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Now we should talk about what Finance Minister has given to our industry.

There are mixed reactions within the industry. Some of the schemes such as increasing special package by 19 per cent to Rs 71.48 billion, contribution of 12% of the wages of new employees in EPF for next 3 years with the extension of fixed term employment and reduction in women employees’ contribution to 8% for first three years from 12 %, reduction in income tax rate of 25 percent for turnover up to Rs. 250 crore, schemes to address issues relating to non-performing asset in MSMEs etc. are positive steps for the textile sectors and I hope that these steps would boost exports and health of the sector. We hope that such steps will encourage small entrepreneurs in textile sector in both urban and rural areas and would help to grow industry further. However, no change in income tax slabs will really hurt to honest income tax payer for which Government is batting in each and every speech. We hope that provisions in the budget would help industry to perform better and make them to out from the impact of GST and demonetisation.

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6.We have taken up programmes to direct the benefits of structural changes and good growth to reach farmers, poor and other vulnerable sections of our society and to uplift the under-developed regions. This year’s Budget will consolidate these gains and particularly focus on strengthening agriculture and rural economy, provision of good health care to economically less privileged, taking

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1. I rise to present the Budget for 2018-19.

2. Madam, four years ago, we pledged to the people of India to give this nation an honest, clean and transparent Government. We promised a leadership capable of taking difficult decisions and restoring strong performance of Indian economy. We promised to reduce poverty, expedite infrastructure creation and build a strong, confident and a New India. When our Government took over, India was considered a part of fragile 5; a nation suffering from policy paralysis and corruption. We have decisively reversed this. The Government, led by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has successfully implemented a series of fundamental structural reforms.

With the result, India stands out among the fastest growing economies of the world.

3. The journey of economic reforms during the past few years has been challenging but rewarding. As a result of the reforms undertaken by the Government, foreign direct investment has gone up.

Measures taken by the Government have made it much easier to do business in India. Natural resources are now allocated in a transparent and honest manner. There is a premium on honesty. There was a time when corruption was common-place. Today, our people, especially our youths, are curious to lead their lives honestly. The indirect tax system, with introduction of Goods and Services Tax, has been made simpler. Benefits to the poor have been targeted more effectively with use of digital technology. The demonetization of high value currency has reduced the quantum of cash currency and circulation in India. It has increased the taxation base and spurred greater digitization of the economy. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has changed the lender-debtor relationship. The recapitalized banks will now have a greater ability to support growth.

All these structural reforms in the medium and long run will help Indian economy achieve stronger growth for a long time.

4. Indian economy has performed very well since our Government took over in May, 2014. India achieved an average growth of 7.5% in first three years of our Government. Indian economy is now 2.5 trillion dollar economy – seventh largest in the world. India is expected to become the fifth largest economy very soon. On Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis, we are already the third largest economy.

5. Indian society, polity and economy had shown remarkable resilience in adjusting with the structural reforms. GDP growth at 6.3% in the second quarter signalled turnaround of the economy. We hope to grow at 7.2% to 7.5% in the second half. IMF, in its latest Update, has forecast that India will grow at 7.4% next year. Manufacturing sector is back on good growth path. The services, mainstay of

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UNIION BUDGET care of senior citizens, infrastructure creation and working with the States to provide more resources for improving the quality of education in the country.

7. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has always stressed importance of good governance. He has articulated the vision of ‘‘Minimum Government and Maximum Governance’’. This vision has inspired Government agencies in carrying out hundreds of reforms in policies, rules and procedures. This transformation is reflected in improvement of India’s ranking by 42 places in last three years in the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ with India breaking into top 100 for the first time. I would like to congratulate all those who worked to achieve this.

8. Now, our Government has taken Ease of Doing business further by stress on ‘Ease of Living’ for the common men of this country, especially for those belonging to poor & middle class of the society.

Good governance also aims at minimum interference by the government in the life of common people of the country.

9. Government is providing free LPG connections to the poor of this country through Ujjwala Yojana. Under Saubhagya Yojna 4 crore household are being provided with electricity connections. More than 800 medicines are being sold at lower price through more than 3 thousand Jan Aushadhi Centres. Cost of stents have been controlled. Special scheme for free dialysis of poor have been initiated.

Persons belonging to poor and middle class are also being provided a great relief in interest rates on housing schemes. Efforts are being made to provide all government services, whether bus or train tickets or individual certificates on line. These include passports which may be delivered at doorstep in two or three days or Company registration in one day time and these facilities have benefited a large section of our country. Certificate attestation is not mandatory, interviews for appointment in Group C and Group D posts have been done away with. These measures have saved time and money of lakhs of our youth. Our Government by using modern technology is committed to provide a relief to those who suffer because of rigid rules and regulations.

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Government has ensured that benefits reach eligible beneficiaries and are delivered to them directly. Many services and benefits are being delivered to the people at their doorsteps or in their accounts.

It has reduced corruption and cost of delivery and has eliminated middlemen in the process. Direct Benefit Transfer mechanism of India is the biggest such exercise in the world and is a global success story.

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11. My Government is committed for the welfare of farmers. For decades, country’s agriculture policy and programme had remained production centric. We have sought to effect a paradigm shift.

Honourable Prime Minister gave a clarion call to double farmers’ income by 2022 when India celebrates its 75th year of independence. Our emphasis is on generating higher incomes for farmers.

We consider agriculture as an enterprise and want to help farmers produce more from the same land parcel at lesser cost and simultaneously realize higher prices for their produce. Our emphasis is also on generating productive and gainful on-farm and non-farm employment for the farmers and landless families.

12. Madam Speaker, as a result of the hard work of our country’s farmers agriculture production in our country is at a record level.

Doing the year 2016-17 we achieved a record food grain production of around 275 million tonnes and around 300 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables.

13. Madam Speaker, in our party’s manifesto it has been stated that the farmers should realize at least 50 per cent more than the cost of their produce, in other words, one and a half times of the cost of their production. Government have been very much sensitive to this resolutions and it has declared Minimum support price (MSP) for the majority of rabi crops at least at one and a half times the cost involved. Now, we have decided to implement this resolution as a principle for the rest of crops. I am pleased to announce that as per pre-determined principle, Government has decided to keep MSP for the all unannounced crops of kharif at least at one and half times of their production cost. I am confident that this historic decision will prove an important step towards doubling the income of our farmers.

14.Our Government works with the holistic approach of solving any issue rather than in fragments. Increasing MSP is not adequate and it is more important that farmers should get full benefit of the announced MSP. For this, it is essential that if price of the agriculture produce market is less than MSP, then in that case Government should purchase either at MSP or work in a manner to provide MSP for the farmers through some other mechanism. Niti Ayog, in consultation with Central and State Governments, will put in place a fool-proof mechanism so that farmers will get adequate price for their produce.

15. For better price realization, farmers need to make decisions

UNIION BUDGET based on prices likely to be available after its harvest. Government will create an institutional mechanism, with participation of all concerned Ministries, to develop appropriate policies and practices for price and demand forecast, use of futures and options market, expansion of warehouse depository system and to take decisions about specific exports and imports related measures.

16. Madam Speaker, last year, I had announced strengthening of e-NAM and to expand coverage of e-NAM to 585 APMCs. 470 APMCs have been connected to e-NAM network and rest will be connected by March, 2018.

17. More than 86% of our farmers are small and marginal. They are not always in a position to directly transact at APMCs and other wholesale markets. We will develop and upgrade existing 22,000 rural haats into Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs). In these GrAMs, physical infrastructure will be strengthened using MGNREGA and other

Government Schemes. These GrAMs, electronically linked to e-NAM and exempted from regulations of APMCs, will provide farmers facility to make direct sale to consumers and bulk purchasers.

18. An Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund with a corpus of Rs2,000 crore will be set up for developing and upgrading agricultural marketing infrastructure in the 22000 Grameen Agricultural Markets (GrAMs) and 585 APMCs. 19.Task of connecting all eligible habitations with an all-weather road has been substantially completed, with the target date brought forward to March, 2019 from March 2022. It is now time to strengthen and widen its ambit further to include major link routes which connect habitations to agricultural and rural markets (GrAMs), higher secondary schools and hospitals. Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana Phase III will include such linkages.

20.For several years, we have been stating that India is primarily an agriculture based

country. As India is primarily an agriculture based country, our districts can specialize in some or other agricultural produce and be known for it. But special attention is lacking in this regard. There is a need to develop cluster based model in a scientific manner for identified agriculture produces in our districts in the same manner as we have developed model for industrial sector.

21.Cultivation of horticulture crops in clusters bring advantages of scales of operations and can spur establishment of entire chain from production to marketing, besides giving recognition to the districts for specific crops. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare will reorient its ongoing Schemes and promote cluster based development of agri-commodities and regions in partnership with the Ministries of Food Processing, Commerce and other allied Ministries.

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UNIION BUDGET Village Producers’ Organizations (VPOs) in large clusters, preferably of 1000 hectares each, will be encouraged. Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) will also be encouraged to take up organic agriculture in clusters under National Rural Livelihood Programme.

23.Our ecology supports cultivation of highly specialized medicinal and aromatic plants. India is also home to a large number of small and cottage industries that manufacture perfumes, essential oils and other associated products. Our Government shall support organized cultivation and associated industry. I propose to allocate a sum of Rs200 crore for this purpose.

24. Food Processing sector is growing at an average rate of 8% per annum. Prime Minister Krishi Sampada Yojana is our flagship programme for boosting investment in food processing. Allocation of Ministry of Food Processing is being doubled from Rs715 crore in RE 2017-18 to Rs1,400 crore in BE 2018-19. Government will promote establishment of specialized agro-processing financial institutions in this sector.

25.Tomato, onion and potato are basic vegetables consumed throughout the year. However, seasonal and regional production of these perishable commodities pose a challenge in connecting farmers and consumers in a manner that satisfies both. My Government proposes to launch an ‘‘Operation Greens’’ on the lines of ‘‘Operation Flood’’. ‘‘Operation Greens’’ shall promote Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs), agri-logistics, processing facilities and professional management. I propose to allocate a sum of Rs500 crore for this purpose.

26. India’s agri-exports potential is as high as US $ 100 billion against current exports of US $ 30 billion. To realize this potential, export of agri-commodities will be liberalized. I also propose to set up state-of-the-art testing facilities in all the forty two Mega Food Parks.

27.I propose to extend the facility of Kisan Credit Cards to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their working capital needs. Small and marginal farmers will get more benefits.

28.Bamboo is ‘Green Gold’. We removed bamboo grown outside forest areas from the definition of trees. Now, I propose to launch a

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29. Many farmers are installing solar water pumps to irrigate their fields. Generation of solar electricity is harvesting of Sun by the farmers using their lands. Government of India will take necessary measures and encourage State Governments to put in place a mechanism that their surplus solar power is purchased by the distribution companies or licencees at reasonably remunerative rates.

30.Our Government set up a Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF) in NABARD for meeting funding requirement of irrigation works. Scope of the Fund would be expanded to cover specified command area development projects.

31.Last year, I had announced setting up of Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) for facilitating expansion of coverage under micro irrigation and Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DPIDF) to help finance investment in dairying infrastructure. It is now time to expand such focused investment Funds. I, now, announce setting up a Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FAIDF) for fisheries sector and an Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) for financing infrastructure requirement of animal husbandry sector. Total Corpus of these two new Funds would be Rs10,000 crore.

32.Our Government has been steadily increasing the volume of institutional credit for agriculture sector from year-to-year from Rs8.5 lakh crore in 2014-15 to Rs10 lakh crore in 2017-18. I now propose to raise this to Rs11 lakh crore for the year 2018-19.

33.Presently, lessee cultivators are not able to avail crop loans.

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36. Madam Speaker, the present top leadership of this country has reached at this level after seeing poverty at close quarters. Our leadership is familiar with the problems being faced by the SC, ST, Backward Classes and economically weaker sections of the society. People belonging to poor and middle class are not case studies for them, on the other hand they themselves are case study.

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38. We launched Prime Minister’s Ujjwala Scheme to make poor women free from the smoke of wood. Initially our target was to provide free LPG connections to about 5 crore poor women. But in view of the pace of implementation of Ujjwala scheme and its popularity among the women, we propose to increase the target of providing free connection to 8 crore poor women.

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poor. Under this mission, Government has already constructed more than 6 crore toilets. The positive effect of these toilets is being seen on the dignity of ladies, education of girls and the overall health of family.

Government is planning to construct around 2 crore toilets.

41.Madam Speaker, a roof for his family is another concern of the poor. Far from the Benami properties earned by corruption, the poor only desire to have a roof, a small house by his earning of honesty. Our Govt. is helping them so that they may fulfil the dream of their own house. We have fixed a target that every poor of this country may have his own house by 2022. For this purpose Prime Minister Awas Yojana has been launched in rural and urban areas of the country. Under Prime Minister Awas Scheme Rural, 51 lakhs houses in year 2017-18 and 51 lakh houses during 2018-19 which is more than one crore houses will be constructed exclusively in rural areas. In urban areas the assistance has been sanctioned to construct 37 lakh houses.

42.My Government will also establish a dedicated Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) in National Housing Bank, funded from priority sector lending shortfall and fully serviced bonds authorized by the Government of India.

43.Loans to Self Help Groups of women increased to about Rs42,500 crore in 2016-17, growing 37% over previous year.

The Government is confident that loans to SHGs will increase to Rs75,000 crore by March, 2019. I propose to substantially increase allocation of National Rural Livelihood Mission to Rs5,750 crore in 2018-19.

44.Ground water irrigation scheme under Prime Minister Krishi Sinchai Yojna- Har Khet ko Pani will be taken up in 96 deprived irrigation districts where less than 30% of the land holdings gets assured irrigation presently. I have allocated Rs2,600 crore for this purpose.

45. As my proposals outlined indicate, focus of the Government next year will be on providing maximum livelihood opportunities

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in the rural areas by spending more on livelihood, agriculture and allied activities and construction of rural infrastructure. In the year 2018-19, for creation of livelihood and infrastructure in rural areas, total amount to be spent by the Ministries will be Rs14.34 lakh crore, including extra-budgetary and non-budgetary resources of Rs11.98 lakh crore. Apart from employment due to farming activities and self employment, this expenditure will create employment of 321 crore person days, 3.17 lakh kilometers of rural roads, 51 lakh new rural houses, 1.88 crore toilets, and provide 1.75 crore new household electric connections besides boosting agricultural growth. Details are in Annexure I.

Health, Education and Social Protection

46. My Government’s goal is to assist and provide opportunity to every Indian to realize her full potential capable of achieving her economic and social dreams. Our Government is implementing a comprehensive social security and protection programme to reach every household of old, widows, orphaned children, divyaang and deprived as per the Socio-Economic Caste Census.

Allocation on National Social Assistance Programme this year has been kept at Rs9,975 crore.

47.We have managed to get children to School but the quality of education is still a cause of serious concern. We have now defined learning outcomes and National Survey of more than 20 lakh children has been conducted to assess the status on the ground. This will help in devising a districtwise strategy for improving quality of education. We now propose to treat education holistically without segmentation from pre-nursery to Class 12.

48.Improvement in quality of teachers can improve the quality of education in the country. We will initiate an integrated B.Ed. programme for teachers. Training of teachers during service is extremely critical.

We have amended the Right to Education Act to enable more than 13 lakh untrained teachers to get trained.

UNIION BUDGET 49.Technology will be the biggest driver in improving the quality of education. We propose to increase the digital intensity in education and move gradually from ‘‘black board’’ to ‘‘digital board’’. Technology will also be used to upgrade the skills of teachers through the recently launched digital portal ‘‘DIKSHA’’.

50.The Government is committed to provide the best quality education to the tribal children in their own environment. To realise this mission, it has been decided that by the year 2022, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an Ekalavya Model Residential School. Ekalavya schools will be on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and will have special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development.

51.To step up investments in research and related infrastructure in premier educational institutions, including health institutions, I propose to launch a major initiative named ‘‘Revitalising Infrastructure and Systems in Education (RISE) by 2022’’ with a total investment of Rs1,00,000 crore in next four years. Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) would be suitably structured for funding this initiative.

52.Our Government has taken major initiative of setting up Institutes of Eminence.

There has been tremendous response to this initiative by institutions both in public and private sectors. We have received more than 100 applications. We have also taken steps to set up a specialized Railways

University at Vadodara.

53. We propose to set up two new fullfledged Schools of Planning and Architecture, to be selected on challenge mode.

Additionally, 18 new SPAs would be established in the IITs and NITs as autonomous Schools, also on challenge mode.

54.The Government would launch the ‘‘Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF)’’ Scheme this year. Under this, we would identify 1,000 best B.Tech students each year from premier institutions and provide them facilities to do Ph.D in IITs and IISc, with a handsome fellowship. It is expected that these bright young fellows would voluntarily commit few hours every week for teaching in higher educational institutions.

55.Now I come to the Health Sector. Only Swasth Bharat can be a Samriddha Bharat.

India cannot realize its demographic dividend without its citizens being healthy.

56.I am pleased to announce two major initiatives as part of ‘‘Ayushman Bharat’’ programme aimed at making path breaking interventions to address health holistically, in primary, secondary and tertiary care system covering both prevention and health promotion.

57.The National Health Policy, 2017 has envisioned Health and Wellness Centres as the foundation of India’s health system.

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I am committing Rs1200 crore in this budget for this flagship programme. I also invite contribution of private sector through CSR and philanthropic institutions in adopting these centres.

58. Madam Speaker, we are all aware that lakhs of families in our country have to borrow or sell assets to receive indoor treatment in hospitals. Government is seriously concerned about such impoverishment of poor and vulnerable families.

Present Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) provide annual coverage of only Rs30,000 to poor families. Several State Governments have also implemented/ supplemented health protection schemes providing varying coverage. My Government has now decided to take health protection to more aspirational level.

59. We will launch a flagship National Health Protection Scheme to cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto Rs5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.

This will be the world’s largest government funded health care programme. Adequate funds will be provided for smooth implementation of this programme.

