Textile Sector

The scheme was announced in October 2021, and the parks will be set up by 2026-27. The total outlay for the project is Rs 4,445 crore

The government has extended export benefits under RoDTEP scheme to 18 items related to textiles sector, including saari and lungi, with a view to boost shipments of these goods. Benefits under the duty refund scheme -- Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) -- will be given to exports made from March 23, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said in a notification. Under the RoDTEP, various central and state duties, taxes, and levies imposed on input products, among others, will be refunded to exporters. "18 tariff lines...are being added...under RoDTEP for exports made from March 28, 2023," it said. The items include shirting fabrics, casement, and cambric.

Increased capacity utilisation, softening cotton prices set to help sector: Analysts

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The 5th Mission Steering Group chaired by Union minister Piyush Goyal on Friday cleared 15 R&D projects worth around Rs 32.25 crore in key strategic areas such as speciality fibre, protective textiles, high-performance textiles, geotextiles, medical textiles, sustainable textiles and textiles for building materials. The projects have been approved by the government under the National Technical Textiles Mission. "Encouraging young engineering minds to pursue technical textiles in India is the need of the hour. A broad guideline under start-up scheme was discussed and may be finalised on priority targeting aspiring innovators, entrepreneurs and young scientists," an official statement said. Addressing the meeting, textiles minister Goyal said leading textile manufacturers and institutes should come together to indigenously develop strategic and high-value technical textile products with support of National Technical Textiles Mission. Among these 15 R&D (Research & ...

Industries all over Pakistan were halted after the significant power outage since the National Grid's electricity supply to three provinces was interrupted

Lambodhara Textiles hit a 52-week high of Rs 164, surging 16% in the intra-day trade toda. The stock has rallied 30% in the past two trading days

There is a shortage of demand for textile goods globally due to the Ukraine-Russia war

Citing the case of the FTA negotiations with the United Kingdom, Goyal said the country had a 9 per cent duty on different items and if that goes away, it will benefit the sector, he said

Even as macro headwinds impact performance of textile players across segments in the second quarter of 2022-23, the companies are expected to witness a healthy turnover in this financial year, Icra said in a report. Icra said it expects textile companies to report healthy growth in turnover in FY23 while the margins are expected to moderate amidst cost pressures. "In the second quarter of FY23, revenue and margins dipped for the Indian spinners amidst macro headwinds, while for the apparel segment the revenue and margins remained flat, with recessionary conditions in key markets," Icra Assistant Vice-President and Sector Head, Corporate Sector Ratings, Sahil Udani said. Most textile players reported a decline in inventory levels in the second quarter of FY23 after cotton stocks from the previous harvest season started to reduce and cotton prices saw a sharp volatility, resulting in players becoming cautious on buying, he added. According to the report, revenue of spinners had decli

The Madhya Pradesh government is leaving no stone unturned to facilitate investment assistance to various sectors

Raymond zoomed 3 per cent on Friday to hit an all-time high of Rs 1,329.90, after having gained 7 per cent in the previous session.

The already fragile Pakistan economy, hit hard by the devastating floods, now faces the shutdown of textile factories as the cotton crop has been destroyed

Cotton Council International executives say zero tariff regime should continue as it is beneficial to mills

At the bourses, shares of textile stocks like KPR Mills, Welspun India, and Vardhman Textiles have tumbled up to 45 per cent so far this year.

However, orders have been lower 30% compared with normal between mid-July and early August

Goyal said another big advantage is for the small retailers who are very keen to engage with ecommerce

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Govt must focus on downturn in cotton production

Analysts expect that the inflated cotton prices will continue to haunt small-sized yarn spinners during the first half of FY23 (H1-FY23). However, a good monsoon season can paint a different story