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West Bengal needs an efficient market mechanism in vegetables and supports the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its steps to free global textiles trade as the state’s moribund textiles industry stands to gain, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Monday. Bhattacharjee was in full flow as he outlined his government’s stand on issues close to his reforms agenda before members of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI). His praise for the WTO contrasts sharply with the official stated position of his CPI(M) party that the world body is to blame for globalisation and all its “ills.” In fact, at about the same time, the Students Federation of India (SFI), the CPI(M)’s students wing, was holding street corner meetings blasting the WTO. While continuing to oppose foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, Bhattacharjee stressed that Indian entrepreneurs would have to take up the challenge of creating efficient and modern field-to-market supply chains in foods. “Do we really need foreigners to sell our vegetables?” he asked, explaining his opposition to FDI in retail. On the other hand, he said, the retail sector must be modernised, particularly the food items. He noted that West Bengal is a leader in the production of vegetables, but 10-30% of the produce perish in the fields due to lack of market mechanism. “We need a market mechanism, we need cold stores,” he said. This would give farmers remunerative prices and consumers would gain. But he cautioned that the thousands employed in the supply chain at present could not be rendered jobless. Last year, Bhattacharjee highlighted this concern to stave off a decision on allowing retail majors like Wal-Mart to enter the state while permitting German wholesale major Metro AG to set up shop here. He was addressing the 119th annual general meeting of the BNCCI, during which its president, Nayantara Palchoudhuri, the first woman to hold the post, stepped down. Bhattacharjee said the state is trying to formulate a new textile policy, for which it has launched a pilot project to grow cotton in the four southern districts. Urging the industry to invest afresh in cotton textiles now that the WTO has lifted export restrictions like quotas, he said the government is also trying to revive its mills. He urged industry to invest in the textile park being planned in Howrah, for which land has been acquired. He said the government is also focusing on creating tea tourism in north Bengal and the Dooars.... More from Economy

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West Bengal needs an efficient market mechanism in vegetables and supports the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in its steps to free global textiles trade as the state’s moribund textiles industry stands to gain, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Monday. Bhattacharjee was in full flow as he outlined his government’s stand on issues close to his reforms agenda before members of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI). His praise for the WTO contrasts sharply with the official stated position of his CPI(M) party that the world body is to blame for globalisation and all its “ills.” In fact, at about the same time, the Students Federation of India (SFI), the CPI(M)’s students wing, was holding street corner meetings blasting the WTO. While continuing to oppose foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, Bhattacharjee stressed that Indian entrepreneurs would have to take up the challenge of creating efficient and modern field-to-market supply chains in foods. “Do we really need foreigners to sell our vegetables?” he asked, explaining his opposition to FDI in retail. On the other hand, he said, the retail sector must be modernised, particularly the food items. He noted that West Bengal is a leader in the production of vegetables, but 10-30% of the produce perish in the fields due to lack of market mechanism. “We need a market mechanism, we need cold stores,” he said. This would give farmers remunerative prices and consumers would gain. But he cautioned that the thousands employed in the supply chain at present could not be rendered jobless. Last year, Bhattacharjee highlighted this concern to stave off a decision on allowing retail majors like Wal-Mart to enter the state while permitting German wholesale major Metro AG to set up shop here. He was addressing the 119th annual general meeting of the BNCCI, during which its president, Nayantara Palchoudhuri, the first woman to hold the post, stepped down. Bhattacharjee said the state is trying to formulate a new textile policy, for which it has launched a pilot project to grow cotton in the four southern districts. Urging the industry to invest afresh in cotton textiles now that the WTO has lifted export restrictions like quotas, he said the government is also trying to revive its mills. He urged industry to invest in the textile park being planned in Howrah, for which land has been acquired. He said the government is also focusing on creating tea tourism in north Bengal and the Dooars.... More from Economy

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North American market one of many to welcome Italian textile machinery 03 May, 2010 - USA According to ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (www.acimit.it), the country’s textile machinery industry entails substantial investment in research, in-depth knowledge, and long experience in textile, mechanical and electronic fields. Only a few countries boast first-class textile machinery production. Italy is the second leading producer of textile machinery worldwide and the technological level of its production is recognized as setting a high standard. In 2008, production of Italian textile machinery amounted to 2.0 billion Euros, 79 percent of which was exported to about 130 countries, including the main export area Asia (43 percent), Europe (34 percent), South America (11 percent), North America (5 percent) and Africa (7 percent). The supply of Italian textile machinery is characterized by a range that includes pre-spinning and spinning machinery; knitting and hosiery machinery; twisting, reeling, winding machinery; dyeing; printing and finishing machinery; pre-weaving and weaving machinery; and laundry dry-cleaning and ironing machinery. Italian machines process all natural fibers (wool, cotton, silk, flax) and man-made fibers (polyester, acrylic, polyamides) to meet the needs of a modern textile industry

