Tirupur apparel

SIHMA has announced 7% hike in knitwear products….

2009-06-07T21:07:00.001-07:00

Tirupur manufacturers has been supplier inner wear and knitted garments to various parts of India on a regular basis, The association of the hosiery manufacturer have decided to increase the price by 7% with respect to all products that they manufacture. This decision was taken after taking the increasing yarn price in to the account. In last three months there was an increase of about 12.Rs/ kG.

The yarn manufacturers have increased the price due to the increasing power cut which is causing a huge loss of production. If government leave these issues unattended this industry shall loose it’s competitive advantage. It’s important that government make the cotton available through cotton corporation of India and provide adequate uninterrupted power supply to spinning mills.

30 days delivery term

2008-12-20T05:12:00.001-08:00

One of my buyer from whom I am working at a buying office has been requesting the knitwear supplier to make delivery at 30 days. The supplier also accept a delivery term of 30days, remember all these are nightwears with a very low price and also require good quality. These mad supplier take such orders and are in to deep trouble when they are not able to make delivery, they are asked to air the goods... how tricky is the buyers.

Try to give the possible realistic delivery date!

Work with a reasonable price! - for a long term sustainable business

2008-11-17T05:34:00.000-08:00

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2008-09-24T02:11:00.001-07:00

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Tirupur stock lot - Held up goods at dubai, 15000 pcs

2008-09-11T23:30:00.001-07:00

Total qty available is 15000 pcs, these goods were originally made for Netherlands. for further information's pls contact us @ textile.views@gmail.com.

Tirupur fabric supplier

2008-07-17T23:59:00.001-07:00

Tirupur has two kinds of fabric supplier, one is who makes fabric for your requirements and the another has stock fabric where you can find fabric for your requirement. The later supplier who get the surplus fabric from the exporter and keeps stock and price of the same is also less but who make the fabric for your requirement is costly but gives you what you are looking for.

Are you looking for a fabric supplier in Tirupur, If you are new and need some help in finding a right fabric supplier we are ready to help you out. Send your requirements to us by email we will get back to you with a list of supplier with who you can directly contact for further information's. pls write us at nmayilsamy@gmail.com

Olympics has hit Indian Textiles

2008-07-17T21:57:00.001-07:00

The soaring yarn price and dying rate has almost made surat weaving mills to a stand still position. Chinese government has asked many of it's dyes manufacturing units to stop production in order to provide a less polluted environment for Olympics. This has made the textile chemicals to cost more by atleast 25%. This increase in the cost of dyes has been passed on to the textile manufacturers and exporters. In Tirupur the dyeing units are already facing pollution problem and government has reduced the Dyeing factories capacity to reduce the pollution. The capacity reduction has made the dyeing prices to increase. With the already increased price the increased dyes rate is also added. In Tirupur orders are very less due pricing.

Vietnam to become second largest exporter of Textiles to USA

2008-07-16T01:09:00.001-07:00

Vietnam has been in the top five exporters of textile and garment to the US for the past three consecutive years, with an export value of 4.29 billion USD per year. In 2008, Vietnam is expected to export 5.4 billion USD worth of textiles and garments to the US market to secure the second place behind China in the export of those products to the country.

Tirupur Yarn Price

2008-07-15T03:03:00.001-07:00

The following are the rates from the leading spinning mill who is supplying to tirupur.

Counts	carded	semi combed	Combed	Red label
20's		Rs.119.13	Rs.126.33
24's		Rs.127.25	Rs.128.49
30's		Rs.128.83	Rs.129.75	Rs. 135.97
34's		Rs.129.90	Rs.137.01	Rs. 143.25
40's		Rs.139.90	Rs.145.33	Rs. 151.57
50's				Rs.175.49
60's				Rs. 179.65

The yarn price has increased by about 15.Rs in past few months which makes the tirupur exporters to face huge problem when it come to pricing their products.

Another Yarn Price hike in Tirupur

2008-07-14T00:53:00.001-07:00

Every exporter at Tirupur were expecting some decrease in the price but Yarn price in Tirupur was increased by Rs.5 in the last week yet another price hike is expected soon. In past one month alone there is about Rs.10 to 15 rupees hike in the yarn price. Government has already scrapped the duty of cotton imports but this didn't have any impact on the yarn price. The Tirupur exporter who have confirmed the orders will been be having tuff times ahead.

