upgradation in the spinning mills are some of the announcements for the textile industry in the Tamil Nadu Budget presented on Monday by Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu. The Budget plans to establish 10 mini-textile parks …

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Tamil Nadu to promote technical textile production
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu to promote technical textile production

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government is likely to look at a procurement policy to buy its technical textile requirements from the local industries. According to M. Vallalar, Textiles Commissioner, Tamil Nadu, textile manufacturers in Coimbatore and Tiruppur who are focusing on cotton-based products should come forward to make technical textiles. Director general of Northern India Textile Research Association Arindam Basu said …

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Cotton pilot scheme a hit, govt to extend it by a year
1 year ago

Cotton pilot scheme a hit, govt to extend it by a year

Live Mint  

A pilot project launched this April to boost cotton production in 10 states is likely to be extended for a year beyond March 2024, two officials aware of the development said. The estimated rise in production from the pilots could help India strengthen its cotton exports ecosystem, and provide a boost to the country’s standing in the global cotton export …

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‘India will be the largest cotton producer’
1 year ago

‘India will be the largest cotton producer’

The Hindu  

India will strive to become the largest cotton producer globally, Minister for Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said in Mumbai on Saturday, inaugurating an annual global meeting of a UN recognised body of cotton producing and consuming nations. At the 81st plenary session of the International Cotton Advisory Committee, the Minister said India has the largest area under cotton …

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Tamil Nadu government will release revised textile policy soon, says Minister
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu government will release revised textile policy soon, says Minister

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu government will declare a revised textile policy soon, said R. Gandhi, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles, Tamil Nadu, in Coimbatore on November 17, 2023. The Tamil Nadu government has announced mini textile parks and textile city in Chennai and formed a scientific committee to address the issue of safe disposal of salts at common effluent treatment plants. An …

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Indian market for technical textiles targeted to touch $40 billion by 2030:Saxena
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian market for technical textiles targeted to touch $40 billion by 2030:Saxena

The Hindu  

Indian market for technical textiles is targeted to touch $40 billion by 2030, said Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, in Coimbatore on Friday. Speaking at a conference on technical textiles organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Department of Textiles, Tamil Nadu, he said the current market size is $23 billion. A portal for start-ups in …

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T.N. Industries Minister urges garment industry in Tiruppur to focus on technical textiles
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. Industries Minister urges garment industry in Tiruppur to focus on technical textiles

The Hindu  

The garment industry in Tiruppur, should focus on technical textiles, said T.N. Inaugurating the renovated building of the Tiruppur Exporters Association, the Minister said the size of the global technical textiles industry was expected to be USD 220 billion by 2030. Participation of the industry was critical for further research and development, he said, adding that the government would also …

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Techtextil India to have special platform for medical textiles
1 year, 6 months ago

Techtextil India to have special platform for medical textiles

The Hindu  

Techtextil 2023, which will be held in Mumbai from September 12 to 14, will have a separate platform for the South India Textile Research Association’s medical textiles. According to a press release, the medical textiles expo called Meditex-2023 will be a pavilion focussing on medical textiles with high growth applications. A report published by Ministry of Textiles on Indian technical …

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Tamil Nadu aims to become a leader in technical textile production, says Minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu aims to become a leader in technical textile production, says Minister

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu government is taking several measures so that the State becomes a leader in technical textiles, Minister for Textiles and Handlooms R. Gandhi said here on Friday. Inaugurating a two-day joint technology conference of textile research associations, the Minister said the government withdrew the market committee cess on cotton as soon as it came to power and has created …

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Need to put in place standards as required by technical textiles industry, says textile secretary UP Singh
2 years, 6 months ago

Need to put in place standards as required by technical textiles industry, says textile secretary UP Singh

Firstpost  

Standards or quality norms help the industry tap global markets and get good prices for their products New Delhi: Technical textiles is a fast-growing sector in the country and to further promote this, there is a need to put in place standards required by the industry, Textiles Secretary UP Singh said here on Friday. Standards or quality norms help the …

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Monte Carlo, Arvind, 59 others make the cut for textile PLI sops
2 years, 8 months ago

Monte Carlo, Arvind, 59 others make the cut for textile PLI sops

Live Mint  

Monte Carlo Fashions Ltd, Arvind Ltd, Trident Ltd and Kimberly Clark India Pvt. “The proposed total investment expected from the applicants is ₹19,077 crore, and the projected turnover is ₹184,917 crore over five years with proposed direct employment of 240,134,” Union textiles secretary U.P. In December, the government approved the PLI scheme for textiles, offering incentives worth ₹10,683 crore over …

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Cabinet approves ₹10,683 crore incentive scheme for textile sector
3 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet approves ₹10,683 crore incentive scheme for textile sector

The Hindu  

The Central government on September 8 approved production-linked incentive for the textile sector with a budgetary outlay of ₹10,683 crore. According to an official statement, the incentive structure for the textile sector is designed to encourage investment in fresh capacities in MMF apparel, MMF fabrics, and 10 segments or products of technical textiles. In type one, any person, willing to …

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Textile industry welcomes incentive scheme
4 years, 1 month ago

Textile industry welcomes incentive scheme

The Hindu  

The textile industry here has welcomed the Production Linked Incentive scheme announced by the Central Government on Wednesday. About 40 HS lines in MMF garments and 10 HS lines in technical textiles account for nearly $ 180 billion global trade and, therefore, the scheme will encourage the industry to make investment in manufacture of these high value added products. Apparel …

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Cabinet Approves Signing of India-Japan Pact on Cooperation in Textiles
4 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet Approves Signing of India-Japan Pact on Cooperation in Textiles

News 18  

The government on Wednesday approved for signing of a pact between India and Japan aimed at improving the quality and testing of Indian textiles and clothing for the Japanese market. “The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved for signing of a memorandum of understanding between textiles committee, India, and M/s Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan, for …

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