Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Gohar Ejaz has called a meeting of all textile associations on November 30 to evolve a joint strategy on imposition of Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST) on textile industry.
He said 85 percent of the textile products are exported in one or other form and any withdrawal of sales tax exemption on this largest exporting sector of the country would lead to more than Rs400 billion refunds stuck up with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for an estimated collection of Rs25 billion Sales Tax on domestic consumption.
It may be noted that the APTMA has already urged the Federal government for continuity of zero rate tax regime for textile industry through a letter to the Standing Committee of National Assembly on Finance.
Gohar said the industry apprehends serious adverse implications of the withdrawal of exemption of zero-rating of the textile industry under the Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST).
He said 85 percent of textile produce is exported in one or the other form, with only 15 percent left for local consumption. Therefore, zero rating of the entire value chain from ginning to garmenting for the export and local supply is imperative to remain competitive in the international market, he added.
He said the petition is based on premise of peculiar fibre procurement processes of the spinning industry, causative liquidity crunch due to inadequate bank limits and unregistered sub-sectors of the textile value chain.
Chairman APTMA reminded that previous imposition of 15 percent sales tax on industry proved a failure and the government had no option but to zero rate the export-oriented industry after realizing that refunds were far in excess of collection of the sales tax.
Deniz Bütüner, Executive VP Marketing and Business Development of the Uster Group since 2007, will step down from her role from the 31st December, 2010 and will leave the Company at the end of May 2011 to pursue a full time international MBA and work on some of her entrepreneurial projects. Mr. Reine Wasner has been appointed as her successor and will assume his function at the Uster Group from 3rd January, 2011.
Deniz Bütüner joined Uster early in 2007 as VP Marketing and Business Development and became a member of the Executive Management team for Uster Technologies Ltd later that year. CEO Geoffrey Scott said: “During her 4 years at Uster Technologies Ltd, Deniz played a key role in steering successful marketing projects and campaigns, starting with the 50th Anniversary of the USTER STATISTICS at ITMA in Munich, the implementation of the mid-segment product strategy in China, the integration of the Zweigle product portfolio and the recent launch of the USTER QUANTUM 3 yarn clearer. Our Board of Directors and the whole management team thank her for her contribution to Uster Technologies Ltd and wish her a very successful future.”
The Company initiated an early selection process and has appointed Mr. Reine Wasner as the new Executive VP Marketing and Business Development. Reine Wasner has had a broad and progressive management consulting career, working in Switzerland since 2000 with various management consulting companies including Booz Allen Hamilton, Arthur D Little and A T Kearney where he gained extensive experience working on and managing projects in market and business development, innovation management and strategy in various industries, including projects for Uster Technologies Ltd.
FESPA will host the third of its successful Digital Textile Conference events on 25th February, 2011, alongside FESPA Americas (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, 24-26 February 2011).
Following on from the success of the first two FESPA Digital Textile Conferences, the events will once again be chaired by John Scrimshaw, textile expert and editor of Digital Textile and International Dyer. As in previous years, each conference will feature a mix of speakers including leading print specialists, digital textile printing authorities, textile printers and end-users of digitally-printed textiles, covering commercial and technical topics, and examining trends and opportunities in the sector.
At the FESPA Americas Digital Textile Conference, in February 2011, these include Dr John Provost, Technical Editor of Digital Textile magazine and a global consultant with expertise in textile ink formulation; Dr Mike Fralix, President and CEO of TC2; Kevin Kelly, Blue Heron Industries Inc; and Tim Greene of InfoTrends, who will discuss new market research findings.
John Scrimshaw comments, "The wide-format market is evolving rapidly and the use of textile as a substrate, as opposed to vinyl, is increasingly common in the flexible, soft-signage sector. Additionally, there has been a move towards direct digital printing in the garment decoration market. With so many changes occurring, and at such speed, the FESPA Digital Textile Conferences are the perfect opportunity for printers to confront these changes and discuss the questions they raise for their industry."
Coco coir is biodegradable and eco-friendly. It has drawn a large number of European markets as well as markets in other nations which support eco-friendly technology.
Coco coir is used in a number of products in Japan and China such as mats, mattresses and geo-textiles, which is meant for checking the problem of soil erosion. It is exported to these two countries as a raw material.
There are three plants manufacturing coco coir in Mati, which is located in Mindanao. The joint output of these three plants is likely to fill 10 container vans every month. The production of this new exportable product has contributed significantly to the local economy.
These plants have also been successful in generating a number of jobs of the people. Each of these three units involved in extracting coco coir has employed minimum 40 people.
The dry weather that continued for long in Mindanao in the first six months of the year has resulted in low coco coir production this time. However, its volume can be doubled without much effort.
NanoHorizons Inc, a leader in the creation of nanoscale performance additives for textile, health care, and industrial applications, has extended the worldwide distribution of its SmartSilver antimicrobial products to India with sales support provided in partnership with Indorama Polyester Industries Ltd. (IPI).
