The first Chinese shoe wholesale market to open in Moscow

The shoe wholesale market is located in Signahl Street in Moscow with a business area of 3600 square meters that can provide over 200 stores for Chinese traders, it has been planed to open business at end of this year.

It is said the project is invested by an overseas Chinese businessman, all the shoes and related products sold in this market will come from China but must be through the official customs clearance, it is estimated the wholesale business will reach to 30 billion rubles in the first year.

President of Russia-China Center for Economic and Trade Cooperation said this will be the first shoe wholesale market for Chinese businessman since closure of Cherkizovskya market.

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Fuzhou in Fujian province increases its shoe export to Africa

Fujian Inspection and Quarantine Bureau said shoe export from Fuzhou shoemaking sector to African countries increased 3.72% and 10.91% both in volume and value in the first eight months, value increases to 60.636 million U.S. dollars.

The organization attributes the growth to quality improvement and enhancing management on shoe production.

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Argentina-Hide market collapse hits beef prices

BEEF INDUSTRY CRISIS FALL IN HIDE PRICES.

The downturn in orders for finished leather in Argentina, has sent the prices of hides tumbling at the meat plants of country. The price per hide has gone from US$35-40 to US$10-12 per hide.

This money was traditionally relied on by the beef plants, to cover the costs of production and transport, leaving change of US$10-12 per head. The reality today is that the beef plants, have to pay an addition US$15 to produce their beef.

The embattled United States is not buying leather for upholstery in the car industry.

Argentina is a leading global supplier of finished leather, as no hides are allowed to leave the country raw, they must be processed into leather within the country.

There have been 1,200 tannery workers laid off in the last two weeks, more lay offs are expected.

While China still remains the main market for leather, the United States have always preferred Argentine leather for their automobile industry, making them the second largest market

The leather industry is worth well in excess of US$1.2 billion a year, to Argentine exports.

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Textiles Ministry and FICCI to jointly organise Workshop on Applications of Technical Textiles in Agriculture & Environment

Ministry of Textiles and FICCI are jointly organising a Workshop on ‘Strengthening-Government-Industry-Consumer Partnership on Agrotech and Oekotech Textiles’ here tomorrow . Senior Officers from the Central and State Governments will address the delegates. Over 100 delegates from various sectors like Agriculture, State Governments, Agricultural Universities, Forest Departments and Institutes are attending the workshop.

Technical Textiles products used in the agriculture are known as Agrotech and those used for environmental protection are called Oekotech. The technical textiles are used in agriculture to fabricate shade-nets, crop-covers, mulch-nets, anti-hail nets, bird protection nets, fishing nets and greenhouse covers. The use of these items is very limited in the context of Indian agriculture. The major applications of Oekotech are for landfill waste management. It includes products used to prevent leakage of municipal or hazardous waste in landfills and suitable use of waste. The consumption of these technical textiles products remains limited despite their perceived benefits. With rapid urbanisation, the waste management has because major issue in India and Oekotech applications provide an effective way of managing the waste in an environment friendly manner.

The objective of the workshop is to sensitize stakeholders about myriad applications of technical textiles in agriculture and environmental engineering and to create awareness amongst the stakeholders about the benefits of these items. The Workshop will also focus on various rules/legislations that need to be amended to facilitate the use of these textiles in various applications.

Shri Vijay Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Smt. Rita Menon, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Dr. U.K. Gangopadhyay, Director, Synthetic Art Silk Mills Research Association (SASMIRA), Shri Kamlesh Bhatia, Member, FICCI Taskforce on Technical Textiles and Shri Ranjit Dash, Member, FICCI Taskforce on Technical Textiles will address the Workshop.

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INDIAN AGROTECH TEXTILES MARKET TO BE AROUND RS. 1,300 CRORE BY 2012-13

The applications of technical textiles in agriculture will help to bring in the second Green Revolution in Indian Agriculture, said Smt. Rita Menon, while addressing the workshop on Agrotech and Oekotech Textiles, here today.

Agriculture is the main stay of Indian economy and 70% of the population is dependent on Agriculture for their livelihood, and it is the bounden duty of the Government to ensure foods security for its citizens, said Secretary (Textiles).There is little scope for increase in land for agriculture activities, with conflicting demand for industry and allied activities, and there is an immediate need to increase yield and stem the post harvesting losses, said Secretary (Textiles). Agrotech will play an important role and we hope to double the fruit and vegetable production to 340 million ton in next five years from 170 million ton at present with the judicious use of Agrotech, similarly, post harvest foodgrain wastage can be reduced from 7% to 4% by applications of Agro Textiles, said Secretary (Textiles).

Secretary (Textiles) said that the Agrotech textiles have a huge potential, and its market size is expected to increase from Rs.553 crore in 2007-08 to over Rs. 1,300 crore by 2012-13. There is an urgent need to develop standards, procedures and manufacturing capacities of international standards, if India is to compete globally and ensures food security and income security to farmers, emphasized Secretary (Textiles).

Secretary (Textiles) said that the Government have set up a Centres of Excellence (CoE) for Agrotech group of technical textiles at Mumbai to provide one-stop facilities for testing, human resource development and research and development. Already Government has removed fiscal anamolies affecting the development of technical textiles and we are providing 10% capital subsidy under Technology Upgradation Fund Schemes (TUFS) for machinery used for manufacture of technical textiles, said Secretary (Textiles).

