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Resil Chemicals has won a prestigious National Award from the Technology Development Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for the successful commercialization of an indigenous technology, N9 Pure Silver.
This award recognizes excellence in collaboration, indigenous technology development and commercialization. N9 Pure Silver was featured on BBC Horizons, the flagship science and technology program airing on BBC World News. It was also featured on allied channels across the world.
N9 Pure Silver is an antibacterial and hygiene finish applied on fabrics or garments. It is a revolutionary particulate silver-based technology that, on contact, neutralizes odor-causing bacteria, keeping textiles fresher for longer. This breakthrough technology delivers outstanding odor control performance, combined with impeccable environmental credentials.
Resil Chemicals, based in Bangalore, is a leading exporter, manufacturer and supplier of silicone oils , silicone defoamers, silicone surfactants.
With a focus on sustainability based on advanced technologies for a variety of industrial applications, Resil’s vision is to bring world class technologies to global markets. This is facilitated by the development of patented materials, key collaborations with advanced research facilities and multi-million dollar investments.
It has resulted in a comprehensive product range for textiles, which includes finishing agents, silicone fluids, lubricants, enzymes and organic softeners.
Muhammad Usman, Central Chairman of Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) has urged the Federal Finance Minister to save the downstream textile industry. In a letter to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Chairman PYMA pointed out that the local manufacturers of polyester filament yarn can only meet the needs of local downstream industry to the extent of about 25 per cent.
Despite the fact that investigation was currently underway by National Tariff Commission to review anti-dumping duty, the local manufacturers are lobbying very hard to get Regulatory Duty (RD) imposed. Usman said that these attempts by the local manufacturers would put the entire weaving and knitting industry in grave situation, by increasing the cost of their basic raw material (yarn), thus making the entire downstream industry uncompetitive.
They want to create monopoly like situation to give them some short term benefits at the expense of very large downstream sector, which employs millions of people and is the back bone of our economy, Usman added. It is pertinent to note that in 2008 NTC had imposed anti-dumping duties (Max 18 per cent) on the filament yarns originating from Thailand, Malaysia, Korea and Indonesia. At that time there were about 17 local manufacturers of polyester filament yarn and there was no import of polyester yarn from China. Despite of the fact that the anti-dumping duty was levied for over eight years, the number of local manufacturers shrank into four units and their market share decreased.
The long term solution for local manufacturers is to modernise and upgrade their plants and thus enhance capacity to achieve economies of scale. RD is not the right solution, he added.
Pakistan’s textile mills want duty and sales tax exemption on imports of raw and ginned cotton, considering the shortfall in the local cotton output.
The last budget had imposed sales tax at five per cent on the import of raw and ginned cotton. On the other hand, local cotton remained exempt from sales tax.
Pakistan has to import around 25 per cent of its cotton requirement. This is mainly of long staple and contamination-free cotton, which is not available in the country. This cotton is used to manufacture high value yarn and in turn high value added products, which are mainly exported in one form or another.
Due to the crop failure this year, the industry had to import more cotton as compared to the previous year; therefore, it says import of raw cotton should be exempt from duty and tax. Due to the three per cent duty, the cost of production has further increased as the prices of local cotton also increased in tandem with imported cotton prices.
There is also a demand that the duty on import of manmade fibers such as polyester, viscose, acrylic and nylon should be reduced to zero.
The industry consumes around 16 million bales annually, whereas the total production of cotton in Pakistan is around 13 million bales.
Faced with sharp criticism from major biotech companies like Monsanto, India has decided to withdraw the notification issued last week capping the trait value charged by them on new genetically modified (GM) traits.
It was felt that fixing the trait value for new GM traits at 10 per cent of the maximum sale price of Bt cotton seeds for the first five years, and lowering the same by 10 per cent annually thereafter, could undermine R&D for superior GM traits and hit India’s cotton productivity in the medium term.
Innovators in the agri-biotech industry opposed the gazette notification. Besides, the notification nullified the existing seed licenses and proposed execution of new licensing agreements in a new format in 30 days, which seemed to be impractical. It was felt this could lead to a delay in providing Bt cotton seeds to farmers in the next kharif season by the companies because of the short time span.
About 90 per cent of the country’s cotton area of 11.8 million hectares in the 2015-16 season is under Bt cover. Domestic cotton production has risen manifold since the introduction of Bt seeds — from 13.6 million bales in 2002-03 to a projected 30.5 million bales in 2015-16.
The IAF together with the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India is hosting the 32nd IAF World Fashion Convention in Mumbai (India) on September 27-28, 2016. The theme for this Convention is ‘Insights into New Opportunities’.
The Mumbai Convention will cover a broad range of global strategic issues such as Sourcing, Retailing, Technology, Denim and Branding. Speakers that are confirmed include denim guru Adriano Goldschmied and representatives of such world renowned apparel companies as VF, Bestseller, Tommy Hilfiger, Arvind, TAL and G-Star, associations from Bangladesh and Africa, and global apparel industry specialists as WGSN, Alvanon and the Cotton Council.
The Mumbai Convention combines a global outlook with a closer look at the host country, India. Clearly India’s fast growing markets offers many opportunities but good insights are required to capitalise on them.