Chinese textile exports sluggish, Vietnamese textile exports on a run

2008-07-10T01:11:00.001-07:00

Appreciating Chinese yuan, increasing labour cost, and reduced duty draw back hits hard at China’s export of textile and garments. Chinese textile and garment exports has reportedly seen a 3.7 per cent fall from September2007 to May 2008. The story in Vietnam is bit different, In the first half of 2008 garment and textile exports grew by 20% to US$4.5 billion, accounting for 44.21% of the whole year's US$9.5 billion target. The textile sector is expecting to achieve the target by the end of the year as they have signed up quite a lot of order for the remaining half of the year.

Even though the Vietnamese textile sector has seen a very good growth they are facing serious problems. Inflation in Vietnam is 26% ( In India 11%), because of inflation there is an increase in labour cost and labour shortage and Increase in raw material cost. This perhaps has wiped out almost 50% of profit that they have made in the first half of 2008. Government in order to cut the money supply to curb inflation has increase interest rate and to get a loan is also very difficult. Vietnam seems to have slowed down but the Vietnamese textile industry feels that they could still achieve the growth and keep the growth rate going.

Cotton import duty abolished, much awaited relief to Indian textile industry

2008-07-09T21:51:00.001-07:00

The government has scrapped 10 % import duty on cotton and withdrew incentives of 1% duty draw back on exports of raw cotton to boost domestic supply for the textile industry. This moved was much awaited by textile sector. The government has made this move after seeing the raise in domestic cotton price. Recent article from times of India exposed the price of domestic price of shankar-6 to around 80 cents/pounds (after ginning) and this is expect to reach 90 cents with inclusion of transportation cost but international price for similar variety was around 73 cents/pound. textile sector expect to see reason fall in the prices of cotton after this scrapping of import duty.

Indian Apparel exporters, be aware of Steve & Barry's clothing retailer

2008-07-09T01:38:00.001-07:00

Steve and barry's is one of the leading apparel retailer in USA. India is one of the leading suppliers to the retailer. Texport syndicate is the top supplier from India. Recently university of Michigan has stopped all it's ties with Steve and berry's, which is a big blow to them. Recently wallstreet journal has also report that Steve and barry's have hired a bankruptcy lawyer and looking for $30 million to avoid bankruptcy. The trend shows that it's not good for Indian apparel exporter to work with Steve and barry's.

source:University of Michigan official web site

Fuel price hike hits both Bangladesh and Pakistan ready made garment exporters

2008-07-08T00:51:00.001-07:00

Fuel price hike has increased production and transportation costs significantly to Bangladesh and Pakistan garment manufacturer. In Bangladesh price hike of fuel would increase production cost of readymade garment by 15 per cent.Price of ready made garment product in the global market is at decreasing trend But cost of production is rising continuously. The recession in the US has lowered ready made garment product export by 35 percent in recent months But they are importing textiles from Bangladesh due to low price. If this trend seems to continue then Pakistan and Bangladesh would have to shed some of their market share to more efficient producers in Asia.

49TH National Garment Fair, 2008 at Mumbai

2008-07-08T00:22:00.001-07:00

On July 9th A National Garment Fair is planned at Bombay Exhibition Center, NSC Complex, Goregaon (East), Mumbai. The garment fair will be spread over 25,000 sq. meters in two halls. More than 400 brands shall display their collections. There will be also a Franchising Zone, which will help to connect prospective franchises with established national & international brands. It is restricted to garment dealers only.

China plans to increase in duty drawback for textile exports

2008-07-04T05:08:00.001-07:00

A leading news agency has reported that Chinese government is planning to increase the duty draw back from 11% to 13% in order to support the textile industry. The government in july cut the duty draw percentage to 11% as step to tackle the trade surplus.

Bangladesh exports duty free garments to India

2008-06-30T22:36:00.001-07:00

India and Bangladesh have entered into to agreement in which India has agreed to to Import 80,00,000 garments without any duty on it for an year. Bangladesh have started to exported based on this agreement, reportly a first set for garment consignment have reached India without duty. This would again add worry to domestic manufacturer as there will a bit of price war due to this cheaper imports. already domestic players are facing trouble times due inflation, increased fuel cost, rising in yarn price and increased labour prices.