60. Madam Speaker, these two far-reaching initiatives under the Ayushman Bharat will build a New India 2022 and ensure enhanced productivity, well being and avert wage loss and impoverishment. These Schemes will also generate lakhs of jobs,

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UNIION BUDGET particularly for women. The Government is steadily but surely progressing towards the goal of Universal Health Coverage.

61.TB claims more lives every year than any other infectious disease. It affects mainly poor and malnourished people. My Government has, therefore, decided to allocate additional Rs.600 crore to provide nutritional support to all TB patients at the rate of Rs500 per month for the duration of their treatment.

62.In order to further enhance accessibility of quality medical education and health care, we will be setting up 24 new Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals by upgrading existing district hospitals in the country.

This would ensure that there is at least 1 Medical College for every 3 Parliamentary Constituencies and at least 1 Government Medical College in each State of the country.

63.Our resolve of making our villages open defecation free is aimed at improving the life of our villagers. We will launch a Scheme called Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN) for management and conversion of cattle dung and solid waste in farms to compost, fertilizer, bio-gas and bio-CNG. 64.Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana (PMJJBY) has benefitted 5.22 crore families with a life insurance cover of Rs2 lakh on payment of a premium of only Rs330/- per annum. Likewise, under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, 13 crore 25 lakh persons have been insured with personal accident cover of Rs2 lakh on payment of a premium of only Rs12 per annum. The Government will work to cover all poor households, including SC/ST households, under these in a mission mode.

65.The Government will expand the coverage under Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana by bringing all sixty crore basic accounts within its fold and undertake measures to provide services of micro insurance and unorganized sector pension schemes through these accounts.

66.Our commitment towards ‘‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’’ is unflinching. Sukanya

Samriddhi Account Scheme launched in January 2015 has been a great success.

Until November, 2017 more than 1.26 crore accounts have been opened across the country in the name of girl-child securing an amount of Rs19,183 crore.

67. Cleaning the Ganga is work of national importance and it is our firm commitment.

Members will be happy to learn that this work has gathered speed. A total of 187 projects have been sanctioned under the Namami Gange programme for infrastructure development, river surface cleaning, rural sanitation and other interventions at a cost of Rs16,713 crore. 47 projects have been completed and remaining projects are at various stages of execution. All 4465 Ganga Grams – villages on the bank of river - have been declared open defecation free.

68.To give focused attention and to achieve our vision of an inclusive society, the Government has identified 115 aspirational districts taking various indices of development in consideration. The Government aims at improving the quality of life in these districts by investing in social services like health, education, nutrition, skill upgradation, financial inclusion and infrastructure like irrigation, rural electrification, potable drinking water and access to toilets at an accelerated pace and in a time bound manner. We expect these 115 districts to become model of development.

69. Economic and social advancement of hard working people of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) has received core attention of Government. Our Government increased total earmarked allocation for SCs in 279 programmes from Rs34,334 crore in 2016-17 to Rs52,719 crore in RE 2017-18. Likewise, for STs, earmarked allocation was increased from Rs21,811 crore in 2016-17 to Rs32,508 crore in RE 2017-18 in 305 programmes. I propose an earmarked allocation of Rs56,619 crore for SCs and Rs39,135 crore for STs in BE 2018-19.

70.Government’s estimated schematic budgetary expenditure on health, education

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and social protection for 2018-19 is Rs1.38 lakh crore against estimated expenditure of Rs1.22 lakh crore in BE 2017-18. Details are in Annexure II. This expenditure is likely to go up by at least Rs15,000 crore in 2018-19 on account of additional allocation during the year and extra budgetary expenditure, including through Higher Education Financing Agency.

Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) and Employment

71. Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) are a major engine of growth and employment in the country. I have provided Rs3,794 crore to MSME Sector for giving credit support, capital and interest subsidy and innovations. Massive formalization of the businesses of MSMEs is taking place in the country after demonetization and introduction of GST. This is generating enormous financial information database of MSMEs’ businesses and finances. This big data base will be used for improving financing of MSMEs’ capital requirement, including working capital.

72.It is proposed to onboard public sector banks and corporates on Trade Electronic Receivable Discounting System (TReDS) platform and link this with GSTN. Online loan sanctioning facility for MSMEs will be revamped for prompt decision making by the banks. Government will soon announce measures for effectively addressing non-performing assets and stressed accounts of MSMEs. This will enable larger financing of MSMEs and also considerably ease cash flow challenges faced by them. In order to reduce tax burden on MSMEs and to create larger number of jobs, I will be announcing some tax measures in Part B of my speech.

73.MUDRA Yojana launched in April, 2015 has led to sanction of Rs4.6 lakh crore in credit from 10.38 crore MUDRA loans. 76% of loan accounts are of women and more than 50% belong to SCs, STs and OBCs. It is proposed to set a target of Rs3 lakh crore for lending under MUDRA for 2018-19 after having successfully exceeded the targets in

UNIION BUDGET all previous years.

74.Non-Bank Finance Companies (NBFCs) stepped up financing of MSMEs after demonetization. NBFCs can be very powerful vehicle for delivering loans under MUDRA. Refinancing policy and eligibility criteria set by MUDRA will be reviewed for better refinancing of NBFCs. 75.Use of Fintech in financing space will help growth of MSMEs. A group in the Ministry of Finance is examining the policy and institutional development measures needed for creating right environment for Fintech companies to grow in India.

76.Venture Capital Funds and the angel investors need an innovative and special developmental and regulatory regime for their growth. We have taken a number of policy measures including launching ‘‘Start-Up India’’ program, building very robust alternative investment regime in the country and rolling out a taxation regime designed for the special nature of the VCFs and the angel investors.

We will take additional measures to strengthen the environment for their growth and successful operation of alternative investment funds in India.

77.Creating job opportunities and facilitating generation of employment has been at the core of our policy-making. During the last three years, we have taken a number of steps to boost employment generation in the country. These measures include:• Contribution of 8.33% of Employee Provident Fund (EPF) for new employees by the Government for three years.

• Contribution of 12% to EPF for new employees for three years by the Government in sectors employing large number of people like textile, leather and footwear.

• Additional deduction to the employees of 30% of the wages paid for new employees under the Income Tax Act. • Launch of National Apprenticeship Scheme with stipend support and sharing of the cost of basic training by the Government to give training to 50 lakh youth by 2020.

• Introducing system of fixed term employment for apparel and footwear sector.

• Increasing paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, along with provision of crèches.

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78.These measures have started showing results. An independent study conducted recently has shown that 70 lakh formal jobs will be created this year.

79.To carry forward this momentum, I am happy to announce that the Government will contribute 12% of the wages of the new employees in the EPF for all the sectors for next three years. Also, the facility of fixed term employment will be extended to all sectors.

80.To incentivize employment of more women in the formal sector and to enable higher take-home wages, I propose to make amendments in the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 to reduce women employees’ contribution to 8% for first three years of their employment against existing rate of 12% or 10% with no change in employers’ contribution.

81.The Government is setting up a model aspirational skill centre in every district of the country under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra Programme. 306 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra have been established for imparting skill training through such centers.

82.The Government had approved a comprehensive textile sector package of Rs.6000 crore in 2016 to boost the apparel and made-up segments. I, now propose to provide an outlay of Rs.7148 crore for the textile sector in 2018-19.

Infrastructure and Financial Sector Development

83.Infrastructure is the growth driver of economy. Our country needs massive investments estimated to be in excess of Rs50 lakh crore in infrastructure to increase growth of GDP, connect and integrate the nation with a network of roads, airports, railways, ports and inland waterways and to provide good quality services to our people.

84.We have made an all-time high allocation to rail and road sectors.

We are committed to further enhance public investment. Provision of key linkages like coal for power, power for railways and railway rakes for coal have been rationalized and made very efficient. Prime Minister personally reviews the targets and achievements in infrastructure sectors on a regular basis. Using online monitoring system of PRAGATI alone, projects worth 9.46 lakh crore have been facilitated and fast tracked.

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UNIION BUDGET infrastructure in border areas. Rohtang tunnel has been completed to provide all weather connectivity to the Ladakh region.

Contract for construction of Zozila Pass tunnel of more than 14 kilometer is progressing well. I now propose to take up construction of tunnel under Sela Pass. For promoting tourism and emergency medical care, Government will make necessary framework for encouraging investment in sea plane activities.

86.Urbanization is our opportunity and priority. My Government has rolled out two interlinked programmes – Smart Cities Mission and the AMRUT. 87.Smart Cities Mission aims at building 100 Smart Cities with state-of-the-art amenities. I am happy to inform that 99 Cities have been selected with an outlay of Rs2.04 lakh crore.

These Cities have started implementing various projects like Smart Command and Control Centre, Smart Roads, Solar Rooftops, Intelligent Transport Systems, Smart Parks. Projects worth Rs2,350 crore have been completed and works of Rs20,852 crore are under progress. To preserve and revitalize soul of the heritage cities in India, National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) has been taken up in a major way.

88.India is blessed with an abundance of tourist attractions. It is proposed to develop ten prominent tourist sites into Iconic Tourism destinations by following a holistic approach involving infrastructure and skill development, development of technology, attracting private investment, branding and marketing. In addition, tourist amenities at 100 Adarsh monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India will be upgraded to enhance visitor experience.

89.The AMRUT programme focuses on providing water supply to all households in 500 cities. State level plans of Rs77,640 crore for 500 cities have been approved.

Water supply contracts for 494 projects worth Rs19,428 crore and sewerage work contract for 272 projects costing Rs12,429 crore has been awarded.

90.Reforms are being catalyzed by these missions. 482 cities have started credit rating. 144 cities have got investment grade rating.

91.My Ministry will leverage the India Infrastructure Finance Corporation Limited (IIFCL) to help finance major infrastructure projects, including investments in educational and health infrastructure, on strategic and larger societal benefit considerations.

92.Our Government has scaled new heights in development of Road Infrastructure sector. We are confident to complete National Highways exceeding 9000 kilometers length during 2017-18. Ambitious Bharatmala Pariyojana has been approved for providing seamless connectivity of interior and backward areas and borders of the country to develop about 35000 kms in Phase-I at an estimated cost of Rs5,35,000 crore. To raise equity from the market for its mature road assets, NHAI will consider organizing its road assets into Special Purpose Vehicles and use innovative monetizing structures like Toll, Operate and Transfer (TOT) and Infrastructure Investment Funds (InvITs).

93.Strengthening the railway network and enhancing Railways’ carrying capacity has been a major focus of the Government.

Railways’ Capex for the year 2018-19 has been pegged at Rs1,48,528 crore. A large part of the Capex is devoted to capacity creation. 18,000 kilometers of doubling, third and fourth line works and 5000 kilometers of gauge conversion would eliminate capacity constraints and transform almost entire network into Broad Gauge.

94.There has also been significant improvement in the achievement of physical targets

by Railways as well. We are moving fast towards optimal electrification of railway network. 4000 kilometers are targeted for commissioning during 2017-18.

95.Work on Eastern and Western dedicated Freight Corridors is in full swing. Adequate number of rolling stock – 12000 wagons, 5160 coaches and approximately 700 locomotives are being procured during 2018-19. A major programme has been

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initiated to strengthen infrastructure at the Goods sheds and fast track commissioning of private sidings.

96.A ‘Safety First’ policy, with allocation of adequate funds under Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh is cornerstone of Railways’ focus on safety. Maintenance of track infrastructure is being given special attention. Over 3600 kms of track renewal is targeted during the current fiscal. Other major steps include increasing use of technology like ‘‘Fog Safe’’ and ‘‘Train Protection and Warning System’’. A decision has been taken to eliminate 4267 unmanned level crossings in the broad gauge network in the next two years.

97.Redevelopment of 600 major railway stations is being taken up by Indian Railway Station Development Co. Ltd. All stations with more than 25000 footfalls will have escalators. All railway stations and trains will be progressively provided with wi-fi. CCTVs will be provided at all stations and on trains to enhance security of passengers. Modern train-sets with state-of-the-art amenities and features are being designed at Integrated Coach Factory, Perambur. First such train-set will be commissioned during 2018-19.

98.Mumbai’s transport system, the lifeline of the City, is being expanded and augmented to add 90 kilometers of double line tracks at a cost of over Rs11,000 crore. 150 kilometers of additional suburban network is being planned at a cost of over Rs40,000 crore, including elevated corridors on some sections. A suburban network of approximately 160 kilometers at an estimated cost of Rs17,000 crore is being planned to cater to the growth of the Bengaluru metropolis.

99.Foundation for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, India’s first high speed rail project was laid on September 14, 2017.

An Institute is coming up at Vadodara to train manpower required for high speed rail projects.

100.In the last three years, the domestic air passenger traffic grew at 18% per annum and our airline companies placed orders for more than 900 aircrafts. Regional connectiv-

UNIION BUDGET ity scheme of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) initiated by the Government last year shall connect 56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads across the country.

Operations have already started at 16 such airports. We propose to expand our airport capacity more than five times to handle a billion trips a year under a new initiative NABH Nirman. Balance sheet of AAI shall be leveraged to raise more resources for funding this expansion.

101.Our efforts to set up a Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure for developing international good practices, appropriate standards and regulatory mechanism for resilient infrastructure development are moving well. I propose to allocate Rs.60 crores to kick start this initiative in 2018-19.

102.The Government and market regulators have taken necessary measures for development of monetizing vehicles like Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) and Real Investment Trust (ReITs) in India. The Government would initiate monetizing select

CPSE assets using InvITs from next year.

103.In the current year, we included, in the scope of harmonized list of infrastructure, ropeways to promote tourism, logistics parks and expanded the scope of railways infrastructure to include development of commercial land around railway stations.

104.Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines to nudge Corporates access bond market. SEBI will also consider mandating, beginning with large Corporates, to meet about one-fourth of their financing needs from the bond market.

105.Corporate bonds rated ‘BBB’ or equivalent are investment grade. In India, most regulators permit bonds with the ‘AA’ rating only as eligible for investment. It is now time to move from ‘AA’ to ‘A’ grade ratings. The government and concerned regulators will take necessary action.

106.We will take reform measures with respect to stamp duty regime on financial securities transactions in consultation with the States and make necessary amend-

ments the Indian Stamp Act. 107.International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) at Gift City, which has become operational, needs a coherent and integrated regulatory framework to fully develop and to compete with other offshore financial centres. The Government will establish a unified authority for regulating all financial services in IFSCs in India.

108.Global economy is transforming into a digital economy thanks to development of cutting edge technologies in digital space – machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet of things, 3D printing and the like.

Initiatives such as Digital India, Start Up India, Make in India would help India establish itself as a knowledge and digital society. NITI Aayog will initiate a national program to direct our efforts in the area of artificial intelligence, including research and development of its applications.

109.Combining cyber and physical systems have great potential to transform not only innovation ecosystem but also our econo-

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UNIION BUDGET mies and the way we live. To invest in research, training and skilling in robotics, artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, big data analysis, quantum communication and internet of things, Department of Science & Technology will launch a Mission on Cyber Physical Systems to support establishment of centres of excellence. I have doubled the allocation on Digital India programme to Rs. 3073 crore in 2018-19.

110.Task of connecting one lakh gram panchayat through high speed optical fiber network has been completed under phase I of the Bharatnet project. This has enabled broadband access to over 20 crore rural Indians in about two lakh fifty thousand villages. The Government also proposes to setup five lakh wi-fi hotspots which will provide broadband access to five crore rural citizens. I have provided Rs.10000 crore in 2018-19 for creation and augmentation of Telecom infrastructure.

111.To harness the benefit of emerging new technologies, particularly the ‘Fifth Generation’ (5G) technologies and its adoption, the Department of Telecom will support establishment of an indigenous 5G Test Bed at IIT, Chennai.

112.Distributed ledger system or the block chain technology allows organization of any chain of records or transactions without the need of intermediaries. The Government does not consider crypto-currencies legal tender or coin and will take all measures to eliminate use of these crypto-assets in financing illegitimate activities or as part of the payment system. The Government will explore use of block chain technology proactively for ushering in digital economy.

113.The system of toll payments physically by cash at road toll plazas is being fast replaced with Fastags and other electronic payment systems to make road travel seamless. Number of Fastags has gone up from about 60,000 in December, 2016 to more than 10 lakh now. From December, 2017 all class ‘‘M’’ and ‘‘N’’ vehicles are being sold only with the Fastags. The Government will come out with a policy to introduce toll system on ‘‘pay as you use’’

basis.

114.In order to create employment and aid growth, Government’s estimated budgetary and extra budgetary expenditure on infrastructure for 2018-19 is being increased to Rs.5.97 lakh crore against estimated expenditure of Rs.4.94 lakh crore in 2017-18. Details are in Annexure III.

Building Institutions and Improving Public Service Delivery

115.Our armed forces have played a stellar role in meeting the challenges we have been facing on our borders as well as in managing the internal security environment both in Jammu and Kashmir and the North East. I would like to place on record our appreciation for the efforts and the sacrifices made by the three services in defending the interests of the Nation.

116.Ever since the NDA Government has assumed office in 2014, lot of emphasis has been given to modernizing and enhancing the operational capability of the Defence Forces. A number of initiatives have been taken to develop and nurture intrinsic defence production capability to make the Nation self-reliant for meeting our defence needs. Ensuring adequate budgetary support will be our priority.

117.We have opened up private investment in defence production including liberalizing foreign direct investment. We will take measures to develop two defence industrial production corridors in the country. The Government will also bring out an industry friendly Defence Production Policy 2018 to promote domestic production by public sector, private sector and MSMEs. 118.Aadhar has provided an identity to every Indian. Aadhar has eased delivery of so many public services to our people.

Every enterprise, major or small, also needs a unique ID. The Government will evolve a Scheme to assign every individual enterprise in India a unique ID. 119.To carry the business reforms for ease of doing business deeper and in every State of India, the Government of India has identified 372 specific business reform

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actions. All States have taken up these reforms and simplifications in a mission mode constructively competing with each other. Evaluation of performance under this Programme will now be based on user feedback.

