Around the World Index                                                                                                            

(BANGLADESH)

•  Japan firm seeks to buy $600 million RMG
• German investor to set up $200 million RMG unit
• BTMA points to 'crisis' in primary textile sector
• Yarn firms seek help against Indian rivals
• Government to fast-track textile solutions

(CHINA)

• Textiles and garments export growth slowing
• Government warns against textile quotas as exports struggle

(INDIA)

• Land problem stalls Cotti Textiles Park for 2 years
• Slowdown hits exports of synthetic textiles
• Plan to absorb jobless diamond workers in textiles units
• Textile makers seek loan repayment moratorium
• Rs 26 billion package to be announced for weavers
• Textiles parks being set up under SITP in Punjab
• Technical textile industry needs platform to capture defence business

(INDONESIA)

• Textile makers ponder new markets as crisis hits

(KENYA)

• Textile exporters eye US market in recession

(NEW ZEALAND)

• Wool price crash prompts hoarding
• Wool competition intensifies

(IVORY COAST)

• Export of cotton exports decreased in 2008

(TANZANIA)

• Cotton yield up by 82% during 2008-09 crop seasons

(TURKMENISTAN)

• 1 million tonnes of cotton harvested

(USA)

• Denim jeans market fraying at the edges
• Demand for nylon filament and staple fibre is likely to increased

(VIETNAM)
 

• Textile workers could abandon small firms over wages