Indian Kidswear market

2008-06-22T22:30:00.001-07:00

Indian domestic apparel player have been looking to improve their strategy to encash the growing kidswear market. According to a KSA Technopak report, the kidswear market in India is estimated at Rs 17,300 crore, and has shown a growth of 16% in 2007. Besides, there is an additional Rs 11,500 crore of kids uniform segment growing at more than 23% in 2007, thus taking the total kidswear market at about Rs 28,800 crore with an annual growth of 18%. The urban kidswear market is estimated to be about 60% of the total kidswear market.(source: Economic times)

Tirupur knitwear exporters looking to hike prices by 15%

2008-06-19T01:17:00.001-07:00

Cotton price has increased, petrol price keeps increase on a regular basis, Inflation at about 7% constantly through out past six months, increase in the wages cost, yarn price hike, increase in the dyeing prices.... when everyone has increased the price why not Tirupur knitwear exporter, they have planned to hike the price by about 10 - 15%. They have decided to talk with their clients in the regard to price hike. only time will tell us weather customers are interested in hiking the price or will seek new suppliers else were..

Related topics:Reason For Raising Yarn price

Reason For Raising Yarn price

2008-06-18T04:50:00.001-07:00

The yarn price in India as whole has been increasing. many say the reason for the price hike is due the cotton price rise. Now comes the question, has the demand for cotton gone due to low production as compared to previous, the answer is no, the production cotton is as compare to previous year. The main culprit the is exports, According to Cotton Advisory Board (a government body under the Central Textile Ministry) the cotton export for the year 2007-2008 is 8.5 million bales, (one cotton bale consists of 170 kgs) out of which 60% has gone to China alone.if these exports were not allowed by our government then, there would never have been an shortage of cotton in the home market. Now Tirupur exporter have felt the pinch of the rising yarn price.

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Primark stops 3 Tirupur readymade garment exporters

2008-06-17T23:57:00.001-07:00

Primark a leading retail stores in UK has been sourcing their knitwear requirements from Tirupur. They have been sourcing in Tirupur for more than a decade. The have their own social responsibility policies which are expected to followed up the ready made garment exporters and also by the exporters sub contractor. During an surprise audit by Primark officials they have found out the ready made garment exporter's sub contractors have employed child labour. In the context of child labour employment primark have stopped from further supply of their products to primark.

Natural indigo dyeing will it be helpful for Tirupur ready made exporters

2008-06-17T03:54:00.001-07:00

Here is a video that shows us how naturally the fabric and yarn can be dyed. If this method is a success method for knitted fabric then,Tirupur dyeing industry has a chance to implement this to avoid the pollution. Government however should step to test this natural way to dying. if this is success and implement then not only we will have less pollution but cheaper dyeing and more indirect employment. pls watch this video which explains in detail about the advantage of natural dyeing

Struggling Tirupur Exporters

2008-05-31T00:33:00.001-07:00

once upon a time there was some thing called QUOTA which made a many Tirupur inhabitant millionaires overnight but the story is very much different now here at Tirupur. Appreciating rupee, Inflation, Real estate price appreciation, most important increasing labour cost, raising yarn price, raising fuel price, closing down of dyeing unit, competitors price war (mostly with China and Bangladesh). The price of raw material and labour keeps increasing but every buyer wants the price cheaper every year, how is it possible????. This a stage where the small and inefficient manufacturer will be wiped out of the market so in few year time you can see many badly managed and inefficient companies will roll out of the market.

Rising yarn rate in Tirupur

2008-05-31T00:32:00.001-07:00

The hosiery yarn rate is on the raising side yet again. The Tirupur exporters are worried again after the appreciating Indian rupee crisis. In fact the order to Tirupur town has reduced considerably and to add fuel to this yarn rate is increased from the today. On going dyeing crisis, the capacity close down of many dyeing unit has bossed yet another problem to the exporter. The yarn rate is increased by 3 to 5.Rs across all counts.

How to get suppliers from Tirupur

2008-02-03T07:14:00.000-08:00

The best way to get a good knitwear manufacturer from Tirupur is to Visit Tirupur once. Give an advertisement in the local newspaper both in Tamil newspapers and English newspaper in advance before you come to Tirupur I am sure you will get lot of profiles, then you will get an idea about the supplier fix appointment with them in advance so that you can plan a visit to their factory and have a formal discussion with them and try developing the samples with them. Once you are happy with samples and price start with trial orders.