120.Capital of the Food Corporation of India will be restructured to enhance equity and to raise long-term debt for meeting its standing working capital requirement.

121.Budgeting of Government of India’s contribution in equity and debt of the metro ventures floated by the State Governments will be streamlined.

122.Department of Commerce will be developing a National Logistics Portal as a single window online market place to link all stakeholders.

123.The Government has approved listing of 14 CPSEs, including two insurance companies, on the stock exchanges. The Government has also initiated the process of strategic disinvestment in 24 CPSEs. This includes strategic privatization of Air India.

124.Process of acquisition of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation by the ONGC has been successfully completed. Three public sector general insurance companies National Insurance Company Ltd., United India Assurance Company Limited and Oriental India Insurance Company Limited will be merged into a single insurance entity and will be subsequently listed.

125.The Government introduced Exchange Traded Fund Bharat-22 to raise Rs.14,500 crore, which was over-subscribed in all segments. DIPAM will come up with more ETF offers including debt ETF. 126.2017-18 Budget Estimates for disinvestment were pegged at the highest ever level of Rs.72,500 crore. I am happy to inform the House that we have already exceeded the budget estimates. I am assuming receipts of Rs.1,00,000 crore in 2017-18. I am setting the disinvestment target of Rs.80,000 crore for 2018-19.

127.Bank recapitalization program has been launched with bonds of Rs.80,000 crore being issued this year. The programme has been integrated with an ambitious reform

UNIION BUDGET agenda, under the rubric of an Enhanced Access and Service Excellence (EASE) programme. This recapitalization will pave the way for the public sector banks to lend additional credit of Rs.5 lakh crore.

128.It is proposed to allow strong Regional Rural Banks to raise capital from the market to enable them increase their credit to rural economy.

129.National Housing Bank Act is being amended to transfer its equity from the Reserve Bank of India to the Government. Indian Post Offices Act, Provident Fund Act and National Saving Certificate Act are being amalgamated and certain additional people friendly measures are being introduced. To provide the Reserve Bank of India an instrument to manage excess liquidity, Reserve Bank of India Act is being amended to institutionalize an Uncollateralized Deposit Facility. Securities and Exchange Board of India, Act 1992, Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956, and Depositories Act 1996, are being amended to streamline adjudication procedures and to provide for penalties for certain infractions. These proposals are in the Finance Bill.

130.For easier access, links to all Detailed Demand for Grants will be provided at india.gov.in. The Government will also consider feasibility of providing disclosed fiscal information in a machine readable form.

131.The Government is transforming method of disposal of its

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133.Outward Direct Investment (ODI) from India has grown to US$15 billion per annum. The Government will review existing guidelines and processes and bring out a coherent and integrated Outward Direct Investment (ODI) policy.

134.Hybrid instruments are suitable for attracting foreign investments in several niche areas, especially for the startups and venture capital firms. The Government will evolve a separate policy for the hybrid instruments.

135.The emoluments of the President, the Vice President and the Governors were last revised with effect from 1st January, 2006.

These emoluments are proposed to be revised to Rs5 lakh for the President, Rs4 lakhs for the Vice President and to Rs3.5 lakh per month for the Governors.

136.There has been a public debate with regard to the emoluments paid to the Members of Parliament. Present practice allows the

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137.Our country will commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, from 2nd October, 2019 to 2nd October 2020. The Government and the People of India will rededicate them, through their actions, to the ideals that the Mahatma taught and lived by. A National Committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, which includes Chief Ministers of all the States, representatives from across the political spectrum, Gandhians, thinkers and eminent persons from all walks of life, has been constituted to formulate a Commemoration Programme. My Government has earmarked Rs.150 crore for the year 2018-19 for the activities leading to the Commemoration.

Section III - Fiscal Management

138.I now turn to the fiscal situation for 2017-18 and fiscal estimates for 2018-19.

139.In 2017-18, Central Government will be receiving GST revenues only for 11 months, instead of 12 months. This will have fiscal effect.

There has also been some shortfall in Non-Tax revenues on account of certain developments, including deferment of spectrum auction. A part of this shortfall has been made up through higher direct tax revenues and bigger disinvestment receipts.

140.Total Revised Estimates for expenditure in 2017-18 are Rs21.57 lakh crore (net of GST compensation transfers to the States) as against the Budget Estimates of Rs21.47 lakh crore.

141.Our Government assumed office in May, 2014 when fiscal deficit was running at very high levels. Fiscal Deficit for 2013-14 was 4.4% of GDP. The Prime Minister and the Government have always attached utmost priority to prudent fiscal management and controlling fiscal deficit. As Hon’ble Members would recall, we embarked on the path of consistent fiscal reduction and consolidation in 2014.

Fiscal Deficit was brought down to 4.1% in 2014-15 to 3.9% in

2015-16, and to 3.5% in 2016-17. Revised Fiscal Deficit estimates for 2017-18 are Rs.5.95 lakh crore at 3.5% of GDP. I am projecting a Fiscal Deficit of 3.3% of GDP for the year 2018-19.

142.In order to impart unquestionable credibility to the Government’s commitment for the revised fiscal glide path, I am proposing to accept key recommendations of the Fiscal Reform and Budget Management Committee relating to adoption of the Debt Rule and to bring down Central Government’s Debt to GDP ratio to 40%.

Government has also accepted the recommendation to use Fiscal Deficit target as the key operational parameter. Necessary amendment proposals are included in the Finance Bill.

PART B Madam Speaker,

143.I shall now present my tax proposals.

144.The attempts made by our Government for reducing the cash economy and for increasing the tax net have paid rich dividends.

The growth rate of direct taxes in the financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18 has been significant. We ended the last year with a growth of 12.6% in direct taxes and in the current year, the growth in direct taxes up to 15th January, 2018 is 18.7%. The average buoyancy in personal income tax of seven years preceding these two years comes to 1.1. In simple terms tax buoyancy of 1.1 means that if nominal GDP growth rate of the country is 10%, the growth rate of personal income tax is 11%. However, the buoyancy in personal income tax for financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18 (RE) is 1.95 and 2.11 respectively. This indicates that the excess revenue collected in the last two financial years from personal income tax compared to the average buoyancy pre 2016-17 amounts to a total of about Rs.90,000 crores and the same can be attributed to the strong anti-evasion measures taken by the Government.

145.Similarly, there has been huge increase in the number of returns filed by taxpayers. In financial year 2016-17, 85.51 lakhs new taxpayers filed their returns of income as against 66.26 lakhs in the immediately preceding year. By including all filers as well as persons who did not file returns but paid tax by way of advance tax or TDS, we can derive the figure of Effective Taxpayer Base. This number of effective tax payer base increased from 6.47 crores at the beginning

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Average tax paid by them is only Rs35,000/-.

Tax incentive for promoting post-harvest activities of agriculture 147.Madam Speaker, at present, hundred per cent deduction is allowed in respect of profit of co-operative societies which provide assistance to its members engaged in primary agricultur- al activities. Over the last few years, a number of Farmer Producer Companies have been set up along the lines of co-operative societies which also provide similar assistance to their members. In order to encourage professionalism in post-harvest value addition in agriculture, I propose to allow hundred per cent deduction to these

of F.Y.14-15 to 8.27 crores at the end of F.Y.16-17. We are enthused by this success of our measures and we pledge to continue to take all such measures in future by which the black money is contained and the honest taxpayers are rewarded. Demonetization was received well by honest taxpayers as “imandari ka utsav” only for this reason.

146.Madam Speaker, recognising the need for facilitating compliance, Government had liberalized the presumptive income scheme for small traders and entrepreneurs with annual turnover of less than Rs2 crores and introduced a similar scheme for professionals with annual turnover of less than Rs50 lakhs with the hope that there would be significant increase in compliance. Under this scheme, 41% more returns were filed during this year which shows that many more persons are joining the tax net under simplified scheme. However, the turnover shown is still not encouraging. The Department has received 44.72 lakh returns for assessment year2017-18 from individual,

companies registered as Farmer Producer Companies and having annual turnover up to Rs.100 crores in respect of their profit derived from such activities for a period of five years from financial year 2018-19. This measure will encourage “Operation Greens” mission announced by me earlier and it will give a boost to Sampada Yojana.

Employment generation

148.Currently, a deduction of 30% is allowed in addition to normal deduction of 100 % in respect of emoluments paid to eligible new employees who have been employed for a minimum period of 240 days during the year under section 80-JJAA of the Income-tax Act. However, the minimum period of employment is relaxed to 150 days in the case of apparel industry. In order to encourage creation of new employment, I propose to extend this relaxation to footwear and leather industry. Further, I also propose to rationalise this deduction of 30% by allowing the benefit for a new employee

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Incentive for real estate 149.Currently, while taxing income from capital gains, business profits and other sources in respect of transactions in immovable property, the consideration or circle rate value, whichever is higher, is adopted and the difference is counted as income both in the hands of the purchaser and seller. Sometimes, this variation can occur in respect of different properties in the same area because of a variety of factors including shape of the plot and location. In order to minimize hardship in real estate transaction, I propose to provide that no adjustment shall be made in a case where the circle rate value does not exceed 5% of the consideration.

Incentivising micro, small and medium entrepreneurs 150.In the Union Budget, 2017, I had announced the reduction of corporate tax rate to 25% for companies whose turnover was less than Rs.50 crore in financial year 2015-16. This benefitted 96% of the total companies filing tax returns. Towards fulfilment of my promise to reduce corporate tax rate in a phased manner, I now propose to extend the benefit of this reduced rate of 25% also to companies who have reported turnover up to Rs.250 crore in the financial year 2016-17. This will benefit the entire class of micro, small and medium enterprises which accounts for almost 99% of companies filing their tax returns. The estimate of revenue forgone due to this measure is Rs.7,000 crores during the financial year 2018-19. After this, out of about 7 lakh companies filing returns, about 7,000 companies which file returns of income and whose turnover is above Rs.250 crores will remain in 30% slab. The lower corporate income tax rate for 99% of the companies will leave them with higher investible surplus which in turn will create more jobs.

Relief to salaried taxpayers

151.The Government had made many positive changes in the personal income-tax rate applicable to individuals in the last three years. Therefore, I do not propose to make any further change in the structure of the income tax rates for individuals. There is a general perception in the society that individual business persons have better income as compared to salaried class. However, income tax data analysis suggests that major portion of personal income-tax collection comes from the salaried class. For assessment year 2016-17, 1.89 crore salaried individuals have filed their returns and have paid total tax of Rs.1.44 lakh crores which works out to average tax payment of Rs76,306/- per individual salaried taxpayer. As against this, 1.88 crores individual business taxpayers including professionals, who filed their returns for the same assessment year paid total tax of Rs48,000 crores which works out to an average tax payment of Rs 25,753/per individual business taxpayer. In order to provide relief to salaried taxpayers, I propose to allow a standard deduction of Rs40,000/- in lieu of the present exemption in respect of transport allowance and reimbursement of miscellaneous medical expenses. However, the transport allowance at enhanced rate shall continue to be available to differently- abled persons. Also other medical reimbursement benefits in case of hospitalization etc., for all employees shall continue. Apart from reducing paper work and compliance, this will help middle class employees even more in terms of reduction in their tax liability. This decision to allow standard deduction shall significantly benefit the pensioners also, who normally do not enjoy any allowance on account of transport and medical expenses.

The revenue cost of this decision is approximately Rs8,000 crores. The total number of salaried employees and pensioners who will benefit from this decision is around 2.5 crores.

Relief to senior citizen

152.A life with dignity is a right of every

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individual in general, more so for the senior citizens. To care of those who cared for us is one of the highest honours. To further the objective of providing a dignified life, I propose to announce the following incentives for senior citizens: •Exemption of interest income on deposits with banks and post offices to be increased from Rs10,000/- to Rs50,000/- and TDS shall not be required to be deducted on such income, under section 194A. This benefit shall be available also for interest from all fixed deposits schemes and recurring deposit schemes. •Raising the limit of deduction for health insurance premium and/ or medical expenditure from Rs30,000/- to Rs50,000/-, under section 80D. All senior citizens will now be able to claim benefit of deduction up to Rs50,000/- per annum in respect of any health insurance premium and/or any general medical expenditure incurred. •Raising the limit of deduction for medical expenditure in respect of certain critical illness from, Rs60,000/- in case of senior citizens and from Rs80,000/- in case of very senior citizens, to Rs1 lakh in respect of all senior citizens, under section 80DDB. These concessions will give extra tax benefit of Rs.4,000 crores to senior citizens. In addition to tax concessions, I propose to extend the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana up to March, 2020 under which an assured return of 8% is given by Life Insurance Corporation of India. The existing limit on investment of Rs7.5 lakh per senior citizen under this scheme is also being enhanced to Rs15 lakh.

Tax incentive for International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)

153.The Government had endeavoured to develop a world class international financial services centre in India. In recent years, various measures including tax incentives have been provided in order to fulfil this objective. To further this objective, I propose to provide two more concessions for IFSC. In order to promote trade in stock exchanges located in IFSC, I propose to exempt

UNIION BUDGET transfer of derivatives and certain securities by non-residents from capital gains tax. Further, non-corporate taxpayers operating in IFSC shall be charged Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT) at concessional rate of 9% at par with Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) applicable for corporates.

Further Measures to control cash economy: 154.Currently, the income of trusts and institutions is exempt if they utilise their income towards their objects in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Income-tax Act. However, there is no restriction on these entities for incurring expenditure in cash. In order to have audit trail of the expenses incurred by these entities, it is proposed that payments exceeding Rs.10,000/- in cash made by such entities shall be disallowed and the same shall be subject to tax. Further, in order to improve TDS compliance by these entities, I propose to provide that in case of non-deduction of tax, 30% of the amount shall be disallowed and the same shall be taxed.

Rationalisation of Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG)

155.Madam Speaker, currently, long term capital gains arising from transfer of listed equity shares, units of equity oriented fund and unit of a business trust are exempt from tax. With the reforms introduced by the Government and incentives given so far, the equity market has become buoyant. The total amount of exempted capital gains from listed shares and units is around Rs3,67,000 crores as per returns filed for A.Y.17-18. Major part of this gain has accrued to corporates and LLPs. This has also created a bias against manufacturing, leading to more business surpluses being invested in financial assets. The return on investment in equity is already quite attractive even without tax exemption. There is therefore a strong case for bringing long term capital gains from listed equities in the tax net.

However, recognising the fact that vibrant equity market is essential for economic growth, I propose only a modest change in the present regime.

I propose to tax such long term capital gains exceeding Rs1 lakh at the rate of 10% without allowing the benefit of any indexation.

However, all gains up to 31st January, 2018 will be grandfathered.

For example, if an equity share is purchased six months before 31st January, 2018 at RsRs100/- and the highest price quoted on 31st January, 2018 in respect of this share is Rs120/-, there will be no tax on the gain of Rs20/- if this share is sold after one year from the date of purchase. However, any gain in excess of Rs.20 earned after 31st January, 2018 will be taxed at 10% if this share is sold after 31st July, 2018. The gains from equity share held up to one year will remain short term capital gain and will continue to be taxed at the rate of 15%. Further, I also propose to introduce a tax on distributed income by equity oriented mutual fund at the rate of 10%. This will provide level playing field across growth oriented funds and dividend distributing funds. In view of grandfathering, this change in capital gain tax will bring marginal revenue gain of about Rs.20,000 crores in the first year. The revenues in subsequent years may be more.

E-assessment.

156.Madam Speaker, at present there is a three per cent cess on personal income tax and corporation tax consisting of two per cent cess for primary education and one per cent cess for secondary and higher education. In order to take care of the needs of education and health of BPL and rural families, I have announced programs in Part A of my speech. To fund this, I propose to increase the cess by one per cent. The existing three per cent education cess will be replaced by a four per cent “Health and Education Cess” to be levied on the tax payable. This will enable us to collect an estimated additional amount of Rs11,000 crores.

E-assessment.

157.We had introduced e-assessment in 2016 on a pilot basis and in 2017, extended it to 102 cities with the objective of reducing the interface between the department and the taxpayers. With the experience gained so far, we are now ready to roll out the E-assessment across the country, which will transform the age-old assessment procedure of the income tax department and the manner in which they interact with taxpayers and other stakeholders. Accordingly, I propose to amend the Income-tax Act to notify a new scheme for assessment where the assessment will be done in electronic

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158.My other tax proposals on direct tax are listed in Annexure 5 of my speech.

Indirect Tax.

159.On the Indirect Taxes side, this is the first budget after the roll out of the Goods and Service Tax. Excise duties to a large extent and service tax have been subsumed in GST, along with corresponding duties on imports. Hence, my budget proposals are mainly on the customs side.

160.In this budget, I am making a calibrated departure from the underlying policy in the last two decades, wherein the trend largely was to reduce the customs duty. There is substantial potential for domestic value addition in certain sectors, like food processing, electronics, auto components, footwear and furniture. To further incentivise the domestic value addition and Make in India in some such sectors, I propose to increase customs duty on certain items. I propose to increase customs duty on mobile phones from 15% to 20%, on some of their parts and accessories to 15% and on certain parts of TVs to 15%. This measure will promote creation of more jobs in the country. Details of changes made in rates of customs duty as well as certain changes made in the excise duty structure are given in Annexure 6 to my speech.

161.To help the cashew processing industry, I propose to reduce customs duty on raw cashew from 5% to 2.5%.

162.I propose to abolish the Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess on imported goods, and in its place impose a Social Welfare Surcharge, at the rate of 10% of the aggregate duties of Customs, on imported goods, to provide for social welfare schemes of the Government. Goods which were hitherto exempt from Education Cesses on imported goods will, however, be exempt from this Surcharge. In addition, certain specified goods, mentioned in the Annexure 6 to my speech will attract the proposed Surcharge at the rate of 3% of the aggregate duties of customs only.