The environmental sustainability and waste management has become the prime focus of policy maker, said Shri Vijai Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forest. Daily 150 million tons of waste is generated in our country and we are recycling only 10% to 20% of it, compared to 60% to 70% in developed countries, said Secretary (MoEF)). We have to increase consciousness of the community about the need for sustainable development and waste recycling and there is an urgent need to set standards, higher level of definitiveness and creates synergy between Industry and Government to increase the use of Oekotech group of technical textiles. We should immediately institutionalize the consultative process and set up an Inter-Ministerial Group on these issues with participations various stakeholders. If this initiative has to succeed there is a need to develop of public private partnership modle and develop entrepreneurship to sustain the momentum, said Secretary (MoEF).

Technical Textiles products used in the agriculture are known as Agrotech and those used for environmental protection are called Oekotech. The technical textiles are used in agriculture to fabricate shade-nets, crop-covers, mulch-nets, anti-hail nets, bird protection nets, fishing nets and greenhouse covers. The use of these items is very limited in the context of Indian agriculture. The major applications of Oekotech are for landfill waste management. It includes products used to prevent leakage of municipal or hazardous waste in landfills and suitable use of waste. The consumption of these technical textiles products remains limited despite their perceived benefits. With rapid urbanisation, the waste management has because major issue in India and Oekotech applications provide an effective way of managing the waste in an environment friendly manner.

The workshop sensitized the stakeholders about myriad applications of technical textiles in agriculture and environmental engineering and to create awareness amongst the stakeholders about the benefits of these items. The Workshop also focused on various rules/legislations that need to be amended to facilitate the use of these textiles in various applications.

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IAM announces India’s first Fashion Innovation Lab in association with Tukatech Inc., U.S.A.

The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) today said the Foreign Trade Policy for 2009-14 has measures which are much short of those required to boost exports in the current global economic scenario.
Duty-free scrips, which are currently worth two per cent of export values for the United States and the European Union, should have been increased to five per cent. Nor has the scheme been extended beyond September, said AEPC chairman Rakesh Vaid.
“This will cripple our export performance as over 70 per cent of Indian exports are to the European Union and the United States,” he said.
Also, the zero duty under Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme for textile and apparel will not benefit small and medium exporters as it excludes current beneficiaries under the Technological Upgradation Fund Scheme and beneficiaries of the Status Holder Incentive Scheme in that particular year.
The addition of 26 new markets under Focus Market Scheme as announced in the policy may yield marginal results in the short run, said Mr Vaid.
The policy also increased cash assistance available under Focus Market Scheme from 2.5 to three per cent. At the same time, incentives available under the Focus Product Scheme have been raised from 1.25 to two per cent.
The Market Linked Focus Product Scheme has been expanded for synthetic textile fabrics, textile made-ups, knitted and crocheted fabrics if exports are made to 13 identified markets – Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Brazil, Mexico, Ukraine, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia and New Zealand.
“These measures do not compensate for a comprehensive and competitiveness enhancement strategy in the form of a stimulus package as Indian goods are over 20 per cent costlier than those supplied by some competing countries like China, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Camabodia,” said the AEPC chairman. The higher cost is due to higher credit rates, wages for labour and
transaction costs.
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BDS Jeans stores opened in towns

Will the brand speciality stores be opened in downtown area to establish a garment brand? Li Daobin, general manager of Pinghu Yonglian Clothing Rinse Co., ltd., has just done the opposite. The company decided not long ago to open one franchised store at every town of Pinghu city within a year after establishing a BDS jeans store in towns of Huanggu and Quantang respectively. The monthly sales amount of each store can reach RMB 80,000 to 90,000 only after operation of two or three months, far exceeding expectation.
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Textile standard and quality seminar to be held in Keqiao in September

According to the source of related departments, the seminar on national textile standard and quality to be held in Keqiao from September 28 to 29, is jointly hosted by China Textile Information Centre (CTIC), Testing Centre of China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), and Standards and Testing Committee of China Textile Engineering Society (CTES), and attended by the relevant people in charge of quality standards of textile and garment enterprises nationwide, the heads of textile testing institutes, and experts from Standardization Administration of China (SAC) and AATCC American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists), ASTM (American Society of Testing Materials ), ISO (International Organization for Standardization).

Chinese national standards & testing technology, and laws & regulations, the group discussions on special topics will also be conducted at the seminar, where the attendees can exchange their ideas and consult experts face to face on the issues of textile testing, besides the latest topics on the international textile standards.
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China National Garment Association being awarded as 4A industry association

On June 23, in the Great Hall of the People, China National Garment Association was assessed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs as 4A industry association. Jiang Hengjie, Executive Vice President of CNGA, said that it is the joint efforts of government departments, all members under CNGA and CNGA itself to make this happen. He believes that we have to take this opportunity to hold the reform and innovation spirit and strengthen infrastructure construction and deepen the internal reform and governance, and to play a greater role in the development of China's garment industry.
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China International Clothing & Accessories Fair

Originated in 1993, China International Clothing & Accessories Fair (CHIC) is held annually in Beijing. Over the past decade, CHIC has been growing with the development of Chinese garment industry. CHIC is distinguished by an exhibition area of 110,000 square meters, nearly 1000 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions, and more than 100,000 professional visitors. CHIC is not only the biggest clothing trade fair in Asia, but also widely recognized as a world famous industry exhibition. It has become the best platform of market expansion, brand promotion, business negotiation and international exchanges for clothing companies, as well as a valuable apparel exhibition brand.

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