Websites of some dailies that you can contact for some advertisements,

http://www.dinamalar.com/advttariff/p1.asp
www.hinduonnet.com

State of garment workers in India.

2007-12-02T08:27:00.000-08:00

Garment workers in Bangalore fight harassment.

Workers affiliated with the Garment and Textile Workers Union (GATWU) have decided to launch a two-month long campaign in the State demanding minimum wages of Rs. 200 a day.Hundreds of workers of garment industry led by union leaders on Sunday took out a rally from Banappa Park to Senate Hall, Central College, here and chalked out a strategy to intensify their agitation in the coming days. Nearly five lakh women have been working in the garment industry in the State and currently they have been paid Rs. 93 a day.
500,000 garment workers in Bangalore, facing a very bad environment a work. 70 per cent have no proper toilets or safe drinking water. The official working day is 8 hours, but in reality its 10-12 hours, with only one hour extra pay. Union was formed in 1996 and has 25,000 members today. 97 per cent of the members are women, as are all members in the leadership. “Women workers from the rural areas are recruited to the garment industry in fast growing cities Bangalore. Here they are extremely exploited by the employers. Most live in 15 x 20 feet rooms with up to five other workers. The wages are 700-2,500 rupees per month. The minimum wage in Karnataka is 2,100 rupees.” (1 euro=57 rupees. Bangalore is capital in the state of Karnataka).
On top of the bad conditions and the low wages, the workers are subject to sexual harassment at work, from supervisors and management. Women workers are regarded as of less value than male workers. They have almost no education and their own families don't want them back after moving from home. After five years of work, they should be permitted to 15 days extra wage. But the employers even get around this, by sacking them just before the five years have passed

Tirupur textile workers bear the brunt of the rising rupee against $

The rising rupee that breached the psychologically crucial Rs40 to $1 level last week is set to claim its first victim: a large number of the 350,000 or so workers in the textile town of Tirupur, in Tamil Nadu, may lose jobs as exporters are finding it difficult to keep the mills running. The trouble for these workers actually started a few months ago with the steady rise in the rupee and exporters finding it difficult to increase volumes. Some textiles mills in this southern state have already started resorting to partial layoffs through reduction in production and doing away with their night shift. A large number of retrenched workers from Karur, Tirupur and Coimbatore are seeking jobs in Madurai The rising rupee is drastically bringing down the export earnings when dollar income is translated into local currency. The Indian currency is Asia’s best performing currency this year, rising some 11% against the greenback. This means an 11% drop in earnings for exporters if the volume of exports and prices remain the same.

Some 2,500 of textile factories in Tirupur are into knitting, another 1,500 into garment manufacturing, some 700 into dyeing and 400 into embroidery, with the rest into printing. It is one of India’s largest textile clusters housing 100% export-oriented units. The first export consignment left Tirupur in 1978 and until 1985, annual exports were less than Rs10 crore. The turnover touched Rs1,000 crore in 1991 and since then it has growth 11 times.

Child labour in Domestic Garment units

2007-12-02T08:19:00.000-08:00

Sweat shop what is in the video is from Delhi and yet another such incidence has happened Tirupur, Ten children were rescued from a stitching unit at Vavipalayam, in Nerupperichal village on the outskirts of Tirupur on Friday(30/11/2007) . Four more were rescued on the same day from other units.This is the first incident in recent times such a large number of children are being rescued from a single unit. According to sources, based on a tip off the authorities conducted a raid at Lakshmi Stitching Centre, run by K. Ramamurthy (41). The job-working stitching unit involved in innerwear manufacturing for a domestic brand.Ten children, including two girls in the age group of 11 to 13, were rescued from the unit. All of them are children of quarry workers.

Though child labourers are not employed largely by export units because of social accountability code by importers to place orders and third party verification of its compliance, there has been widespread complaints against domestic units for employing children. Trade unions and non-Governmental organisations have been demanding officials of the departments of labour and factories to curb the practice.