SmartSilver is presently available in other Asian markets such as Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. IPI currently integrates SmartSilver into its Ambs polyester fibre line. Headquartered in Thailand with annual sales of US$3.5 billion, IPI is a global leader in polyester production and the second largest producer of PET bottle polymers in the world. “We are targeting India’s textile market with IPI, a key strategic partner, as part of our global growth strategy,” says Timothy J. Skedzuhn, Vice President Textile Business Unit, NanoHorizons.
“Consumers in India are gaining buying power and are constantly looking for new and innovative products. At the same time, India’s textile industry produces high quality materials and seeks out value-add technologies as the consumer market expands. We believe SmartSilver technology with its high durability, safety, efficacy, and ease of integration will generate significant interest in this market.”
As a result of India’s growing medical tourism industry, the medical textile market is a specific target for SmartSilver. “India’s medical textile market is emerging, and is poised for take-off,” states Prabeer Mukherjee, Senior Vice President Polyester Business for Textiles and Packaging, IPI.
Consolidated Fibers is expanding geographically with the launch of Consolidated Fibers Latinoamericana, based in Mexico City. The subsidiary will initially sell polyester textured filament and flat yarn into the Mexican market.
Work is already underway to expand the product offering to include polyester, rayon, polypropylene and other staple fibers for nonwovens, fiberfill and industrial end uses. Consolidated Fibers Latinoamericana also plans to serve customers in Central and South America once established in Mexico.
A signature feature of the new company is its ability to satisfy order quantities ranging from one box of filament yarn for small customers up to full truckloads for larger customers.
“Customer service is what sets Consolidated Fibers Latinoamericana apart. A team of individuals with more than 70 years of experience will provide local sales and technical service to our clients. Understanding the product, processing and logistical needs of our customers improves the value equation for them by saving time and money”, says General Manager, Paul Latten. Consolidated Fibers Latinoamericana has also developed a Spanish language website as another convenient option to connect with customers in Latin America.
Consolidated Fibers is a privately held company with a 50-year history as a producer, buyer, seller and consumer of fibers. Today, we are a leading fiber supplier to manufacturers across a range of industries - including hygiene, medical, filtration, automotive, furniture, home textiles, and more.
On February 1-2, 2011 a high-level conference on the latest developments and future trends in the personal protective clothing and equipment (PPE) market will take place in Brussels. It will be organised by EURATEX – The European Apparel and Textile Confederation and European Textile Technology Platform together with other key stakeholders of the European PPE sector such as the European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety (ETPIS), the European Safety Federation (ESF), the European Textile Services Association (ETSA) as well as Centexbel, the research institute of the Belgian textile industry.
The purpose of the PPE Conference 2011 is to take stock of the activities of the European Lead Market for Protective Textiles over the last 3 years and to explore evolving end user needs, emerging technology and innovation trends as well as business developments in the European and global markets for Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment.
The 1 ½ day event will especially seek an intensive exchange between buyers and users of such products on the one side and the PPE value chain on the other. Finally the event will also benefit from contributions of policy makers, regulators and other public sector stakeholders with impact on the future shape of the European PPE market.
Hohenstein Institute, a leading worldwide provider of textile testing and certification services, will present its MedTex Symposium on textiles for health care applications on Tuesday, December 14th from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM in the Dogwood Room at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park, NC. The symposium is open to the public and is presented free of charge.
Hohenstein’s MedTex Symposium will feature a panel of health care specialists who will share their expertise on the industry as well as emerging applications and innovations in the field. The panel of medical textile specialists includes:
• Prof. Dr. Dirk Hoefer, Hohenstein Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology. Hohenstein’s IHB group has developed significant innovations for medical textiles including a methodology to test a textile’s interaction with skin cells and a new silicon-based technology for using textiles to deliver drugs. Dr. Hoefer will present updates on textile innovations under development in his group.
• Dr. James Delattre, VP Global Marketing, NanoHorizons Inc. As the makers of SmartSilver®, a safe and highly effective antimicrobial additive, NanoHorizons is well versed in making health care environments cleaner for patients and caregivers through applications in operating room paints, equipment, and medical scrubs. Dr. Delattre will share research on antimicrobial efficacy in various applications.
On Sunday 31 October and Monday 1 November 2011 the International Cotton Association (ICA), the Bangladesh Cotton Association(BCA) and the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) staged two ‘awareness seminars’ at the BTMA Research & Training Institute in Dhaka and were joined by more than 75 members of the Bangladesh cotton community.
Specially developed to help generate a greater understanding of the principles of contract sanctity, ICA Rules and arbitration procedures, the seminars took the form of a one-day workshop and open forum session and were hosted by ICA Managing Director, Mr Kai Hughes and ICA Past President and Arbitrator, Mr Derek Tanner.