163.I also propose to make certain changes to the Customs Act, 1962, to further improve ease of doing business in cross border

trade, and to align certain provisions with the commitments under the Trade Facilitation Agreement. To smoothen dispute resolution processes and to reduce litigation, certain amendments are being made, to provide for pre-notice consultation, definite timelines for adjudication and deemed closure of cases if those timelines are not adhered to.

164.With the roll out of GST, I propose to change the name of Central Board of Excise and Customs [CBEC] to Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). The necessary changes in law for this are proposed in the Finance Bill.

165.Madam, while making the proposals in this year’s Budget, we have been guided by our mission to especially strengthen agriculture, rural development, health, education, employment, MSME and infrastructure sectors of Indian economy. I am sure the New India which we aspire to create now will emerge. Swami Vivekanand had also envisioned decades ago in his Memoirs of European Travel, ‘‘You merge yourselves in the void and disappear, and let new India arise in your place. Let her arise – out of the peasants’ cottage, grasping the plough; out of the huts of the fisherman. Let her spring from the grocer’s shop, from beside the oven of the fritter-seller. Let her emanate from the factory, from marts, and from markets. Let her emerge from groves and forests, from hills and mountains’’.

166.With these words, Madam Speaker, I commend the Budget to the House.

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3. States’ prosperity is correlated with their international and inter-state trade: States that export more internationally, and trade more with other states, tend to be richer. But the correlation is stronger between prosperity and international trade.

4. India’s firm export structure is substantially more egalitarian than in other large countries: Top 1 percent of Indian firms account for 38 percent of exports; in all other countries, they account for a substantially greater share (72, 68, 67, and 55 percent of exports in Brazil, Germany, Mexico, and USA respectively). And this is true for the top 5 percent, 10 percent, and so on.

5. The clothing incentive package boosted exports of readymade garments: The relief from embedded state taxes (ROSL) announced in 2016 boosted exports of readymade garments (but not others) by

about 16 percent.

6. Indian society exhibits strong son “Meta” Preference: Parents continue to have children until they get the desired number of sons. This kind of fertility-stopping rule leads to skewed sex ratios but in different directions: skewed in favor of males if it is the last child, but in favor of females if it is not the last. Where there are no such fertility-stopping rules, ratios remain balanced regardless of whether the child is the last or not.

7. There is substantial avoidable litigation in the tax arena which government action could re-duce: The tax department’s petition rate is high, even though its success rate in litigation is low and declining (well below 30 percent). Only 0.2 percent of cases accounted for 56 percent of the value at stake; whereas about 66 percent of pending cases (each less than Rs 10 lakhs)

accounted for only 1.8 percent of the value at stake.

8. To re-ignite growth, raising investment is more important than raising saving: Cross-country experience shows that growth slowdowns are preceded by investment slowdowns but not necessarily by savings slowdowns.

9. Own direct tax collections by Indian states and local governments are significantly lower than those of their counterparts in other federal countries: This share is low relative to the direct taxation powers they actually have.

10. The footprint of climate change is evident and extreme weather adversely impacts agricultural yields: The impact of weather is felt only with extreme temperature increases and rainfall deficiencies. This impact is twice as large in unirrigated areas as in irrigated ones.

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Indian textile industry hails budget with some scepticism

extile associations in India have welcomed the raised allocation for the sector in this year’s budget, saying it will help firms in many ways, including clearing pending rebate of state levies (RoSL) dues. The drop in corporate tax rate for units with an annual turnover of up to Rs 250 crore will benefit most textile units, they feel, with some scepticism.

The associations, which include the Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), Coimbatore-based Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF), the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), the Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA), the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) and the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), also welcomed the increased allocation for infrastructure development and the focus on agriculture, and saw a lot of incentives for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

The National Livelihood Scheme of Rs 5,750 crore will benefit the textile sector in rural areas, according to CITI chairman Sanjay Jain.

The budgetary allocation for the textile sector has been increased to Rs 7,148 crore, which includes Rs 2,300 crore for the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) of the textiles ministry, over Rs 6,251 crore last year.

ATUFS was introduced in 2015 specifically targeting employment generation and export, promotion of technical textiles, technologically upgrading existing looms and encouraging quality in the processing industry. Jain feels a large part of the increase in allocation has gone to the state-owned Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) for performing minimum support price (MSP) operations and hence, won’t help the industry.Not much has been said in the budget about concrete correctional measures to boost India’s export competitiveness in textiles or policies favouring a revival of textile special economic zones, said Bhavin Parikh, CEO of Ahmedabadbased Globe Textiles (India) Ltd. Welcoming the scheme in the budget for MSMEs to address issues relating to non-performing asset (NPA) norms and stressed assets, a long pending demand of the industry, SIMA chairman P Nataraj said the reduction of corporate tax rate from 30 per cent to 25 per cent for units with an annual turnover of up to Rs 250 crore will benefit more than 80 per cent of the textile units and help them plough back the amount for

creating more jobs and value addition.

Nataraj and TEA president Raja M Shanmugham, however, feel the allocation of Rs 2,164 crore for RoSL compared Rs 1,855 crore last year for the export of garments and made-ups is still inadequate as there is a huge backlog for 2017.

The RoSL scheme for apparel exporters came into effect from September 20, 2016, and the actual requirement for the apparel sector alone till March 31 this year is in the range of Rs 5,000 crore, said Shanmugham. TEXPROCIL chairman Ujwal Lahoti hoped the increased funds will cover fabrics as well under the RoSL scheme.

The 20 per cent higher allocation for infrastructure development shows the government’s thrust on renewing spurt in economic activity, according to GHCL Ltd managing director RS Jalan. CMAI president Rahul Mehta said infrastructural bottlenecks have been hindering apparel manufacturing, which involves significant domestic transportation of raw materials and finished goods.

Referring to the reduction of women employees’ contribution towards the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to 8 per cent for the first three years, many industry associations said apparel sector workers will be among the primary beneficiaries of this provision as the sector extensively employs women.

Although the rise in basic customs duty (BCD) on silk fabric to 20 per cent from 10 per cent would save the industry from dumping from China, the industry aspired for an increase in BCD across both yarn and fabric and therefore, is disappointed with this partial measure, CITI chairman Jain said.

The step to make the MSP of all crops 1.5 times that of the production cost will benefit cotton farmers, but will result in high inflation for consumers and the downstream segments and make the industry uncompetitive internationally, Jain added.

CITI urged the government to change from MSP to the direct subsidy system, so that the profit protection measure of farmers doesn’t impact the textile consumer and the value added industry.

Though it was expected of the budget to revive the retail sector, which is at an all-time low, there is no chance of its revival in the near future, Anurag Singhla, vice president of South India Garment Association (SIGA) said.

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esponding to the proposals made in the budget for the textile sector comprising of a fair share of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Apparel Export Promotion Council has raised that the budget only partially addresses the concerns of the industry.

Talking to KNN, Animesh Saxena, an MSME garment exporter said that the sector was eyeing at the budget for big announcements but not much has been addressed by the government.

Explaining the concern further, Saxena said that due to the problems arising because of the GST and the overall slowed demand, apparel sector in the country has shown negative growth as compared to the growth from the previous years.

“For December alone, there was a negative

growth figure of 10-12 per cent, with such situation existing for the textile MSMEs, we expected the government to come up with boosters”, Saxena said.

H K L Magu, Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council welcomed the reduction in corporate tax for SMEs with turnover up to Rs. 250 Cr. “The industry is happy for the increase in the budget allocations for the apparel package to Rs. 7148 Cr. We hope that this will improve RoSL reimbursement, which has dried up since June, 2017”, AEPC said in a release.The apparel industry is a women oriented industry - the reduction in the women’s contribution to EPF to 8% from the present 12% will encourage women participation in this sector further, the release further added.

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Customs duty on silk fabrics doubled to 20% in Budget 2018

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inance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed doubling of customs duty on silk fabrics to 20 per cent to provide “adequate protection to domestic industry”.

According to the Budget 2018-19, customs duty on silk fabrics has been raised from 10 per cent to 20 per cent. Silk exporters, however, said the move would hit shipments

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of silk garments from India. “This (hike) is going to hamper silk garment exports, which are already suffering,” Indian Silk Export Promotion Council Chairman Satish Gupta said. “The majority of silk fabrics are imported from China. We are uncompetitive already and this will make things worse. We have been pleading with the government to

lower the duty to 5 per cent,” Gupta said.

“In 2016-17, the export of silk garments from India was to the tune of USD 160 million against approximately USD 200 million in 2015-16. The duty impact is making our garments expensive in the international market,” T S Chadha Executive Director, the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council said.

India can become a one-stop sourcing destination for textiles: Smriti Irani

ndia has potential to become the onestop sourcing destination for brands and retailers fromASEAN as opportunities exist for textile manufacturers from the 10-nation bloc to invest here and cater to the domestic market as well as exports, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said.

Addressing a conference, the minister said India has strengths in production and exports of almost all kinds of textiles and apparel including all handloom and handicraft products that demonstrate the unique skills of the country’s weavers and artisans.

“In the year 2016, India exported textiles and apparel worth $1,203 million to ASEAN and imported textiles and apparel worth $546 million from ASEAN,” Irani said, adding that this is just a monetary testimonial to how we can go forward. “With ability to produce a diverse range of products, India has the potential to become the one-stop sourcing destination for brands and retailers of ASEAN nations,” the minister highlighted.

She said there exists an opportunity for India to attract textile manufacturers of ASEAN nations to invest in manufacturing in India to

cater to both domestic market within the country and the export markets across the world. “I am hopeful that this is just one of the many areas where we can participate and leverage our strengths,” Irani observed.

Addressing a seminar on India-ASEAN Weaving Textiles Relations’, Irani said she is hopeful that the programme is the beginning of a new era in the textiles sector. “A new friendship (referring to India-ASEAN relations) that we can forge to ensure that we give better manufacturing opportunities, better wage opportunities and also help strengthen our legacies in the handloom and handicraft sectors,” said the minister.

ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is a multilateral body whose member countries include Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Earlier during his address, Textiles Secretary Anant Kumar Singh pointed out that India was strong and competitive across the entire value chain starting from raw materials to finished products. “With a strong multi-fibre base and an abundant supply of

raw materials like cotton, wool, silk, jute and man-made fibres, India enjoyed a distinct advantage of backward integration which many countries do not possess,” Singh said.

However, the textiles secretary observed that despite the operation of the free trade agreement in goods with the ASEAN, India’s exports of textiles and apparels to ASEAN have virtually been constant in the last few years and have not shown much traction.

“Though India has the unique advantage of having the presence of the entire textile value chain, its most exported items to ASEAN consisting of cotton fibre, cotton yarn and fabrics have not grown to the desired extent. This makes it evident that we have not been able to explore and leverage the strengths of our textiles industry to the fullest,” he noted.

He stressed upon the need for a robust framework for export of textiles and apparels between the two sides to give a fillip to trade. Singh said ASEAN countries have a unique position in the regional value chains and offer a gateway for market access to China, North East Asia and the EU for India through their various trade agreements.

Varanasi silk weaving industry heaved sigh of relief with hike in import duty

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he famed silk weaving industry of Varanasi that was facing stiff competition from China which has been dumping cheap silk fabric heaved a sigh of relief with the Budget hiking customs duty on imported silk fabric from 10% to 20%. With the hike in duty, the industry will now find

itself in a position to compete with China in domestic as well as overseas markets.

Traders and weavers associated with the Banarasi silk industry and in major textile hubs like Surat and Bengaluru, who depend on import of Chinese silk yarn, had been demanding the ministries of textiles and

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commerce to increase customs duty on Chinese and Vietnamese silk fabric as its price had gone down considerably post GST implementation.

President of Federation of Indian Art Silk Industries, Bharat Gandhi said that the hike is like oxygen for the silk >>p35

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He added that President of Varanasi Silk Traders’ Association (VSTA), Harshpal Kapoor, said that now, Indian weavers and manufacturers will have a level-playing field in domestic as well as international markets.

“VSTA’s yarn coordination committee chairman Vaibhav Kapoor said that the industry started facing problem in September 2017. They gave a representation to the ministry of textiles explaining that the pre-GST price of per 11.6 m Chinese silk fabric was Rs 408.54 while the Vietnamese silk cost Rs 401.87.

The duty on Chinese and Vietnamese silk fabric was 29.44% and 17.39% before GST, but came down to 10% and 0%, respectively, after GST bring the imported Chinese and Vietnamese silk fabric rate down to Rs 368.87 and Rs 343.22, respectively, while Indian silk went up to Rs 404.22.

HKL Magu takes over as the new AEPC Chairman

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r. HKL Magu has assumed office as the new Chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) for the period 2018-20.

He takes over from Mr. Ashok Rajani at the conclusion of the Executive Committee meeting.

With over 40 years of experience, Sh. H.K.L. Magu is a veteran and patriarch of the Apparel and Textiles Industry in India. Before assuming charge as the Chairman of AEPC, he was holding the position the Vice Chairman of the council. He is among the early few players of Apparels & Textiles industry who have given their time, devotion and allegiance for the growth of the industry as a whole. He has always been very instrumental & influential in getting various incentives & subsidy schemes from Central as well as State Government.

Highlighting his vision for the apparel Industry, Mr. Magu said, “I would like to thank the board members of AEPC for electing me as the Chairman of AEPC and bestowing their confidence and support in me.

These are challenging times for the Industry with global headwinds blowing over us.

The Industry has not been able to cope-up with the sudden dilution of DBK and ROSL rates and is still reeling under the adverse impact of the move. Apparel sector has been recognized as one of the most important sectors for employment generation and for furthering the growth of the sector, our Honorable Prime Minister has given the ‘5F’ Formula - Farm to fibre; fibre to fabric; fabric to fashion; fashion to foreign but 2017 has been an extremely difficult year for us and the export data of the last two months indicate >>P36

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E-commerce platform to link artisans, weavers in J-K

he Jammu and Kashmir government is introducing an ecommerce platform to link artisans and weavers of the state to increase the exports of handicrafts and handloom products.

“It is also aimed at achieving the prime objective of minimising the exploitation of the multiple steps of middlemanship,” Industries and Commerce Minister Chander Parkash Ganga said.

Replying to a question in the legislative assembly here, he said 44,414 artisans have been covered under the Artisan Credit Card (ACC) scheme involving interest subsidy of Rs 62.36 crore whereas artisans have received loans to the tune of Rs 375 crore till November 2017.

There are 4 lakh artisans engaged in the manufacturing of handicraft goods in the state, of which 1,67,476 are registered and 2,32,524 un-registered.

ACC scheme provides for easy and soft credit facilities to artisans, weavers, members of cooperative societies and craftsmen to start their independent ventures.

The scheme envisages financial assistance in the form of loan with a ceiling of Rs 1 lakh from various banks and financial institutions.

The government provides interest subsidy at the rate of 10 per cent on the loan over a period of five years, he said.

The minister said during 2017-18 allocation and targets have been enhanced to Rs 81.82 crore and 4,125 units compared to the previous year’s figures of Rs 42.52 crore and 2,127 units, respectively.He said new initiatives have been announced in budget 2018-19 to further incentivise the artisans by providing better market support and ensure quality in the handicraft products.

“The budget proposals include consideration of handicraft units registered with handicrafts department at par with industrial units for the purpose of availing incentives under the extended industrial policy. “Rs 5 crore each being provided to the handicraft department and handloom development corporation for raw material and inventory upgradation will actually reach to the artisans and weavers as the inventory is bought from local artisans,” he said. >>P38

<<P35 towards a trend of declining exports. We are hopeful that in the New Year Government will extend the necessary support to the sector, in the form of continuation old DBK rates and RoSL rates till June 2018 which would help us in making the Indian Apparel Industry, the most competitive industry globally. Only then the vision of our Honorable Prime Minister would be realized. “In his illustrious career of over four decades, Mr. Magu has held various positions such as the President of Garment Exporters Association (GEA), Chairman of Finance & Budget sub-committee, AEPC, Board of governor of ATDC (Apparel Training & Design Centers). He has been a recipient of Certificate of Merit by President of India for doubling the exports during the year 1993-94 and has also served as the Member of the grievance Committee of Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

He is also the Managing Partner of Jyoti Apparels one of the oldest members of Apparel Export Promotion Council, Started in the year 1976 in Delhi, today Jyoti Apparels has manufacturing units in Gurgaon & Manesar as well. Jyoti Apparels (through its sister concern M/s Magsons

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Ganga said to coordinate the carpet design activities and to preserve this heritage, a design bank would be created at a cost of Rs 1 crore.

He said over 8,000 looms have been distributed among the beneficiaries free of cost, while the state government provides about Rs 14,000 per loom as state share

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Patanjali’s total turnover in coming years, without specifying the timelines.

“Online mechanism aims to provide convenient and efficient option along with the extension of the traditional retail market” said Ramdev.“Utmost care has been taken to ensure swadeshi movement and Patanjali products reaches every home without compromising policies and business ethics,” Ramdev further said.According to the company, it has created an ecosystem which helps it to process around1 million orders everyday.

The company also said that it has an understanding with all the e-commerce portals from where Patanjali products will be sold, to not sell Patanjali’s products on discount.

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million and 50 million Indians respectively, making it the largest employment sector after agriculture, khadi export promotion has become an important focus point, Prabhu said. The roundtable last month was supported by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and UDAANSKILL, a start-up engaged in imparting digital skills to micro, small and medium industry (MSME) units, according to a ministry press release.

The event focused on identifying newer markets and product diversification,

developing promotional strategies to enter newer markets, inputs on trade policy, market access at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) front, compliances, design interventions and possibilities of corporate social responsibility interventions from companies and public sector undertakings.

Khadi’s export worthiness also comes from the fact that it earns a lot of water and carbon foot print as its production consumes much less water compared to other fabrics, said KVIC chairman VK Saxena.

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Khadi’s share low in Indian textile sector

hile export prospects of khadi are assured with the world preferring eco-friendly products, the share of khadi is very low — less than 0.22 per cent — in the textile sector in India, minister of commerce and industry Suresh Prabhu told a recent roundtable titled ‘Khadi: Local to Global’, organised by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade(IIFT) in New Delhi.