Golden Touch Imports and Westend Apparels business model

2007-10-20T05:28:00.001-07:00

It’s really unfortunate that some good buyer’s like vanity world, Derek hearts, QVC, Lemon grass etc have tied with Golden touch imports. The golden touch in turn ties up with various buying office in various countries. One such agency is Westend apparels, they in turn tie up with other local agencies. If we have to calculate the profit margin by these agency would be around about 60%.

The above diagram show the margin added at each level and respective price. Manufacturers are the biggest losers. The retailers should try to come direct to manufacturer to get better margin and good quality products. The elimination of mid agencies would end up in getting better margin and good quality product for the retailer.

Job cuts loom over Tirupur

2007-10-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

The appreciation of the rupee against the dollar has had a major impact on this knitwear town. The innumerable ‘Wanted’ signboards that could earlier be seen in every nook and corner of the town have disappeared.

With textile units on a capital expansion spree, the need for labourers – skilled and others – was constantly on the rise. But the change in rupee value has brought with it a pall of gloom, even fear, in the minds of entrepreneurs and labourers.

Heavily dependent on the U.S. market, the knitwear exporters are now looking to Europe. Even leading export houses have started aggressive marketing efforts in Europe, which however is a relatively small market compared to the U.S. Product marketing has suddenly assumed an important place. The capacity expansion drive has slowed down, or even come to a halt.

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Even advertisements in dailies seeking those ranging from merchandisers to tailors and production managers have disappeared.

“For the last eight years, we had faced no problem on the work front despite expansion. Now we struggle to book fresh orders. We do not engage workers two days a week. If the trend continues, our 1,800 workers will get work only for two days a week,” says M. Ravi, managing director of the Rs.130-crore Network Clothing Company.

M. Chandran, State secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, confirms that many units face a similar problem. “Some factories are giving work for only one shift against the normal practice of one-and-a-half a day. This leads to wage cuts.”

“This is the first time we are confronted with the possibility of a negative growth rate. Buyers are not ready to pay more. So far, around 8,000 workers have lost their jobs and the number will touch 50,000 by March,” says A. Sakthivel, president of the Tirupur Exporters’ Association.
Negative growth

Exports from Tirupur registered an annual growth rate of around 20 per cent over the last decade. “This year we expect a 10 per cent negative growth. At this rate we cannot sustain the value of exports at the usual Rs. 11,000 crores a year,” adds Mr. Sakthivel.

He wants the Union Government to cut the interest rate to 6 per cent for loans to exporters and exempt them from paying service tax and Fringe Benefit Tax. The Government should discourage the flow of foreign institutional investment, which according to him is directly linked to rupee appreciation. The Centre should find a mechanism to refund State levies, he says.

High interest rates for term loans have affected job workers who have invested heavily on machinery. Another exporter says there is no dearth of enquires but the price is the problem.

sorce:The Hindu - 7/10/2007

Memory Rich Garments

2007-09-02T19:54:00.001-07:00

This experiment in memory rich garments consists of dresses that explore touch, embodied intimacy, and the technical implementation and construction of visually reactive substrates for manipulating use data on a textile. The conceptual framework consists of the gathering and displaying of intimate touch events but also explores social choreographies that emerge when bodies actively inhabit identical reactive costumes. Wearable artifacts, by virtue of the fact that they are worn on the body, are a very intimate technology. Social and cultural changes are implicit in any new technology. These dresses explore the idea of wearable technologies that encourage physical touch and contribute to create embodied as opposed to virtual proximity between people.