On his return to the UK, Mr Hughes explained: "We were delighted to be invited back to Bangladesh to deliver the seminars and we were very pleased with the delegate turn-out. Both sessions were well received. The seminars are part of our ongoing plans to engage more international members and new players in the cotton trade. They also provide an opportunity for us to hear the views and ideas of local cotton communities, enabling us to develop the ICA Bylaws and Rules so that they meet the needs of both buyers and sellers.”
During the visit, Mr Hughes and Mr Tanner were Guests of Honour at the BCA 10th anniversary celebrations attended by the Minister of Commerce Mr Muhammad Faruk Khan MP.
Tunisia is involved in improving its efforts to recognize prospective associates in the textile and clothing industry in order to fulfill the needs as well as expectations of Italian firms. A representative of eight Italian firms is currently on a visit to Tunisia, as a part of the country’s efforts to promote its relations with Italian firms.
The main purpose of this visit is to focus on what the country can contribute to the textile and clothing industry.
An event was organized by the Tunisian Export Promotion Centre, CEPEX which involved business to business meetings with exporters from Tunisia who were chosen on the basis of the requirements put forward by the Italian firms.
During the visit in Tunisia, the representative of the Italian firms is expected to meet the representatives of Tunisian firms which are operating in 56 different areas in the textile and clothing industry. The Italian firms are likely to recognize prospective partnership, areas of cooperation and setting up of business ties with Tunisian firms.
The Italian market ranks second among the export markets of Tunisia for textile and clothing.It had a market share of 31.4 percent of the total Tunisian exports in 2009.
The first ever two-day ‘International Denim Conference’ opened on October 29, to a rousing reception, from the more than 500 plus delegates, who included the who’'s who of the Denim & Jeans industry, present on the occasion, at the hallowed campus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A), Ahmedabad
The conference had been organized by fibre2fashion, the leading global B2B portal for the textile, apparel and fashion industry in conjunction with the Ahmedabad chapter of the Textile Association of India (TAI), which is the foremost textile professional body in India & the largest in the world.
Dr PR Roy, Director of fibre2fashion and President Emeritus of TAI, began the proceedings by announcing the theme of the conference. He aptly said, “Denim is a subject that does not need to be introduced, but needs to be experienced, touched and felt, to understand the fabric”.
More than 25 eminent speakers from the global denim and jeans sector had been lined up at the conference and who were able to attract the eyeballs and ears of all the delegates. It was said that, these delegates broke all previous conventions to be present in full strength, even during the closing hours of the second day of the conference, which goes to show the high level of deliberations, conducted at the conference.
The topics lined up at the conference ranged from overview of the Indian and US jeans industry, technology developments and innovations as well as marketing strategies in the denim & jeans sector, recovery and recycling of cotton waste, branding and retailing, Indigo wool and silk, organic cotton denims and many more. The highlight of the conference was a panel discussion on denims.
Fibre2fashion one of the largest global B2B portal on the textiles, apparels and fashion industries and Textiles Intelligence have recently formed a strategic alliance. The alliance was recently inked in Ahmedabad, during the visit of Mr Robin Anson to Ahmedabad.
Textiles Intelligence is a leading provider of business information on the global fibre, textile and apparel industries - via printed publications, online access to news and information, and conference presentations from its team of industry experts.
Fibre2fashion is one of the world's largest B2B platforms in the apparel, textile and fashion vertical with close to 6,00,000 registered members and attracts more than one million visitors from across 190 countries with around 13 million page views every month, which is growing at an annual rate of 300 per cent.
INVISTA introduces the LYCRA T400 fibre brand into jobwear at the Expoprotection Fair in Paris (2nd – 5th November).
INVISTA will be showcasing this innovative fibre alongside its CORDURA brand fabric offering at the Paris trade show, Expoprotection, the fair dedicated to risk prevention and management. Introduced to the textile industry in 2001, LYCRA T400 fibre is renowned in the ready to wear industry for its outstanding stretch–recovery characteristics, and is now poised to bring the benefit of durable comfort to the jobwear market.
According to David Capdevila, European marketing manager for wovens, the extension of LYCRA T400 fibre into jobwear garments was the next logical step in the products’ evolution.
Capdevila explains, “Garments with LYCRA T400 fibre meet the wearer’s needs for comfort, lasting fit and moisture management, all of which are important benefits for jobwear garments. The fibre’s excellent strength, stability and chlorine resistance make it very well suited for specific jobwear applications, and industrial laundering.”
What is LYCRA T400 fibre?
LYCRA T400 fibre is INVISTA’s trademark for its bi-component fiber. The fibre itself is made with two distinct polymers which shrink differently, causing the fibre to form a permanent coil. After being exposed to heat in the standard finishing process, the coil gets even tighter. Unlike textured fibres which rely on mechanical processes to develop their stretch, the physical coil-like structure of LYCRA T400 fibre provides durable recovery.
The LYCRA T400 fibre brand meets INVISTA’s high quality standards so customers can be confident that the brand will always meet their specific requirements of excellence.