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Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) is also conducting certificate course for training of trainers (CCTOT) with the objective to create a pool of professional trained human resource for the carpet industry, he said.“To create self-employment opportunities for the target groups, six months certificate course in carpet weaving is also being conducted in concerned areas of Kashmir division and as many as 300 persons from different districts have been trained till date,” he added.

Patanjali launches its own e-commerce portal

aba Ramdev promoted FMCG brand Patanjali has announced the launch of its e-commerce platform www.patanjaliayurved.net which according to the company helped it to make sales of more than Rs 10 crores in the month of December during the trial phase of the portal.

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against Central share of Rs 40,000 per loom.Union Ministry of Textiles has also accorded in-principle approval for procurement and distribution of additional lot of 6,000 modern carpet looms with central share of Rs 24 crore, he said.

Ganga said certificate course in carpet manufacturing (CCCM) is being conducted under integrated skill development scheme (ISDS) of Ministry of Textiles under which as many as 2,740 persons have been trained so far.

India not to impose anti-dumping duty on PSF imports

he Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD), under the commerce ministry, Government of India, has concluded that imposition of anti-dumping is not warranted on imports of Polyester Staple Fibre (PSF) from China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

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Maharashtra State cabinet nod to new textile policy for 2018-23

he new textile policy for 2018-2023 with an aim to attract investment of Rs 36,000 crore in Maharashtra and generate 10 lakh employment gets approval from the State Cabinet.

Some of the major aspects of the policy include reducing the power tariffs and increasing capital subsidy to 45 percent for spinning mills. Officials from the state textile department said that the policy takes forward the Make in Maharashtra concept to strengthen the cotton industry and silk business.

It aims to reduce the regional imbalance in

the state as higher concessions would be given for setting up units in Vidarbha, Marathwada and North Maharashtra region.

Separate emphasis will be on cotton producing regions, which have reported large number of suicide by farmers, said an official.

Several schemes of Rs 4649 crore will be implemented under the new policy. The policy intends to create infrastructure for textile cluster and garment parks. The policy has also suggested to prepare a proposal for setting up a textile university in the Vidarbha region.

Subhash Deshmukh, state Textile Minister said that they have made provisions in reducing power tariffs for spinning mills.

Besides, spinning mills were given financial assistance in several installments. Now, they have decided to give them financial assistance in two installments only.

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“Though the import of product under consideration (PUC) has increased during POI as compared to base year, however, the quantum is not substantial as compared to total demand in India. The share of imports is only 7 per cent which is not significant enough to cause material injury to

domestic industry,” DGAD said in its final findings released recently.

“The PUC has been exported to India from all the subject countries at dumped prices as compared to its normal value in the respective subject countries. However, the same are not solely responsible for causing material injury to the domestic industry as reflected by the analysis of various eco-

nomic parameters,” the DGAD notification said.

The investigation concluded that “there is insufficient evidence to conclusively establish that dumping has caused material injury to the domestic industry. It is evident by the positive growth in domestic industry’s production capacity, production, sale volume, market share etc.”

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CII mulls using Tiruchi manpower to boost textile sector

he Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is mulling over boosting the Tamil Nadu state economy by combining the strength of labour availability in Tiruchirappalli (Tiruchi) with the textile industry in Karur and Tirupur districts, which face manpower shortage. CII held discussions in this regard with top Tiruchi district officials.

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banks in sub-urban and rural pockets, including Tiruverumbur, Manapparai, Thuraiyur for setting up industries on cluster basis, harnessing water, improving air connectivity to domestic destinations, expanding cargo activities and focus on agro-processing. CII’s Tiruchi zone will soon release the district development plan with specific details.

Cheap Chinese imports via Bangladesh route hit local textile industry

hina is exploiting and entering the Indian market at cheap price by routing its yarn and finished fabrics through Bangladesh route giving a difficult time to the textile industries at home, comprising primarily of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), said Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal President

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CII discussed with Tiruchi district collector P Rajamani the establishment of infrastructure for finishing and packing of export-quality textile products being transported to Tuticorin port from the two districts via Tiruchi. The collector agreed to speak to textile industrialists in Karur and Tirupur on the issue, according to Indian media reports.

Also discussed were ways to utilise the land

PL Seth.Seth said that since Bangladesh is exempted from paying any duty under the SAARC agreement, Chinese yarn and finished fabric is able to enter our markets through Bangladesh.With the market condition moving from bad to worse, these units as well as the large share of population that finds employment in these units are nearing

a vulnerable stage.Along with the local textile industry, local dress material industry as well as printing industry is at stake due to the unfavourable competition.Industrial areas of Ludhiana in Punjab as well as Bhilwara in Rajasthan houses a number of textile units making different kinds of fabrics including suiting, shirting, blazer and blankets.

Card (ACC) scheme involving an interest subsidy of Rs 62.36 crore, 44,414 artisans have been covered. Artisans received loans worth Rs 375 crore till November 2017. ACC scheme offers convenient and soft credit facilities to artisans, weavers, members of cooperative societies and craftsmen to start their independent ventures.

Out of the four lakh handicraft artisans in the state, 1,67,476 are registered and 2,32,524 un-

registered.The state government provides interest subsidy at the rate of 10 per cent on the loan over a period of five years, the minister said. Further to coordinate carpet design activities, a design bank would be created at a cost of Rs 1 crore.

During 2017-18, allocation and targets have been enhanced to Rs 81.82 crore and 4,125 units compared to the previous year’s figures of Rs 42.52 crore and 2,127 units.

e-commerce platform for Kashmiri artisans and weavers

he state industries and commerce minister Chander Parkash Ganga recently informed the legislative assembly that the government in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state is planning to introduce an e-commerce platform for artisans and weavers to boost export of handicrafts and handloom products and to reduce the role of middlemen in transactions, often leading to exploitation. He said that under the Artisan Credit

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Another official said that one of the major reasons for spinning mills incurring losses is the higher power tariffs, compared to other states.

The power tariffs in Gujarat, Karnataka and a few other states are

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So, the spinning mills will be encouraged to set up solar power plants on their land and the power generated from it will be utilized by the spinning mills. Hence, the power tariffs are likely to be reduced to Rs 3.5 per unit, which would give major boost to spinning mills.

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he Gujarat state government has issued a notification under the Gujarat Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 exempting all the textile fabric from generating the e-way bill for intra-city and intra-state movement. The rule will come into force from February 1, which is welcomed by the traders in the country’s largest manmade fabric (MMF) wholesale market Surat.

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Sources in the traders’ community said that the decision of Gujarat government will go a long way in curbing the problems faced by the textile traders regarding the generation of e-way bill for the intra-city and intra-state movement of the textile fabrics. However, the traders will continue to demand the extension of the national e-way bill for another six months.

Narandra Saboo, owner of Manbhari Prints said that the decision was long awaited and the entire traders’ community is happy.

They, now request the Central government to simplify the e-way bill process for the inter-state movement of the textile fabric.

Director of Laxmipati saris and textile leader, Sanjay Saraogi said that now, the fabric parcels moving out of the textile shops at Ring Road will not require e-way bill.

However, the inter-state e-way bill is still required for the traders.

As processing fabric in and around Mysuru is about 20% cheaper compared to Tirupur, sources said. Around 18 lakh kgs fabric is processed per day in Tirupur. The dyeing units that operate in Tirupur are following ZLD norms and have to spend 20-25 paise per liter of water for the purpose.

According to S Nagarajan, president, Dyers

Association of Tirupur (DAT), the unauthorised units in Karnataka need to bother about the ZLD cost and their overheads cost would also be comparatively low. So, garment manufacturers have started preferring these units over the local ones.

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irupur garment manufacturers to cut fabric processing cost are now increasingly shifting to Mysuru, neighbouring state preferring unauthorised fabric dyeing units, which have not adopted ‘Zero Liquid Discharg’e (ZLD) in villages near Mysuru in Karnataka and other districts of the state, industry sources said.

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Amazon India to sell TN’s LoomWorld handloom products

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oomWorld, Tamil Nadu Government’s chain of outlets to sell handloom products tie up with Amazon India to sell its handloom products. On Amazon, LoomWorld will initially sell cotton saris in the domestic market. As demand picks up it will offer silk saris and furnishings too.

An official of LoomWorld said that it was already selling products worth Rs. 25 lakh a year. LoomWorld started direct online sales

in January 2016. The response was tepid in the initial months but picked up last year. On an average, their direct online sales a month is for about Rs. 2 lakh. The outlets are present in Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai, Erode, Kancheepuram, etc.

At the launch, O.S. Manian, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles, Tamil Nadu, said that the State has some of the finest hand woven products which have always found

resonance with shoppers across the country, a press release from Amazon said.

This launch will have a positive impact on the lives of the weavers and artisans from Tamil Nadu by providing them easy access to new markets. It will enable local weavers associated with LoomWorld to showcase their craftsmanship across the country.

Amazon has similar tie-ups with some of the other State handloom agencies too.

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Since processing units near Mysuru do not have drying facility, garment manufacturers have to take the dyed fabric and dry them in sheds available in Tirupur. They provide processing service at low cost, which has become advantageous to garment manufacturers despite the extra transportation cost.

Garment makers are trying to reduce manufacturing costs to stay in the business as the industry is already facing a crunch due to implementation of demonetisation and GST apart from competition from countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, according to the managing director of a leading knitwear manufacturing company in Tirupur.

As a result, some manufacturers are opting for dyeing units in Karnataka. It is unfair to compel manufacturers not to use dyeing units that provide service at lower cost.

DAT has made a representation to TNPCB’s (Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board) principal secretary and chairman Md Nasimuddin seeking a direction to control unauthorised dyeing units.

T R Vijayakumar, general secretary, Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) said that the DAT should approach the state and central governments to ensure that all the dyeing units across the country follow ZLD norm, so that the competition will be healthy.

Around 400 dyeing units are functioning in Tirupur city and surrounding areas. There are 18 common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) and about 100 individual effluent treatment plants (IETPs) catering to the need of the dyeing units to comply with ZLD norms as directed by the Madras High Court.

Based on the instructions from TNPCB, Tirupur district administration warned garment manufacturers not to dye the fabric in the units near Mysuru and dry them in sheds in Tirupur. Otherwise, action will be taken under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, a revenue official said.The Madras High Court’s direction apply to all the textile and tannery dyeing units as far as the ZLD norms are concerned across the state.

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uture group, the country’s top retailer in talks with the Telangana government to set up a garment manufacturing facility in the state for its retail apparel vertical. They are looking at getting into garmenting as a business in Hyderabad as they want to have a textile mill in each of their centres, said chief executive of Future Group, Kishore Biyani.

The group is targeting a business of Rs 4,500 crore from the Hyderabad market by

fiscal 2018-19 from the current Rs 2,500 crore, he told reporters. The Future Group, which is looking to triple its revenues to Rs 1 lakh crore by 2021 from around Rs 30,000 crore this fiscal, expects Rs 40,000-crore revenue by 2018-19.

Speaking to journalists at the launch of Future Consumer’s Golden Harvest Sona Masoori rice in the southern market, Biyani said that it was too early to say if the proposed mill would come up at the

2,000-acre Warangal mega textile park, being touted the largest in the country.

The state government has already signed agreements with Korea-based Youngone Corporation, Welspun Group and Chirpal Group, who have agreed to invest Rs 1,000 crore, Rs 750 crore and Rs 70 crore, respectively, on facilities at the Warangal textile park. Biyani refused to divulge details on the proposed textile mill, citing initial state of discussions.

launched by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu in Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of the first UP Diwas function here.

The scheme was launched in presence of state Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Besides ODOP, a documentary about ‘Uttar Pradesh’ was also released. Logo of UP Diwas was also released by the dignitaries.

On the occasion, the state government distributed loan up to Rs 10 lakh to 110 beneficiaries of eight blocks under the centrally-sponsored Mudra scheme.

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Through this association, Tata Cliq Luxury will be the exclusive retail partner in India for larger designer collections that will integrate merino wool in their garments and accessories, and for the International Woolmark Prize.The International Woolmark Prize is a renowned, noteworthy award which celebrates outstanding fashion talent from around the globe to showcase the beauty

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The Woolmark Company country manager India, Arti Gudal, said that their association with Tata Cliq Luxury will help strengthen the merino wool narrative in India with them.

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Vikas Purohit, chief operating office, Tata Cliq said.that they are very happy to associate with The Woolmark Company to help and promote the young and talented designers who create innovative and versatile designs with Merino wool. Tata Cliq Luxury endeavours to provide its discerning consumers a differentiated experience and this association is in line with this commitment.

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Fully source-verified, recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET post-consumer) is the clear plastic best known for packaging bottled water, and is the most widely recycled plastic in the world. GHCL will use Applied DNA’s CertainT platform in connection with PET- and/or recycled PET-blended bed sheets, pillowcases, and shams sold in-store or online in the United States. RIL is collaborating with GHCL and

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GTTES-2019: An opportunity to translate this demand to supply

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rominent and key textile machinery manufactures from across the globe such as ITEMA Weaving, Dornier, Staubli, Weavetech, Lifebond, Inditec International, Prashant Gamatex, LUWA, LCC, Yamuna, Colorjet, DCC, ATE, Elgi Equipments, SIMTA, Inspiron Jay Instruments, Texfab, , Eastern Engg, , Menzel/ Bianco etc. are participating in next edition of GTTES to be held from 1st to 3rd Feb.2019 in Mumbai, India.

It is of utmost important for Textile Machinery Manufacturers that their presence be ensured in the biggest buyer-seller interaction in India for Textile Machineries & Accessories at GTTES-2019. India today is one of the world’s largest producers of Textiles and thus biggest market for textile machinery as well.

Other than that, India is also one of the few countries in world which has production at every level of textile manufacturing viz. Fibre manufacturing, spinning, weaving, knitting, processing and garmenting. The most significant change in the Indian textiles industry has been the advent of manmade Fibres (MMF). Except spinning, majority of the textile and apparel machinery demand of India is being catered by imports. The potential size of Indian textile and apparel industry is expected to reach US $ 223 billion by 2021.

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Weaving sector needs an addition of around 82,000 looms. The capacity of knitting segment would need to be scaled up with an addition of 24,000 knitting machines by 2020. Processing capacity will also need to increase its present capacity, with additional 30,500 Mn. Meters of fabric processing capacity required by 2020. 1.20 Million additional sewing machines would be required to be installed in garment sector by 2020 to cater to the high export and domestic demand for apparel in India.

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ietnam imported 140,000 tons of cotton worth 244 million U.S. dollars in January, up 49.7 percent in volume and 51.1 percent in value against January 2017, according to its Ministry of Industry and Trade.Vietnam, whose yarn industry heavily depends on imported cotton, has imported increasingly bigger volumes of the material in recent years to feed its growing textile and garment production and export, local economists said, noting that its biggest cotton import market is the United States, tailed by India, Australia, Brazil and Cote d’Ivoire.Vietnam’s cotton import surged from 150,000 tons in 2005 to nearly 1.3 million tons in 2017. Last year, the country spent over 2.3 billion U.S. dollars importing cotton, posting a year-on-year rise of 41.2 percent.

Vietnam reaped 2.3 billion U.S. dollars from exporting garments and textiles in January, up 7.6 percent on-year, mainly to the United States, the European Union, Japan and South Korea.

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In 2016, Vietnam’s fabric imports increased by 3.2 percent compared with 2015, though garment export value decreased by $23.84 billion, of which fabric export turnover accounted for 43.9 percent, down by 0.1 percent.According to Nguyen Son, deputy chair of the Vietnam Cotton and Spinning Association (VCOSA), one of the reasons behind this is the market management scheme.

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he19thedition of Knit-Vision 2018, one of the premier exhibition of India,held from 3rd to 6th February, at Dana Mandi, Bahadur Ke Road, Near Jalandhar Byepass in Ludhiana. Knit Vision is an exclusive exhibition of knitting, sewing, printing, accessory, finishing and allied machinery.

The four-day long exhibition was inaugurated by the chief editor of Punjab Kesri newspaper Mr Vijay Chopra in the presence of Chairman of Knitwear club of ludhiana Mr DarshanDabar, Mr Gurpreet Singh, Mr Pankaj Kalra, Mr Amit Jain, Mr Harvinder Singh Chauhan, Mr Mohan sharma and Mr Charanjeet Singh.

More than 200 companies,from India and 15 other countries including Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Greece, France, USA, Singapore, Japan, China, Korea, showcased their latest technology machinery related to the knitwear and hosiery production which include circular knitting machines, computerized flat knitting machines, Sewing and Embroidery machines, Yarn / Fabric dyeing machines, Sizing, Testing Equipments, Boilers, Printing Machines, Tape elastic,

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Mr Satish Sharma, organiser said that this year’s edition of Knit Vision exhibition experienced unprecedented number of visitors which proved the worth of the exhibition.

Apart from these, textile printing inks, air treatments solutions, spares of embroidery machines, air compressors and needles used for production of hosiery items were displayed.

Since the exhibition was approved by the India Trade Promotion Organization, exhibitors from foreign countries were able to bring the machinery without the payment of import duty for its display.

According to organiser Showman Mr. Satish Sharma, amalgamation of latest technology in realm of knitwear and hosiery will bring revolutionary change for stakeholders. Over the years, the show has garnered positive response and high satisfaction levels amongst both suppliers and buyers. The varied productmix, coupled with innovative products, has been a much appreciated factor by buyers.

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Bangladesh: Govt. extended BGMEA board tenure once again

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he government once again extended the tenure of the incumbent Board of Directors of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) by one year.

Earlier the government also extended the tenure of BGMEA board by six months, letting the board to enjoy a three and half a year tenure instead of existing two years.

The tenure of present board expired on September 21 last year.

BGMEA Vice-President Mohammed Nasir confirmed the extension of the incumbent board.As per the schedule, the BGMEA election was scheduled on December 18

last year.