Technical textiles market to double in 2008

2007-09-01T04:16:00.001-07:00

Technical textiles are one of the faster-growing sectors of the global textile industry and are likely to increase by leaps and bounds, coupled with the growth of the Indian medical industry.
Indian hospital has registered a good overseas patients growth of about 15% annually and expected to touch USD 2 billion by 2012. The healthcare industry is fragmented into corporate and small hospitals and nursing homes. The business standard article ( July 19) states , “healthcare industry generates $17 billion of business a year in India”. The share of meditech, a part of the healthcare sector in the Indian technical textiles market, is around 5 per cent. A wide range of medical textile products and healthcare and hygiene products – including sanitary napkins (35 per cent market share), surgical dressings (30 per cent), sutures (20 per cent) and diapers and orthopedic implants – contributes considerably to the meditech market in the country. The other avenue where the importance of technical textiles is growing is in the field of cardiology, where, according to government estimates, 35,000 open-heart surgeries are done every year, thereby increasing the need in volumes for filters in operations. Till date, about 60 per cent of the need is met by imports.
The Indian automobile industry is registering a strong growth with 16% each year. The growth at this would lead to 19 million units of car from a present of 11 million units. This growth in the automobile industry presents the automobile textiles a strong outlook in the future and it is expected to touch USD 1 billion by 2010.
Business standard article (July 19) states that the technical textile is growth is double by 2008. This article is based on the internal document prepared by textile ministry, which states projected the technical textiles market to double to Rs 42,006 crore by 2007-08 from Rs 20,128 crore in 2005-06. It further estimates the market to grow to Rs 78,060 crore by 2014-15 with an average annual growth of 14 per cent y-o-y.

Safety alert over cheap Chinese goods

2007-08-28T04:27:00.000-07:00

UK trading standards are on alert after Chinese-made clothes in New Zealand were discovered to have up to 900 times the safe level of formaldehyde in them, according to the Mail on Sunday. Clothes made in China have been found to contain high levels of a potentially dangerous chemical used to protect clothes that have to be shipped great distances against mildew. However, long-term exposure to high levels can be harmful, causing problems ranging from minor skin rashes to some types of cancer. Tests discovered formaldehyde concentrations up to 900 times above the safety limit in children's and adults' woollen and cotton clothes from China.
"Wouldn't it be better if the clothing makers didn't put any extra chemicals on new clothing?" One common reason to apply chemicals is mildew. Clothes that are made of natural fibers, such as cotton and linen, can mildew if they are exposed to moisture. Manufacturers use formaldehyde to treat clothes that have to be shipped a long way, say, from Asia to the United States, to prevent mildew.
Formaldehyde has a very sharp odor, and sometimes new clothes that carry formaldehyde-based resins will give off a pungent smell until they are washed. Formaldehyde is also blamed for allergic reactions in sensitive people. If you are a person who suffers from allergies, it is a good idea to wash your new clothes once before wearing them. You won't wash the finishes out completely, but you will reduce them somewhat.

Gokuldas acquired by Blackstone for $165 Million

2007-08-27T12:19:00.000-07:00

Blackstone private equity established in 1987, is a global business with 86 investment professionals and offices in New York, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong.Gokaldas Exports Ltd., India’s largest garment manufacturer and exporter, and The Blackstone Group today announced a partnership to work together to make Gokaldas a global leader in apparel industry. As part of this agreement, Blackstone would acquire a 50.1% stake in the company from the Promoters. The founder promoters would continue to lead the Company with Mr. Madanlal Hinduja as the Chairman, Mr.Rajendra Hinduja as the Managing Director and Mr. Dinesh Hinduja as the Executive Director Blackstone would invest c. $165 million (including open offer) and have representation on the Board of Directors.

Export Potential of Tirupur garments to Denmark

2007-08-27T04:13:00.001-07:00

Some of the tiurpur exporters such as classic groups, Aviram and scotts are already exporting to big retailers such as Belika, CCDK, blue willi's etc. The following give you the brief idea about the market and some of the top importers contact.

Denmark appears as the 12th largest importer of Ready made garments (RMG), under HS Classification 61 & 62, in the world & constitutes 1.2% share in world imports of the product group and ranks as the 7th largest importer of RMG in the European Union.Denmark imports of HS Chapters 61 & 62 were to the tune of 2946.15 million USD constituting 3.9% share in the Denmark’s total imports. Denmark’s imports of Ready made garments showed a growth of 2.5% in Yr. 2005 over Yr. 2004.
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Technical Advantage - china

2007-08-25T19:19:00.000-07:00

Chinese textile is growing to new highs. China said to make the best use of a material called poly trimethylene terephthlate, which is considered important to make fiber and fabric more soft, elastic, anti-static, durable and so on. . Global oil magnates shell Group who is producing PTT commercially has shifted PTT fiber and textiles center to China. Chinese company has already sold reasonable quantity in both domestic and international Market.

PTT was first patented in 1941, but until the 1990’s when shell chemicals developed the low cost method of producing high quality. Some of the additional features are low temperature dying, blend with other fibers, less expensive and much easier to work with spandex. Some of the aesthetic features are beautiful fluid drape; rich brilliant colour, stretch and easy care fabric.