Traditionally, IAF Conventions are more than just a conference. Excellent social activities provide good opportunities for networking within the global apparel industry net work. This year, delegates will be treated to a Golf Tournament, a welcome reception, a gala dinner and a Mumbai retail tour. The experience can be extended with an extra study and leisure tour to Goa. An early bird rate giving a € 100 discount will be valid until June 23rd. IAF members registering now pay €295 and non members pay € 595 (excluding study and leisure tour). All international delegates can now register through the dedicated Convention website,
There are few industries fickler than fashion, changing annually and swapping seasonally. The good news is that fashion can, in theory, change more quickly than the energy or agricultural industries, for example. And when it comes to tackling climate change, agility and the ability to rapidly retool practices will be essential attributes of the most resilient and sustainable industries.
On an average, most clothes are worn only seven times before they’re discarded; forcing an astonishing 150 billion new clothing items to be made annually. Thank ‘fast fashion,’ a business model based on the fabrication of hyper trends and clothing that doesn’t last for consumers to accumulate. But given limited natural resources and the urgent need to protect what remains from further apparel-driven pollution, the cutting edge in fashion will soon need to trend and tack towards something more people-and planet-friendly.
Getting clothing cheap enough for the fashion industry’s disposable model has required massive amounts of cheap material and cheap labour - both of which came with devastatingly high and unaccounted-for costs.
During Denim Première Vision that took place from 18-19 May in Barcelona, US Denim Mills, a leading producer of fabrics for leaders in denim design and recycled denim, has exhibited its textile innovations at the Mad Science of True Denim display.
US Denim showcased imaginative inventions and technological advances at the exhibition. According to the company, they are spoofing science fiction with the décor. That’s to highlight some breakthrough products, while referencing the company’s technological and environmental leadership.
On display were samples and garments from more than 25 new US Denim collections and options, including some fashion favourites, but mostly all new processes, fibers, weaves, treatments, colours and coatings, including a few original textiles.
Rolling out under this serious-fun science-fiction theme were some wild, wacky and even woolly fabric investigations, including spider-silk blends, anti-mosquito denim and cosy Moulin wool-look.
Other collections, among more than 25 featured, demonstrated advances in recycling, waterless-dye, infra-red and non-fade options, as well as experiments with coatings, weave inventions, alternative fibers and more, including new dye-weave colours, stretch re-invention and seamless denim.
The Chiripal Group is setting up a Rs 500 crore terry towel facility in Ahmadabad. This will begin commercial production from December this year. About 95 per cent of the production will be exported. Once the plant is commissioned, Chiripal expects to achieve a turnover of Rs 400 crores from the plant in the first year of operations.
With its eyes set on the overseas market, the company has chalked out a strategy to market terry towels in the US, Germany, UK, Italy, France, Romania, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, besides other regions. The company hopes to penetrate new markets like Latin America and Africa with the right mix of product and competitive pricing.
It has planned a total investment of Rs 503 crores, of which 70 per cent will be debt portion.
To meet its in-house requirements of textile verticals, Chiripal is also setting up 48,960 spindles for the manufacturing of cotton yarn with an investment of Rs 306 crores. The new spinning facility will help the company increase its turnover to Rs 1,100 crores by the end of fiscal 2016-17. Right now the company has a total turnover of Rs 850 crores.
As part of its business diversification strategy, Chiripal also plans to install 80 airjet looms.
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) has failed to record the large number of workers’ details due to its lackluster approach to get the job done. However, the association has brought about 1,550 RMG units under the database system as of April 21.
The government earlier asked the sector people to complete their workers’ bio-metric documentation within June 15. BKMEA is the platform of knitwear manufacturers, while BGMEA represents the owners of woven manufacturers of Bangladesh.
Following the collapse of Rana Plaza, the issue of central database came under the spotlight as there was no accurate number of workers that worked for the factories. In the aftermath of the industrial disaster, buyers, brands, trade unions from home and abroad, plus rights group put pressure on the manufacturers and the government to create a central database containing workers’ details.
According to BKMEA, it has 2,192 members, who employ about 2.1m workers.
BKMEA, Systech Digital Limited and Tiger IT Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the bio-metric database for the workers on January 18, 2014.
This poor performance is only due to the negligence and dilly-dallying of the board, a former BKMEA leader said, preferring not to be named. If the authority took stern action, it could be completed earlier, he added.
Source Africa will be held June 8 to 9, 2016.This is a pan-African textile and apparel trade show. More than 1,500 manufacturers, buyers, suppliers and service providers will gather to promote manufacturing and discuss the region’s potential. It will feature more than 180 exhibitors from countries like South Africa, Mauritius, Lesotho, Kenya, Egypt, Madagascar, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
Mauritius, which has been steadily working to rebuild its once-thriving textile industry, will take a delegation of 39 companies to the show this year who will showcase their production of T-shirts, polo shirts, jeans, high end suits and accessories. With decades of experience and renewed investments in high end design skills and manufacturing technology, Mauritian textile and fashion producers now supply leading fashion brands, primarily in the Eurozone and USA, namely, Calvin Klein, Adidas, Woolworths, Tommy Hilfiger, Puma, Harrods, River Island and Levi’s.
African manufacturers in eligible countries are poised to benefit from the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a trade preference program, renewed last year with the United States that grants countries meeting certain requirements duty free access to the US market for their apparel exports.
Africa is expected to play an increasingly important role in the textile, apparel and footwear industry over the next decade.