The biennial election for the posts of its 35 directors was supposed to be held on March 7, 2018 of the first extension of the tenure.

Two panels of apparel makers- Sommilito Parishad and Forum – had earlier reached a consensus to hold the election for new leadership on March 7, 2018.

However, after a meeting with stakeholders and former BGMEA presidents, the government decided to extend the board’s term by another year considering the present status of the apparel industry and challenges ahead, including completion of the safety inspection and other issues, Nasir

said.A Commerce Ministry source said that BGMEA president recently urged the government for the extension requesting changes in the memorandum of the association in line with the latest amendment of Trade Organizations Rules. In a reply the government once again extended the tenure by one year for the current board of BGMEA.After getting the extension letter BGMEA president requested the BGMEA election board chairman Jahangir Alamin to stop their activities for conducting election.

Accordingly, BGMEA election board chairman Jahangir Alamin cancelled all activities of the board.

angladesh sought duty-free and quota-free market access to Russia for Ready Made Garments (RMG) products to increase trade volume between the two countries.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said this after having a discussion with a sevenmember visiting Russian delegation at Commerce Ministry in Bangladesh Secretariat. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Levin Segey Lvovich, led the delegation.

Russia has given duty-free, quota-free market access of 71 Bangladeshi products but the country’s main export product but RMG still not getting the facility due to some complications.

‘I have requested Russia to give duty-free,

quota-free market access of all Bangladeshi export products, including RMG, as per the decision of the ministerial conference of World Trade Organisation,’ Tofail said that Bangladesh had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be a member of Eurasian Economic Commission and hopefully Bangladesh would obtain the membership and Russia would provide duty-free market access like European Union.

‘We discussed a lot of things including political, economic and bilateral trade relations between the two countries,’ Lvovich told reporters.Replying to a question, the Russian minister said that the two countries were working closely to increase the balance of trade.

‘I do believe that the problems related to opening letter of credit for export and import business would be resolved shortly,’ Lvovich said.Bangladesh has exported goods worth $464.62 million in the last fiscal year (FY 2016-2017), while imported goods worth $437.10 million at the same time. Russia will be the export market for Bangladesh after the elimination of the complexity of export trade. The Russian deputy minister sought support from Bangladesh to be the host country of World Expo 2025.Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed said that Russia’s request regarding World Expo 2025 would be in consideration as the country is a good friend of Bangladesh since the liberation war in 1971.

>> 49 industries, but there is no specific policy designed for the spinning and cotton industry.He said that state-owned enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises only undertake favorable links in the textile & garment supply chain, while private businesses take difficult work.However, private businesses are facing difficulties when developing their projects. Most provinces/cities have rejected their projects

to open dyeing factories. As a result, a vicious circle exists in the textile & garment industry: Vietnam makes yarn, exports cotton, then imports fabric and exports garment products.Vitas, affirming that textile and garment companies are facing difficulties, have made many proposals to the government. It has asked to amend Decree 60 on the conditions for granting licenses to import printing machines.

Under the current regulation, businesses

owners must have junior college or higher-level degrees. If not, they have to attend MIC’s training courses majoring in printing to be able to import printers.

The association has also asked to remove the decision on raising the import tariff on polyester from zero to 2 percent, stating that most Vietnamese enterprises have to import the product. In addition, it had asked Hai Phong City to reconsider port fees to help enterprises cut production costs.

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Pakistan exports to EU grow by almost 6%

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akistan’s exports to the 28-member European Union (EU) posted a growth of nearly 6% in January-September 2017 on a year-on-year basis. This shows that the Generalised System of Preferences-Plus (GSP+) scheme largely failed to boost exports to the EU. Total export proceeds to these countries amounted to €5.07bn during the period under review against €4.79bn a year ago, according to EU official data.

Latest figures show an upward movement compared to the similar period in the preceding calendar year. Annual growth recorded in January-September 2016 was just 3.5%.

The GSP+ scheme became effective on January1, 2014 and will remain available for the next 10 years.

A product-wise analysis shows large variations. For example, exports of garments and hosiery witnessed a growth of 90.9% to €2.05bn during the period under review. The second biggest export category was home textiles, which grew 72.4% to €1.3bn.

The share of these two products stood at 65% in January-September against 37.6% a year ago. The third biggest export category was cotton and intermediary goods of textiles, which increased 16.4% to €640.9mn.Exports of the articles of leather increased 6%

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to €254.7m while the rise in rice exports was 11.6% to €109.6mn.

Exports of sports goods (footballs) rose 41.8% to €102.7mn while foreign sales of surgical goods grew 22.4% to €58.1mn. There was a 21.1% increase in footwear exports to $58.1mn during the period under review.Products that generated less than €40mn of export proceeds in January-September include plastics, minerals, machinery, carpets and cutlery. Exports of chemicals, articles of rubber and pharmaceuticals remained less than €10mn.

Country-wise data shows that the highest growth of 37.8% came from the UK as its imports from Pakistan surged to €1.02bn during the period under review. Exports to Germany were up 39% to €995.4mn. Both the UK and Germany have emerged as major export destinations for Pakistani goods under the GSP+ scheme.

The increase in exports to the UK is an encouraging factor.

However, exporters fear they will lose the UK market following Brexit. London, however, has assured Islamabad of no change in the post-Brexit scenario.The third biggest market for Pakistan’s exports is Spain. Exports to Spain went up 99.9% to €663.9mn.

Spain was not the third biggest export destination until recently. It became Pakistan’s leading trading partner within the EU in the past couple of years owing to its extensive marketing strategy.

Pakistan on right course to secure GSP Plus extension

akistan was on course towards securing an extension in the much-needed concessional trade with European Union (EU) bloc, an official said.“I am confident Pakistan is on the right trajectory towards maintaining Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) Plus status, but in order to do so it must continue to meet the targets that are a part of it,” Sajad Karim, member European Parliament, said at a meeting with a Pakistani delegation in Brussels.

The GSP Plus status, granted from January 2014, permitted nearly 20 percent of Pakistani exports to enter the 28-member countries of EU bloc at zero tariff and 70 percent at preferential rates. Pakistan was among the nine countries – including its textile rivals Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – that won the GSP Plus status.

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Pakistan, however, could lose GSP Plus anytime till 2023 for noncompliance with anyone of the 27 conventions related to human and labour rights. A statement received here from Belgium said the delegation handed over evidence on the country’s current state of play regarding GSP+ implementation to Karim, who heads South Asia Trade Monitoring Committee (SATMC) within the European Parliament. Karim said the evidence given to the committee would prove ever useful in regard to EU-Pakistan trade relationship.

“Latest report on the current state of play of GSP+ in Pakistan demonstrated the progress made by the country within the criteria set by the scheme, albeit [there are] areas of improvement [that] still needed [to be addressed].”

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...ASIA Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi directed authorities to ensure continuation of (GSP) Plus, for primarily strengthening the country’s textile export industry, beyond 2018.

“Commerce division and relevant foreign missions abroad (are directed) to maintain a focused approach towards ensuring continuation of GSP Plus status…,” the statement quoted PM Abbasi as saying at a meeting held to review the efforts afoot to secure the said status down the line.

The statement said the country’s exports to EU had registered 45 percent increase while value-added textile products 88 percent over the past five years.

The country, facing a steep fall in exports, desperately needs concessional markets to narrow its ballooning trade deficit, which surged 24.5 percent to $17.963 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year of 2017/18.Khurram Dastgir Khan, defence minister, Senator Syed Shibli Faraz, chairman of the senate standing committee on commerce and textiles, MNA Siraj Muhammad Khan, chairman of the national assembly’s standing committee on commerce and textiles, and MNA Fehmida Mirza, former speaker/ member of pakistan eu parliamentary friendship group represented Pakistan in the meeting. The statement said the meeting follows the publication of a European Commission report demonstrating the progress made by the country over the past two years in relation to the EU’s beneficial trade scheme.

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Pakistan: Sales tax, duty on cotton imports withdrawn

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he Federal Board of Revenue (FBR’s) notification states that textile sector will avail the benefits on imports of raw and ginned cotton having withdrawn sales tax and customs duty on cotton imports in line with the government’s order, a move that was resented by the growers.

The tax concession would provide immediate relief as huge quantity of cotton is stuck at ports for clearance since the ECC’s decision, said Asif Inaam, zonal chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association. Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in a meeting early this month, approved withdrawal of 5 percent sales tax and 4 percent customs duty on cotton imports from January 8. The withdrawal would take effect from the same date.

Delayed notification seemed to be an outcome of protest by farmers and ginners against the withdrawal of taxes on cotton import.An industry source said that the textile millers were planning to launch protest campaign from against the belated notification. Pakistan has been importing long and extra-long staple cotton since 2001 as country mainly produces short to medium staple length cotton.

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ASIA ... <<P55 Cotton production is expected to be around 11.1 million bales of 170kg each during the current crop year of 2017/18 against the revised production target of 12.6 million bales.In January last year, government pulled out four percent customs duty and five percent sales tax on cotton import to promote value addition, but the levies were restored after six months on prospect of increase in cotton production.

Ginners and farmers oppose duty-free cotton import as they said this would hurt their interest through bringing down prices in

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the local market.

Trading in cotton market came to standstill with the beginning of the current month owing to tug of war between textile bodies and ginners.Textile mill owners were not willing to buy what they deem costly local cotton, while ginners did not want to sell commodity on low price. A delegation of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association met the Prime Minister a few days back to press demand of customs duty and sales tax on cotton import.Ihsanul Haq, chairman of Pakistan Cotton Ginner Forum said government should have continued with the

restricted regime for cotton import in a bid to encourage local production of silver fiber.

Haq said that farmers might lose interest in cultivation of cotton next season. Even, cotton arrival for the current season could be affected. Ibrahim Mughal, chairman of Agri Forum Pakistan also criticised the government’s decision. He said that cotton production has been on the lower side for the last several years. Farmers were expecting reasonable price of cotton this year, but the government deprived them of this opportunity, which would demoralize them.

Iran’s textile sector sees upward trend in exports

ran’s textile and leather sector’s exports value have increased by 18 percent to $908 million during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (started March 20, 2017). The sector covers textile and clothing products, shoe and leather products as well as carpet, according to Masoud Kamali Ardakani, director general of Trade Promotion Organization of TM

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Iran exported $279 million worth of textile (23 percent increase) and clothing products‎ (32 percent increase). The export of textile products to Turkey increased by 45 percent, clothing exports to Afghanistan raised by 37 percent. Carpet export has touch worth $512 million (including hand-made carpet) in the 8-month period. The export of hand-made carpets to Germany

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and Japan has increased by 66 percent in the period.The export of machine-made carpet increased by 10 percent, meanwhile the country’s hand-made carpet exports registered a rise by 28 percent in the period, the official added.

The US, Germany, Japan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, India, Italy and Pakistan are main destinations of Iran’s textile and leather sector’s exports.

Taiwan: Homegrown textile firm champions clean, green production practices

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he textile industry is an energy intensive sector that uses a great amount of water in the dyeing process. In recent years, water-free dyeing techniques have been employed in Taiwan.

Singtex Industrial Co. Ltd. headquartered in New Taipei City was one of the first local companies to research and develop such eco-friendly techniques.In 2007, Singtex’s green manufacturing plant in Guanyin District of Taoyuan City in northern Taiwan began operations and helped the company become one of the first Taiwan enterprises to gain Bluesign certification the following year. A set of standards for air emissions, consumer safety, occupational health and safety, resource productivity and water emissions in manufacturing of textiles, the certification was jointly created in 2000 by representatives from the EU academic and private sectors, as well as environmental and consumer organizations. Around 80 enterprises in Taiwan’s textiles sector boast Bluesign certification.

Singtex founder Jason Chen sought Bluesign certification in the mid-noughties to satisfy requirements laid down by its client Patagonia. The U.S. outdoor clothing brand accounted for 3 percent of Singtex’s revenue at the time, and it would not be the end of the world if the company had lost the contract. “Patagonia’s environ-

...ASIA mental standards set up a paradigm for me to learn from,” he said.

In 2009, the company released its S.Cafe fabrics that infuse yarn with waste coffee grounds. Chen said coffee, the second most consumed beverage in the world after water, produces a massive amount of waste grounds. “Recycled coffee ground fiber is three times more effective than cotton in absorbing odor and five times better for ultraviolet protection.The odor-absorbing fabric has since helped the company secure orders from nearly 100 international apparel brands such as American Eagle, The North Face and Wacoal, accounting for a sizeable slab of Singtex’s revenue.

To facilitate water-saving manufacturing procedures, Singtex bought new dyeing machines that reduce water consumption from 36 to 11 kilograms per item of clothing.

Chen views the investment as worthwhile despite the fourfold increase in unit price per machine compared to less efficient models.

Chen’s insistence on using natural gas doubles production costs to the tune of

NT$18 million (US$611,892) each year. In 2017, Singtex developed a water-free dyeing process that adds pigment earlier in the yarn-making stage. In addition, to build a labor-friendly working environment, the company plans to pay the agency fees for the 75 workers from Vietnam at the Guanyin plant by 2020.Singtex’s innovation efforts have won top honors at prestigious overseas competitions such as International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, Switzerland; International Trade Fair Ideas Inventions New Products, or iENA, in Nuremberg, Germany; and Invention and New Product Exposition in Pittsburgh, the U.S.The textile company has shown its abilities in the face of difficulties to keep building energy-efficient production models and making environmentally friendly fabrics.

These efforts also enable Singtex to win large orders. Two major Western outdoor clothing brands are reportedly in negotiations to buy more products from the firm this year due to its eco-friendly production procedures.

China: Service exports expand fast in 2017

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hina’s service exports witnessed fast expansion in 2017, outpacing the growth of imports for the first time in seven years, data from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). The value of service exports gained 10.6 percent to 1.54 trillion yuan ($240 billion) last year, while imports increased 5.1 percent to 3.16 trillion yuan, resulting in a 1.62-trillion-yuan deficit, the MOC said in a statement.

In contrast to merchandise trade, trade in services refers to the sale and delivery of intangible products such as transportation, tourism, telecommunications, construction, advertising, computing, and accounting.

The overall volume of service trade maintained a steady growth, rising 6.8 percent from the 2016 level to 4.7 trillion yuan, said the MOC. >>P58

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percent, 4.3 percentage points higher than the overall increase. As part of efforts to create new economic drivers, China has been improving its service sector and rolling out measures to make it more competitive, including gradually opening up the finance, education, culture and medical sectors.

In 2016, ten provinces and cities including

Tianjin, Shanghai, Hainan and Shenzhen, as well as five new economic zones were chosen as pilot areas for service trade innovation. The country has also launched an investment fund of 30 billion yuan last month to guide service trade development and facilitate the transformation of China’s foreign trade patterns.

China: Local economic data show progress in high-quality development

he acting mayor of Beijing said the city is expected to attain the economic growth target of about 6.5 percent this year, while achieving visible improvement in economic structure, environment and innovation. The annual government work report, delivered by Chen Jining at the opening meeting of the annual session of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress, set the gross domestic product growth target at around

6.5 percent. According to the report, growth of the city’s consumer price index should be controlled within 3 percent, and the registered urban unemployment rate within 5 percent. The average energy consumption, carbon emission and water use per 10,000 yuan (1,560 U.S. dollars) of GDP are aimed to be lowered by 2.5 percent, 3 percent and 3 percent, respectively. Concentration of fine particulate matter is also expected to

fall continuously. The GDP growth target is lower than the average annual increase of 7.1 percent, or an absolute figure of 2.8 trillion yuan, the capital achieved in the past five years, Chen said. He said that successful transformation of the economic development pattern, enhanced innovation capacity and better urban management are considered among the most significant achievements during the period.

tracked by two separate indices published monthly, which the NBS said “lacks a way to reflect overall changes in the economy.”

While old indices will remain, the new gauge will “provide a new perspective to monitor the macro economy, and enrich and improve the current PMI system,” the NBS said, adding that it has undertaken more than two years of research and testing.

The NBS said the general PMI better synchronizes with the country’s GDP movement, and is comparable from country to country. “As of December, countries and regions including the eurozone, the United States, Britain, Germany, and Japan have compiled and published such an index,” the NBS said. China’s manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMIs stood at 51.3 and 55.3 in January, respectively.

China: China publishes general PMI to better track economy

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hina’s statistics authority, for the first time, published a general purchasing managers’ index (PMI) covering both manufacturing and service sectors.

The general PMI came in at 54.6 for January, according to a statement of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). A reading above 50 indicates expansion and below reflects contraction. Business activity in the two sectors was previously

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Chinese Spinning Mills exploring Africa

hinese companies are the major players in the world’s textile market and important customers in the cotton market are fast increasing their level of investment in Africa. They have been largely focused on large projects as textile production in China is today confronted with rising wages, higher energy bills and mounting logistical costs, as well as quotas on the import of cotton.

The combination of these reasons is leading Chinese textile companies to invest overseas. One of them, Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Mill Textile Group Co. Ltd., recently signed a memorandum of understanding with a partner in Ethiopia to invest in a 300’000 spindles spinning mill.

Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Mill Textile Group Co. Ltd. (Wuxi YGM Textile Co. Ltd.) established in 1919, is today the largest producer of high quality compact yarns worldwide. The group today produces in China with 500’000 spindles annually 26,000 tons of yarn.

Loepfe believes that such development is quite interesting and has spoken with the President of Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Mill, Ms. Zhou Ye Jun about the motive of this partnership as well as the current state of affairs of their China operation and their focus on quality as their key factor for success.

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Today’s African market of textile manufacturing has less competition as well. The huge population and immense space in the continent provide great potential for manufacturers to develop. Africa’s rich natural resources and low labor costs are very attractive to Chinese investors as well.

As an investor, Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Mill is bringing advanced technology and management techniques to their southeast African partner that will help improve local production processes and finally ensuring that the investment will be sustainable and profitable

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Europe fights against microplastic release from textiles

ive prominent textile and apparel bodies of Europe have struck an agreement, called the Cross-Industry Agreement, for prevention of microplastic release into the aquatic environment during the washing of synthetic clothes. With the agreement, European industry associations would work to tackle the issue that is potentially affecting billions of people worldwide.