A CORTERRA polymer combines the best properties of nylon and polyester. Compared with other synthetic fibers like nylon and acrylic, CORTERRA fibers feel softer, dye easier, retain vibrant colours longer, stretch and recover better. Very important feature is that they are resist staining, clean easily and dry quickly.

Hohenstein in Tirupur

2007-08-24T19:34:00.001-07:00

The Hohenstein Institutes make up an internationally recognised research and service centre. Companies and businesses all along the textile chain, and in numerous other associated areas too, benefit from the skills of the Hohenstein experts in research, development, testing, consulting, certification and all types of training.

Hohenstein institute, Germany has set up a new office at Tirupur. In the inaugural functional Information will be provided on the latest developments in the Oeko Tex Standards and Oeko Pass - certification for dyes and chemicals used in the manufacture of Oeko Tex products. This event will be held on August 28 at Hotel Velan in the city.

Lutz Seifert, Head of Corporate Development, Hohenstein Institutes and Jacob Kutty, Country Manager, India, will be present here, along with Bhaskar Bhaktavatchalu, Manager of Tirupur branch

Is Indian Yarn rate and Fabric rate cheaper than china

2007-08-24T16:24:00.000-07:00

The question put in front of us is "Is Indian knitted fabric is cheaper than china?" the answer is yes say the above figure's but it's really not. Fabric made in Tirupur is 50 to 60 % more compare to that of china so this make many tirupur companies to source fabric from china. The increasing labour cost and Dyeing cost could lead many companies to source fabric rather than to make fabric in tirupur.

Pollution - that nobody cares for in Tirupur

2007-08-24T16:22:00.000-07:00

Tamil Nadu textile city Tirupur, which has nearly 720 dyeing units, is ranked topmost in terms of generating hazardous waste.

According to a study commissioned by the state's pollution watchdog, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, an estimated 8,33,365.75 tons of hazardous waste is generated every year in Tirupur.

Tirupur, referred to as the Textile Valley of India, discharges nearly 100 million litres of effluent water containing bleaching powder, sulphonic dyes, chemicals and other inorganic catalysts. These are dumped into the Noyyal River or in the open wasteland.

Kalidass, an environmentalist, says: 'The agricultural lands will slowly become desert because of this sludge. Sludge will kill all the microorganisms in the earth. They will also contaminate water sources in the surroundings.'

Environmentalists concerned over the deteriorating condition seek a scientific solution.

'The entire Tirupur depends on Bhawani River, which is just over 100 kilometres from the textile city. The city's ground water has been contaminated by the hazardous waste. We should immediately find a solution to solve this problem, otherwise, not only Tirupur but this contamination will spread over to nearby areas as well,' says Kalidass.

The discharge of untreated effluent has already damaged over 80,000 acres of farmland along the Noyyal River. It has also brought a decline in the yield of crops like turmeric and bananas.

Moreover, the discharge of effluents has contaminated groundwater along the river.

The Tamil Nadu farmers have incurred huge looses due to contaminated water. Now, the Tamil Nadu Farmers' Association (TNFA) is awaiting a Chennai High Court order on the issue.

'We have incurred losses in crores of rupees due to polluted water and our groundwater has been contaminated. There is a question mark for our next generation farmers. We are now waiting for a good judgement from the Chennai High Court and if we are not happy with the judgement, we will stage a massive protest,' said Kandasamy, TNFA Secretary.

Meanwhile, about a hundred dyeing units have been closed down, as they failed to meet the standards fixed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB).

The waste treated water let out into the nearby rivers is free of only the coloured suspension and continues to carry a large amount of invisible dissolved materials.

According to A Thangapandian, TNPCB Divisional Engineer: 'All the units have installed a system, which is called pre-treatment system. All dyeing and bleaching units remove only colour and uncoloured treated water is let out. But in the treated water the Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) still remain in large amounts. This is the main problem.'

Another 500 units have been directed by the court to streamline their units as per environmental norms by the end of this month.

According to a study by the United States Agency for International Development, India's thriving industry and rapid economic growth account for much of pollution. This costs the country an estimated 9.7 billion dollars annually in environmental damage.