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US Cotton exports may rise on India ban 26 Apr, 2010 - USA US cotton exports may rise as much as 16 percent from the government’s estimate for the year ending July 31 after India halted overseas sales this week, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Hussein Allidina. U.S. shipments may reach 13.97 million bales to cover the supply gap caused by India’s ban, Allidina said today in a report. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on April 9 forecast exports of 12 million bales. India is the biggest grower of cotton after China. Registration of export contracts were suspended from April 19 until “further orders,” India’s textile commissioner said yesterday. The nation exported 4.69 million bales as of April 15 from a registration of 6.67 million bales, according to the Morgan Stanley report. “Historically, both U.S. and Indian exports to China have increased seasonally into the end of the marketing year,” Allidina said. “With India out of the market until further notice, we see upside potential to U.S. cotton exports.” China is the world’s biggest consumer of cotton. A bale weighs 480 pounds (218 kilograms).

bgreen unveils summer ‘Oganic Basic Essentials’ collection
Popular organic apparel maker bgreen apparel, a division of Nature USA, a leading source for certified-organic cotton apparel, has launched its Summer 2010 collection for men and women. Drawing inspiration from soil, air and water, the collection offers a vibrant color palette of solids and abstract prints. Both lines are available beginning April 15th. For more information on bgreen apparel’s Summer 2010 collection. bgreen apparel is part of a small group of U.S. apparel manufacturers that is GOTS (Global Organic Trade Standard)-certified.

Clothing firms plan to raise prices by 10%
Garment manufacturers and retailers are expected to raise prices of their products by a minimum of 10 percent, in a bid to offset the flare-up in prices of raw materials. Cotton prices have spiraled up by 25-30 percent in the past few months, leading to an increase in prices of yarns and fabrics also by the same measure. Other costs like electricity and labour have added no less, to the overall costs. Speaking to fiber2fashion, Mr Rahul Mehta, President of Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMMI) said, “The prices of raw material are going up, especially the prices of cotton, which are constantly increasing. Prices of other raw materials and electricity too have gone higher.”

We all must live ECO every day - VP of Bagir
Bagir Ltd., the Israel-based tailored apparel manufacturer, renowned for high-tech garments, eco-innovations, and manufacturer of the first recycled mens suit made from post-consumer waste plastic bottles, is proud to announce its participation in the United Nations Global Compact. The Global Compact is the most comprehensive framework worldwide to progress ethical principles in business with corporate social and environmental responsibility as the key foundation. The initiative is the largest corporate citizenship in the world.

Vilan invests Rs 420 mn in spinning mill
Vilan Apparels Pvt Ltd, a Vijayawada based hosiery and undergarments manufacturing company, will invest Rs 420 million for establishing a new spinning mill at Cherala in Prakasam district. The mill will be developed on a 15 acre plot and will have a capacity of 16,000 spindles. T. Ramesh Babu, Director, Vilan, while addressing the press said that, construction work for the mill has already commenced and it is likely to begin operations by the end of this year.

Karnataka to shut down silk marketing board
The Department of Sericulture has decided to shut down their non-viable unit, Karnataka Silk Marketing Board (KSMB). The board was incurring losses since its institution in 1979, excepting for once in 2003-04, when it recorded a net profit of Rs 1.165 million. Venkataramanappa, State Minister for Small Scale Industries and Silk, while addressing the press said that, it decided upon the closure of the board following the recommendations of A F Ferguson and Company, a consultancy firm. Government had assigned the consultancy firm to review the board’s functions and suggest modes and means to revitalize it. But instead, the consultancy firm suggested shutting down the board.

Fashion supply chain solution to be enhanced by Pathfinder
Retail-only IT solutions and services provider to the apparel industry, Retail Assist, has collaborated with specialist retail training company, First Friday, on the production of an eLearning solution for its Merret fashion merchandising and warehouse supply chain system, which will be branded Pathfinder. Retail Assist chose to outsource the creation of Pathfinder and felt that First Friday could offer the skilled resources needed. Explains Gary Broughton, Professional Services Director at Retail Assist: “First Friday already have relationships with major retailers and their consultants are not only training specialists, but also come from retail backgrounds.

We are working as a distributor of cloths from many years. Consistently we are supplying all product range of Venkatesh textiles. We never get any defected material on any order lot. We please to have their sincere service.

Sunil Shinde

Welcome to Marda Group,

Poonam Industries, a premier manufacturers and exporters in the textile industry with over 60 years of service in India, is well known for its products of quality and ethical practices. Reputed over the world for its quality, Poonam Industries manufactures variety of fabrics for a wide range of applications that includes shirting, Dhoti, Malmal, cotton, Polyester and much more. Poonam Industries fabrics manufacturers and exporters from India, India has stepped into the global market with their products that are classic, highly durable and are of good quality.

Our Specialty for Indian tradition is Dhoti production, though the fashion of Dhoti is becoming obsolete but we maintained our production strength as well as quality as it is. Still Indian Rural area people use Dhoti as their daily dress. Dhoti having large demand from North region of India. First of all Poonam industries was only producing Dhoti but now it also make processing of Dhoti which is very beneficial. But as per considering business policy when we found that today's generation does not have interest to wear Dhoti, We diverted us to produce Industrial latest fashion cloth production. And we proud to say that we have still maintained our Business quality & Status in this kind of production.

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