The European Textile and Apparel Confederation (EURATEX), the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E.), the European Outdoor Group (EOG), the European Man Made Fibres Association (CIRFS), and the Federation of European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) struck an agreement to address the release of microplastic in >>P620

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Also for their China operation, innovation is the key factor to work successfully in the market. Today, Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Mill aims to strengthen the existing product lines and is constantly upgrading their manufacturing facilities. The quality demand for cotton yarns is ever increasing. To operate a spinning mill profitable, 2nd quality must be avoided by all means and contamination free yarn is expected from the demanding worldwide markets. That’s why Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Mill has only recently invested heavily in upgrading all their existing Savio winders with Loepfe’s yarn clearing technology with foreign fibre functionality. Contamination, even if it’s a single

foreign fibre, can lead to downgrading of yarn, fabric or garments to 2nd quality or in the worst case, the total rejection of an entire order.

Loepfe Brothers Ltd. is the pioneer and worldwide market leader in foreign matter detection in yarns and they rely 100% on their competence in this field. Industry 4.0 is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. Loepfe’s MillMaster monitoring system is connected to all their existing Loepfe yarn clearers on their Savio winding machines. The information provided by Loepfe’s MillMaster systems allows them to be promptly informed when there is a need to intervene and to steadily optimize the entire yarn manufacturing process in their mills.

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The group of European industry associations, representing the global value chain of garments and their associated maintenance, agreed that viable solutions need to be found to the release of microplastic into global marine and freshwater during the entire lifecycle of textiles; which is highlighted as one of the sources of microplastic.

In the agreement, the associations commit to a cross-industry coordination and stakeholder support through a set of effective and economically feasible measures. The associations agree on

reliable and harmonised test methods to identify and quantify the type of microplastic present in water and in the environment.

The associations call for collaboration across all relevant industry sectors and other organisations, including research, to share information, define common priorities to fill knowledge gaps, and advise on mid and long-term measures.

The companies call for support and participation in industrial research activities to investigate feasible options to tackle the release of microplastic and to contribute towards addressing a global problem. The industry associations believe that through

mutual work and better understanding of the issue feasible solutions can be found that can be effectively applied by industry, consumers, and authorities. The first half of 2018 foresees the mapping of actions on test methods and on-going research, discussions on potential harmonisation methodologies and conceivable cross-industry collaborations. The goal, for the end of 2018, will be to draft a proposal for the European Commission. This proposal aims to fill knowledge gaps to identify and quantify sources of microplastic pollutions in order to work on possible solutions.

Textile Exchange wants to create material change in Textile and Apparel

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extile Exchange, a global non-profit company that promotes the adoption of preferred fiber and materials, integrity and standards and responsible supply networks, wants to create material change in Textile and Apparel. It supports and has incorporated the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (#GlobalGoals), officially known as Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, into its strategy. The Goals represent 17 aspiring global goals to end poverty, protect the environment, and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved by 2030. The Goals provide a framework and targets for the textile industry to address a number of global issues impacting its value chain.

Throughout its work over the years, Textile Exchange has supported the three dimensions (environmental, social and economic) of Sustainable Development. In addition to its work in promoting more sustainable agricultural practices and preferred fibers, Textile Exchange published Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through Organic Cotton (2016). This was followed by its inclusion of certain Global Goal 12 indicators in its Preferred Fiber & Materials Benchmark (2017). Textile

Exchange also launched an SDG Action Roundtable in 2017 which will support and help direct its work in support of the Global Goals through 2030. In October 2017, Textile Exchange devoted a substantial portion of its annual conference themed “United by Action: Catalyzing the Sustainable Development Goals in Textiles” to the Global Goals in which certain key sessions have been included.

According to Textile Exchange website, the Sustainable Development Goals — colloquially known as The Global Goals or the SDGs is an inter-governmental agreement of the United Nations and 193 countries.

The SDGs provide a framework to be implemented by “all countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership” around a set of 17 specific, aspiring goals that address the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. With 169 targets to be met by the year 2030, and over 232 indicators for measuring progress, The Global Goals were designed to stimulate action in the following areas: people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnerships. In addition, the themes covered by The Global Goals which include poverty, hunger, health and wellbeing, education, equality, sanitation, decent work, and production that all reflect current challenges and risks the

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textile value chain is facing.

The themes covered by the Global Goals— poverty, hunger, health and wellbeing, education, equality, sanitation, decent work to name a few—all reflect issues that not only impact quality of life, security and fundamental human rights across the globe, but also directly impact the apparel and textile value network, increasingly underscore the urgency to advance many of the themes identified by the Global Goals.

According to the recently published Global Risks Report 2018, published by the World Economic Forum, environmental risks continue to dominate the risk landscape in 2018. The Report confirms last year’s trend and identifies “numerous areas where we are pushing systems to the brink, from extinction-level rates of biodiversity loss to mounting concerns about the possibility of new wars.” The top 5 global risks, based on likelihood of occurrence cited in the report, include extreme weather events, natural disasters and failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation. These same risks are also ranked in the top 5 global risks by impact along with the addition of the risk of water crisis.

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Kornit Digital launches new HD printing technology

ornit Digital, a global market leader in digital textile printing innovation, has announced the introduction of a new HD printing technology for its Avalanche platform of direct-to-garment printing systems.

The Avalanche HD6, the successor of the Avalanche Hexa, is equipped with Kornit’s HD print engine and NeoPigmentTM Rapid ink, which leads to significant reductions in ink consumption – and therefore cost per print – in comparison to the company’s existing Avalanche systems. The HD6 will reduce the ink consumption by up to 30% compared to the current “R-Series” version and up to 46% compared to the previous

Non R-Series versions of the Avalanche Hexa. In addition, Kornit is launching an HD version of the Avalanche 1000 which will be called Avalanche HDK. The company also announced that existing Kornit customers now have an upgrade path for their Avalanche Hexa and Avalanche 1000 systems.

The new systems are the result of Kornit’s experience gained from 15 years of direct-to-garment printing innovation and a very large installed base of systems. The new cost per print levels make the new HD systems an attractive choice for screen printers for print runs between one and 500

copies. The new systems are running with 4l bulk ink containers of Kornit’s NeoPigmentTM Rapid ink. This ink, which has been specifically developed for Kornit’s HD technology, offers an improved gamut for spot and brand color matching, increased opacity and saturation of the white ink, as well as improved hand feel – an important requirement by screen printers. The print quality is further enhanced by ColorGATE’s Professional RIP solution, adding advanced color management and screening capabilities, improved white base creation and pre-defined color libraries for ultimate color matching. >>P62

<<P60 corporate social responsibility and sustainability as top risks.Aon has identified linkages to economic, environmental and social factors such as climate change, which directly correlate to the themes underlying Global Goals. One example is that corporate social responsibility

and sustainability risk can arise from environmental risk, climate change and natural resource scarcity and/or availability of raw materials.A report is issued annually by the Secretary General during the UN’s High-level Political Forum (HLPF), the platform that reviews progress on The Global Goals by Member

States and the UN’s specialized agencies. While the latest report notes that there has been some progress towards achieving the goals, the current pace of progress will not achieve them by 2030. It is, therefore, incumbent on the private sector to fulfill its role in partnership with other global actors.

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WORLD... <<P61 Both the HD print engine and the NeoPigment Rapid ink are used in Kornit’s Vulcan system and have been field proven in a number of installations over the past year.

Omer Kulka, Kornit Digital’s Vice President of Marketing and Product Strategy, comments, “Today’s market trends put traditional screen printing service providers under pressure given increased demand for short run production with frequent inventory cycles, coupled with the online and direct-to-customer business models, the demand for personalized garments, and demand for shorter delivery times. Added to these trends is the current retail meltdown which particularly impacts fashion and apparel outlets. Kornit’s HD technology, based on our 15 years of digital textile printing experience, provides an excellent and profitable alternative for print runs of one to 500 pieces with quick turnaround times.”

Kornit’s Avalanche platform represents the high productivity segment of Kornit’s industrial direct-to-garment printing product family, providing customers with a multitude of system options for different application requirements. The Kornit Avalanche HD6 includes six color channels (CMYK, Red, Green) plus white, for a wider gamut and improved spot color matching. Users can

easily reproduce the true colors of licensed sports teams and accurately match corporate logos with fiery reds, warm yellows, deep blues and greens, vivid purples and many more.

Designed for the mass production of garments, Kornit’s Avalanche HD6 includes a patented architecture of dual bridge and dual pallet, designed to achieve optimal performance in an industrial production environment, and is a very robust platform designed for heavy duty use. The system operates at high speeds and provides excellent print quality.

The Avalanche HD6 is available for delivery during the first quarter of 2018 to be followed by the Avalanche HDK during the second quarter. Previous versions of the Avalanche Hexa and Avalanche 1000, with or without ink recirculation technology, are field upgradeable to the new HD versions and that way can benefit from the advantages of the NeoPigmentTM Rapid technology.The new Avalanche HD6 can be seen in live demonstrations at Kornit Digital’s booth at the ISS Long Beach show, taking place January 19-21, as well as the TecStyle Visions show in Stuttgart, Germany, taking place February 15-17.

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Kornit Digital develops, manufactures and markets industrial digital printing technologies for the garment, apparel and textile industries. Kornit delivers complete solutions, including digital printing systems, inks, consumables, software and after-sales support. Leading the digital direct-to-garment printing market with its exclusive eco-friendly NeoPigment printing process, Kornit caters directly to the changing needs of the textile printing value chain. Kornit’s technology enables innovative business models based on web-to-print, on-demand and mass customization concepts. With its immense experience in the direct-to-garment market, Kornit also offers a revolutionary approach to the roll-to-roll textile printing industry: Digitally printing with a single ink set onto multiple types of fabric with no additional finishing processes. Founded in 2003, Kornit Digital is a global company, headquartered in Israel with offices in the USA, Europe and Asia Pacific, and serves customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Archroma unveils new non-PFC water repellent protection

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rchroma, a global leader in colour and specialty chemicals, has unveiled the latest addition to its range of highly biodegradable, non-PFC based durable water repellent protection, the Smartrepel Hydro series. It is a nature-friendlier protection agent based on distinctive micro-encapsulated, highly biodegradable, non-PFC based technology.

Smartrepel Hydro AM is the latest addition to Archroma’s distinctive non-PFC based durable water repellent protection range.

The new, advanced ‘universal’ formulation for cotton and synthetic fabrics, ‘boosted’ durability of the effect, and smoother processability in application

Smartrepel Hydro is a nature-friendlier protection agent based on distinctive micro-encapsulated, highly biodegradable, non-PFC based technology offering exceptional, durable water repellency to polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles. With the increasing demand for more sustainable clothing and gear, Smartrepel Hydro water repellent agents extend the benefits of high-performing, nature-friendlier protection to the full spectrum of fibres used in today’s outdoor and sportswear segments.

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Smartrepel Hydro AM comes with a new advanced formulation. The new grade offers the signature Smartrepel Hydro high performance standard: a perfect symbiosis of water protection, breathability and durability – with the soft hand-feel that is sought after by consumers. The durability of the effect can be ‘boosted’ up with the application of a special formula, allowing brands and retailers to offer high performance gear to their brand fans. For textile manufacturers, the new formulation shows improved runnability and reduced roller buildup, allowing >>P63

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DyStar & RotaSpray launch indigo spray dyeing in bulk

yStar, a global dyestuff and chemical manufacturer and solution provider, and RotaSpray, developer of rotating atomizers for tailor-made conceptions in dyeing and finishing of warp yarn, fabric, and nonwovens, have developed their indigo spray dyeing procedure for production on a bulk level which helps denim producers to reduce their environmental impact.

The solution was first introduced at ITMA Milan in 2015. Since then, DyStar and RotaSpray have been working together to develop it further and make it available for bulk production in important denim markets like Turkey, India, and Pakistan. With the recent breakthrough, they are now announcing a salt-less dyeing solution for the denim industry. This new technology is awarded important ECO certificates and offers high flexibility for dyeing small lot sizes, reduced water usage and effluent discharge lower impact on yarn in the dyeing process and simplified recipe changes. The new spray dyeing technology combines DyStar Indigo Vat 40 per cent Solution, Sera <<P62 seamless application in both pad and exhaust application processes. The range supports the increasing adoption of eco-advanced materials and production processes by brand owners and textile producers adhering to industry initiatives and eco-label standards such as bluesign and Oeko-Tex. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This advanced version of our Smartrepel technology combines, into one product only, two

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Turkish apparel exports under pressure from competitors in EU market

he EU is the most important market for Turkey’s clothing exports but currently Turkish ready-to-wear exporters are under pressure from their competitors in the EU market, such as Pakistan and Bangladesh. According to Hadi Karasu, the new President of Turkey Clothing Manufacturers’ Association (TGSD), iIf no measures are taken, their power can be lost in the near future.

Turkey has all the values needed to become a leader in apparel world. Out goal is to translate this power into gains that would boost their country’s economy and industry.

In 2017 Turkey exported clothing worth US$ 12,2 billion to the EU, which was 71.4% of Turkey’s total clothing exports. Main markets among the members of the EU were Germany and the UK.In 2017, exports to Germany increased by 1.9% to US$ 3.2 billion, while exports to Spain increased by 19.8% to US$ 2.1 billion and exports to the UK decreased by 3.4% to US$ 2 billion. The Netherlands was in fourth place with an export value of US$ 861 million, and France in fifth place with US$ 843.9 million.

Throughout the year, knitted clothing and accessories were the most exported product

groups. Knitwear exports declined by 0.1% to US$ 8.9 billion in 2017 compared to 2016.

Meanwhile, exports of the second largest group, woven apparel goods and accessories, rose by 0.4% to US$ 6 billion. Exports of other ready-made goods including home textile products, increased by 3% to US$ 2 billion.Turkey’s place among the countries that the EU’s imports come from is in the third place. They invite the Turkish political authority to work together on new projects that will direct, brand and support Turkish apparel producers. EU’s perception of Pakistan and Bangladesh is a big threat for Turkey.They make 74 percent of their apparel exports to EU member countries. It is very important for them to protect their position in the EU. Increasing close contacts with European countries, especially Germany, is a priority in their 2018 targets.

Besides this, US market should be an important target for them. Entering this market provides a great opening in numerical terms.Turkey have lost their place among the countries that the EU imports into the third place. They provide about 7-8% of supply behind China and Bangladesh.

Bangladesh and Pakistan are positioned as

cheap labour power countries and are supported by the EU and the US. They will guide and lead the Turkish apparel industry with the right strategies, using new technologies; to increase the value added higher branded and technical product exports.

The ready-to-wear sector grew by 2% in real terms in 2017. In 2017, there has been no change in exports. The ready-to-wear sector produced approximately US$ 40 billion worth of products in 2017. Out of these, US$ 17 billion were exported. Marked exports can reach US$ 40-50 per kg, while unbranded products are at US$ 20 per kg.

The growth in the sector originated only from the domestic market, which grew by 4% in real terms in 2017. In 2018, the garment sector is expected to grow by 3-4% in real terms. It is predicted that exports will increase again in 2018.After that, they need to decide which of their firms can compete with Chinese large-scale producers for fashion markets like Italy, and which ones should focus on developing technical products, like Germany and the Netherlands. The domestic market will also grow by 5-6% in real terms. Industrial production will grow by 3-4%.

comes to microfibre pollution.

Research into the microfibres shed by garments; during domestic washing remain at an early stage with manufacturers and scientists, trying to unearth a solution to the situation.

Contradictory to the aims of this wool research, other recent studies have suggested that these microfibres – which find their way into the food chain when consumed by marine wildlife – do not all originate from synthetic materials, and that some natural fibres are also to blame.

AgResearch senior scientist Steve Ranford said that there is only limited data on the behaviour of wool at this stage but has suggested that a natural protein fibre would break down in seawater in a way petroleumbased synthetics would not.

The aim is to provide the public with objective information as they make choices about what they buy, as well as inform manufacturers and retailers of the performance of goods like clothing and carpet.

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he wool market that used to make up 26 percent of New Zealand’s exports is now hoping to position itself as more sustainable than synthetic alternatives by capitalising on the growing worries regarding the shedding of microfibres into the world’s oceans. The wool sector of New Zealand is also seeking to increase its credibility regarding sustainability as it claims to receive an unfair ranking in LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) criteria.

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DuPont partners with Wools of New Zealand

uPont Industrial Biosciences partners with Wools of New Zealand (WoNZ) which will bring together patented technology from WoNZ with DuPont’s leadership in bio-sustainable, high-performance materials to create a platform of yarns for home textiles that will offer enduring performance characteristics with a more sustainable, eco-friendly profile.

DuPont Sorona global segment leader John Sagrati said that Wools of New Zealand is truly a leader in responsible wool supply. This level of care, along with their devotion to innovation and quality control is exactly what they at DuPont seek in partners. They occupy a premium position in their market and have a proven track record of performance and sustainability with the unique capability to deliver

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WoNZ chief executive Rosstan Mazey said that they are genuinely excited to partner with DuPont Industrial Biosciences, a business that has been able to bring biomaterials to market on a commercialscale. Like them, DuPont is committed to delivering added value innovation without compromising the planet or its inhabitants.

The combined resources and know-how in order to create this exciting, brand-new yarn is a perfect fit with their mission to change the game through innovation and to connect the people who grow our fibre with the end consumer.DuPont’s global leadership in bio-sustainable, high-performance materials inspired this collaboration of expertise and products, scheduled for release in 2018.

Colmar and Eurojersey launch new G+ textile collections

irecta Plus, a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has announced the launch of two new textile collections containing the company’s Graphene Plus (G+) by Colmar, the high-end sports and activewear company, and Eurojersey, a producer of high quality warp-knit technical fabrics under its Sensitive Fabrics brand. Both collections were unveiled at ISPO 2018, the sport and sportswear international trade fair held in Munich.

