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The Hindu
2 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Textile mills urged to use Kasturi cotton
More number of spinning mills should use Kasturi cotton, said Siddhartha Rajagopal, Executive Director of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil). Mr. Rajagopal told The Hindu on Friday that the government is targeting 10% of Indian cotton production to be tested and certified as Kasturi cotton in five years. It will also support this through the mini mission on cotton. In the 2024-2025 cotton season, 1.12 lakh bales of cotton will be certified as Kasturi cotton. Of this, majority is with the Cotton Corporation of India. The Texprocil is talking to international brands to use Kasturi cotton as it has traceability and quality assurance. Some of the textile manufacturers in India have made shirts and towels using Kasturi cotton. 'It is recognised as a pivot for quality cotton,' he said. The brand commands a premium and there are standards for extra long staple cotton too. Textile mills that have cotton can go for testing and certification if they have details of the ginners and farmers from whom the cotton was sourced. At a meeting organised by the Texprocil for members of the textile associations here, chairman of the Southern India Mills' Association S.K. Sundararaman said the usage by the textile mills will increase when they see demonstration of value for the cotton. Nishant Asher, secretary of the Indian Cotton Federation, said the pull should come from the garment and made up brands. The participants also suggested improvement of best practices by farmers so that the traceability starts from the farmers and reduction in short fibres in the cotton to be certified as Kasturi.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Textile industry explores solutions for yarn exports to Bangladesh
With Bangladesh closing its land ports for yarn exported by India, textile mills in India are looking at alternative modes of transport and have also urged the government to take up the issue with Bangladesh. Almost 30% of India's yarn, mainly dyed and special yarn, exported to Bangladesh was transported via land ports. At a recent meeting, the yarn exporters explored various alternative options such as shipping in containers, using inland water ways, etc. They also had meetings with buyers in Bangladesh. 'The problem in sending the goods in containers by sea is the lead time. Even now, 70% of the Indian yarn to Bangladesh goes by sea. Those who exported through land ports will also use the sea now. There are smaller ships that go from Kolkata. The possibility of sending in those ships needs to be explored,' said Siddhartha Rajagopal, executive director of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council. According to K. Selvaraju, secretary general of the Southern India Mills' Association, almost 45% of India's yarn exports are to Bangladesh. China and Bangladesh were the main markets for Indian yarn. In recent years, China's imports of Indian yarn have reduced substantially. If exports to Bangladesh are affected, the domestic textile value chain will be impacted. Currently, textile mills in the northern States are affected because of the closure of the land ports. However, if the situation does not improve, the entire textile spinning sector will be affected, he said.