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WORLD... <<P65 with global companies as we continue to enhance our position in the textiles market.” The launch of the Ski Winter 2018/19 collection marks Colmar’s third winter range with Directa Plus. The new collection has been expanded to consist of 31 garments incorporating G+, including male and female ski jackets and, for the first time, graphene-enhanced ski trousers. It follows the commercial success of two previous ski collections, with last year’s collection including the Technologic G+ ski jacket that received the Gold award in the ‘Ski’ category at ISPO 2017, as well as spring/summer garments.

Eurojersey has launched its first range of G+ enhanced textiles to be marketed under its leading Sensitive Fabrics brand. The collection of warp-knit technical fabrics is designed for high performance targeting the sportswear, athleisure and underwear sectors, and was presented at ISPO to key customers of Eurojersey.

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New jacket features embedded electronic moisture management smotex, a Swiss-Norwegian research and development

company, is showcasing a jacket with embedded electronic moisture management that allows you to sweat without feeling wet, featuring the company’s proprietary Hydro_Bot technology, at ISPO Munich.

The company, founded in 2008 by a group of Norwegian and Swiss investors and banks, has announced the technology for electronically controlled moisture transport in membranes and textiles last year. After a period of testing with remarkable results, Osmotex says it will be commercially available in sportswear in the course of 2018 and launched as Hydro_Bot. “I have tested prototype jackets under demanding conditions in the Norwegian mountains, and the effect was much greater than I dared to dream of. I did sweat without feeling wet,” commented Joacim Holter, Managing Director and Executive Chairman.Osmotex launched the technology with a group of partners last year. KJUS has been the primary product developE-mail:gaurav.gheewala@yahoo.in

ment partner and confirmed then that it will be the first brand to take Hydro_Bot to market in selected skiwear products planned for the 2018/19 season.Since the technology launch Schoeller has signed a production agreement with Osmotex. The Swiss textile manufacturer will market Hydro_Bot to its own clients, and Schoeller is showcasing Hydro_Bot at ISPO. “We are very pleased with the progress towards commercialization and this revolutionary technology will play a crucial role in our vision to stay at the forefront of the global textile industry,” said Schoeller CEO, Sigried Siegfried Winkelbeiner.

At ISPO, Osmotex confirmed a new strategic partner for electronics.

Applycon, a Czech-based developer and producer of electronics for clothing, will be the preferred supplier for all integrated electronics.

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Twinery introduces jacket with on-demand illumination

winery, the innovation arm of MAS Holdings, has announced the launch of Nova – the high visibility jacket with ondemand illumination, designed specifically for runners and outdoor enthusiasts.

The flexible, lightweight jacket is designed to become an essential addition to every outdoor enthusiast’s wardrobe, and one that could help save a runner, cyclist or hiker’s life. Nova features patent-pending LightGuide technology that is embedded into the fabric and activates on demand to illuminate people, and ensure high visibility protection for up to eight hours. A person wearing the Nova jacket will be visible from a distance of 450 feet – the length of nearly three football fields – according to the manufacturer.

The LightGuide technology also allows the jacket to be fully machine washable, ensuring that runners do not have to sacrifice comfort or convenience for safety.

Nova is powered by a detachable, tiny half-ounce rechargeable battery that is concealed in a hidden pocket in the front of the jacket. “Because traditional reflectors are not efficient in low light conditions or blind-spots, 40% of runners are at high risk of injury due to night time motor accidents,” said Sid Amalean, co-founder of Nova. “With Nova, people can focus on their run without worrying about personal safety, secure in the knowledge that they are visible to oncoming traffic.”

The jacket is designed with a hideaway hoodie and thumb holes for comfort. For runners who need their music on the move, the jacket has an earphone cord hole to keep wires in place as they connect to a water-resistant smartphone pocket that sits snug on the sleeve. Nova is available for pre-order on Indiegogo and will begin shipping to consumers early next year.

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Henkel presents solutions for automotive lightweighting

leading solution provider to automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, Henkel continues to drive significant progress in sustainable lightweighting technologies with new composite and adhesive products and extended global Composite Lab capabilities.

Among the highlights on display will be Henkel’s new Loctite MAX 5 matrix resin for carbon fibre reinforced composite wheels. The new technology is designed to replace aluminium in this demanding chassis application and builds on the recent success of Loctite MAX 2 for use in glass fibre reinforced leaf springs.

“The new resin combines high temperature resistance, excellent toughness and long-term durability with rapid mould filling, thorough fibre impregnation and high curing rates for cost-efficient large volume production,” the manufacturer explains.

Another spotlight will be on the company’s new Loctite UK 2032 adhesive for multi-substrate designs, following the strong response to Loctite UK 2015 introduced at last year’s JEC. Both adhesives are suited for bonding structural parts made of composite materials with distinctly different coefficients of thermal expansion, from plastics to e-coated steel or aluminium.

Loctite UK 2032 and Loctite UK 2015 are specifically designed to meet automotive performance requirements, as well as high volume production demands.

Furthermore, Henkel will show various demonstration parts moulded in new RTM test tools at the company’s Heidelberg Composite Lab. This includes thick leaf spring test parts as well as parts with a complex 3D geometry. In the Composite Lab Henkel also does preforming of these parts made with the Henkel Binder Loctite FRP 2000.

“There is an ongoing strong trend for further lightweighting in automotive, with a clear focus on chassis components and integrated multi-substrate designs engineered to meet the industry’s strict fleet fuel consumption and CO₂ regulation targets,” said Konrad Brimo Hayek, Senior Business Development Manager – Chassis,

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“With our comprehensive product portfolio for the composites industry, including matrix resins, multi-substrate adhesives, binders and release agents, we are determined to play a leading role in this market as a global solutions partner with extensive customer support capabilities. Above all, this also includes Henkel’s dedicated two Composite Labs in Europe (Germany) and Asia (Japan), providing advanced process know-how, application engineering and customer trial facilities.”

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rchroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, announced that Tong Siang Co. Ltd. has chosen to use Archroma’s Ultraphor® KCB optical brightening agent to color its white, high-performance sportswear.

Thailand- based Tong Siang, a member of the Yeh Group, is making these products using what is considered by the industry as the world’s first water-free and process chemical-free dyeing solution.

The technology in question is based on carbon dioxide instead of water, and was developed and patented by Dutch process engineering company DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V. Textiles produced by Tong Siang, using this technology, are branded as DryDye® fabrics.

When pressurized, CO₂ becomes “supercritical” (SC-CO₂), a phase between a liquid and a gas. In this state, CO₂ has a very high solvent power, allowing the dye to dissolve and be transported easily and deeply into fibers, creating bright whites and vibrant colors. The CO₂ is reclaimed from existing industrial processes, recycling 95% of it in a closed-loop system. The technology uses 100% pure dyes with more than 98% uptake, and uses no process chemicals and no water, and produces no waste water.

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Ultraphor® KCB is a high-quality concentrate manufactured at Archroma’s dedicated OBA plant in Germany, and is proven to be ideally suited for this water free, CO₂ dyeing technology.

Tong Siang has extensively tested Ultraphor® and is successfully using it in bulk production, with the resulting products meeting Tong Siang’s customers’ demanding needs related to color, performance and environmental friendliness.

Ultraphor® KCB represents Archroma’s first entry into the CO₂ dyeing field, and the company is looking to introduce further coloration and finishing effects in the future.

“While humans have used water to dye fabrics for more than 2,000 years, today water is an increasingly scarce resource that needs to be conserved. DyeCoo’s CO₂ dyeing process offers an important step forward, and we at Archroma are pleased to be able to help advance broader use of this eco-friendlier approach,” comments Andrew McDonald, Global Head of Business Development, Synthetic & Wool, Archroma’s Brand & Performance Textile Specialties Business.

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luxData Inc., an international leader in industrial in-line color process control and measurement, announced the formal release of a new color measurement system designed for use in challenging industrial settings. The new SpectraNova™ D8-M2 is designed from the ground up with reliability and efficiency in mind. The measurement head is sealed to protect the integrating sphere from the factory environment using a sapphire window, which is easily cleanable in the field. Measurements are reported instantly to your software through a machine-to-machine interface, ensuring accuracy and eliminating the need for a human operator.

FluxData’s SpectraNova™ D8-M2 offers seamless integration with existing systems and manufacturing lines and results in dramatic reductions in costs and yield improvements. FluxData offers such benefits to the user by assuring that the SpectraNova™ D8-M2, which is designed for industrial applications, is non-contact, rapid, compact and correlates with QC laboratory systems. FluxData’s latest product, which includes 8° diffuse geometry, offers reflectance and CIE colorimetric data output, rapid measurement >>P70

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Walmart and Rakuten Announce New Strategic Alliance

almart president and CEO Doug McMillon and Rakuten Inc. Chairman, president and CEO Hiroshi “Mickey” Mikitani met in Tokyo to announce a new strategic alliance that leverages each company’s unique strengths and assets to expand consumer reach and enhance how customers are served in Japan and the United States.

The collaboration includes the launch of a new online grocery delivery service in Japan beginning in the third quarter of 2018. In addition, Walmart and Rakuten Kobo Inc. have formed an exclusive retail alliance that will enable Walmart to begin selling eBooks and audiobooks, as well as offer Rakuten Kobo eReaders, in Walmart stores and online at Walmart.com in the United States starting later this year.

“Rakuten is a strong e-commerce business and we’re excited to collaborate with the top online shopping destination in Japan,” McMillon said. “Here in Japan and everywhere we operate, we’re constantly exploring new ways to make every day easier for customers by offering great experiences in stores, online, via mobile — no matter how customers want to shop.

We look forward to expanding our grocery footprint in Japan and launching a new offering of eBooks and audiobooks for our customers in the U.S.” Mikitani said: “As global leaders in e-commerce and offline shopping, Rakuten and Walmart are uniquely positioned to empower

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our customers around the world with innovative services. We are excited to partner with Walmart because of its commitment to creating the best solutions to serve customers with low prices.”

Rakuten and Seiyu GK, a subsidiary of Walmart, have reached a basic agreement to establish a joint venture with the aim of launching a new online grocery delivery service in Japan, to be known as “Rakuten Seiyu Netsuper.” The new service is planned to be launched in the latter half of 2018.

Rakuten and Seiyu will launch a new online grocery delivery service leveraging each of the companies’ strengths to offer a more convenient shopping experience that meets the changing needs of customers in Japan.

Rakuten Seiyu Netsuper will aim to increase fulfillment capacity, enrich the merchandise offering and improve convenience for the customer. The service will aim to increase capacity in 2018 with the establishment of a dedicated fulfilment center, in addition to offering deliveries from Seiyu stores.

The new service’s merchandise offering will showcase Seiyu’s twin strengths of quality and low prices. To serve the needs of customers increasingly short on time for preparation, the service will include not only fresh produce and daily consumables but also a rich lineup of convenient items such as cut vegetables, partially-prepared foods and ready-meal kits, as well as popular local gourmet products from merchants on the Rakuten Ichiba marketplace.

Furthermore, the new service will utilize Rakuten’s deep expertise in e-commerce to offer a site with an optimized user experience, as well as leveraging big data and AI to offer a more personalized merchandise offering.

Customers using the new service will enjoy the benefit of being able to earn and use Rakuten Super Points, also allowing them to use their points on more than 70 services within the Rakuten ecosystem.

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ing Service

As part of this alliance, Walmart will become Rakuten Kobo’s exclusive mass retail partner for the Kobo brand in the United States, offering Kobo’s nearly six million titles from thousands of publishers and hundreds of thousands of authors to Walmart.com customers. Walmart.com will offer eBooks and audiobooks for sale later this year. Walmart will also sell digital book cards in stores, enabling more than 4,000 stores to carry a broader selection of books for customers.

All eBook content will be accessible through a Walmart/Kobo co-branded app available on all iOS and Android devices, a desktop app and Kobo e-Readers, which will also be sold at Walmart later this year.

“Walmart is one of the top retailers in the world and one of the largest booksellers in the U.S. Our strategy from day one has been to partner with the world’s best retailers, so that they can easily offer their customers the option of reading digitally.

This informs the software and devices we create, the books and authors we promote, and also the partnerships we build,” said Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn. “For us, this is another great opportunity to serve book lovers at Walmart, those people who make reading an important part of their lives.” <<P69 cycles of less than 150 milliseconds, and requires minimal maintenance.

“The robust nature of this product allows for it to be placed within a production line, made up of existing machinery, and do its job both rapidly and reliably,” said Pano Spiliotis, CEO of FluxData Inc. With the head weighing 0.36 kg (0.80 lbs.) and the system weighing 2.29 kg (5.05 lbs.), as well as the measurement head’s small footprint, the SpectraNova™ D8-M2 has the potential to be placed virtually anywhere on a production line, with the supporting electronics housed in a separate enclosure.

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The Online Fast Fabric Sampling Tool “heiq it! ” For Fabric Managers t the end of March, Switzerland-based HeiQ is going to go

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live with “heiq it!”, its one-of-a-kind Fast Fabric Sampling Tool. It is an online fabric configuration platform that enables fabric managers at textile brands to assemble premium customized fabrics with innovative HeiQ technologies. Brands can order dozens of meters of functional fabric samples or directly field trial testing tech-shirts. Within only two weeks, the configured fabric samples can be provided and thereby significantly speed up the innovation development and verification process. At ISPO Munich, interested fabric and innovation managers can get an exclusive preview into “heiq it!” and test the online sample configuration prototype at the HeiQ booth C3-402.

The textile brands’ product and fabric innovation development and verification process is usually cumbersome and lengthy, especially the sourcing of functional fabric samples used for real-life wearer trials. The Swiss textile innovator HeiQ surveyed dozens of fabric and innovation managers at textile brands to get an in-depth insight into the daily life processes of innovation and was confronted with a major unmet need: rapid verification of innovation ideas. Repeatedly respondents experienced a lead time of up to three months, from the first contact until receiving viable samples for prototyping and

verification. Long sample verification times carry the risk of failure and missing the annual timeline for new innovations to launch.

In order to provide verified functional fabric samples quicker, HeiQ has developed “heiq it!,” a one-of-its-kind Fast Fabric Sampling Tool. “heiq it!” is an online fabric configuration platform enabling fabric managers at textile brands to get functional fabrics within two weeks.

Once registered online, brands will have the possibility to choose a suitable fabric type and structure from HeiQ’s premium fabric library for their target garment. In a next step, the desired functionality combination is added from HeiQ’s wide range of textile technologies, like dynamic cooling, advanced UV protection and durable odor control. In a further step the testing and specifications are selected.

And finally, “heiq it!” provides the option to either order dozens of meters of treated functional fabric or ready-to-test assembled half-side or fully treated tech-shirts to perform real-life wearer trials.

Once the desired functional fabric sample has been configured and ordered, HeiQ’s application specialist in Switzerland starts to produce the sample and coordinates its performance verification testing.

Altogether, “heiq it!” is going to accelerate, simplify and standardize the functional fabric sample ordering process, >>P72

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HeiQ constantly strives for providing its brand partners with a first-in-class innovation and differentiation service support.

The backbone of the “heiq it!” Fast Fabric Sampling Tool is on the one hand a strong partnership and collaboration with some of the world’s leading premium fabric manufacturing mills like Sitip, Italy;

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Lectra Announces the Acquisition of Kubix Lab

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richness of its product portfolio will enable us to develop an ectra, the technological partner for companies using fabrics integrated offer with high value for all Lectra customers,” states and leather, announces the signing of a share purchase Giampaolo Urbani, CEO and co-founder of Kubix Lab. agreement to acquire the entire capital and voting rights of the The founders of Kubix Lab will be in charge of developing an Italy-based company Kubix Lab. integrated Lectra — Link offer, which will complement — and Founded at the end of 2015, Kubix Lab has developed a cuttingreinforce, Lectra’s entire offer. edge technological offer called Link. This offer enables fashion “Product data is at the heart of Link. We took an approach diametribrands to manage, from end-to-end, all product information deriving cally opposed to existing solutions on the market and designed an notably from multiple IT systems — ERP, PDM and PLM, for offer which is highly innovative, flexible, evolutionary and easy to example — within one single application. Users can modify, enrich use,” explains Pierluigi Beato, R&D director and co-founder of Kubix or add new data, while maintaining data synchronization with all IT Lab. “With Lectra, we will take Link to the next level.” systems. In just a few months, Link has convinced more than 10 The transaction involves the entire acquisition of high-end Italian brands of its value.

Kubix Lab for the maximum amount “We were particularly impressed by the relevance of the solution of 7 million euros: 3 million created by Kubix Lab,” underlines Daniel Harari, chairman euros paid when the acquisiand CEO, Lectra. “By capitalizing on their tion agreement is signed; 1.3 m knowledge of best practice, the founders of .co 71 vtltd 137 437 irupurp 4 9 t /0 million euros and 2.7 million Kubix Lab knew how to develop an offer ces 771 717 rtechla 443 b09 w.supe M : euros paid respectively in 18 and 36 perfectly adapted to the expectations of tils m ww Dea For ces.co la months’ time, providing objectives are met. ch fashion companies. Link enables all players erte .sup www Final completion of the acquisition should take place by January 31, involved in product development, manufactur2018. ing and sales to collaborate in real time, in a simple and These amounts will come from Lectra’s available cash, with no efficient way, around exactly the same data.” financing from the bank. Kubix Lab will be consolidated into Lectra’s “We are delighted to join Lectra. We are convinced its leadership, accounts, effective from the signature of the final agreement. global presence, strong expertise in the fashion industry and the

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CORDURA® Brand Brings Durability To The Streets With Converse

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NVISTA’s CORDURA® brand and Converse, the iconic street brand recognized around the world and across cultures for its footwear and apparel, have collaborated to present durable new bags at Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show 2018.

Reflecting lifestyle trends in urban cities, the bags are an essential item to meet the demands of being on the go from day to night. The Converse X CORDURA® Collection brings skate-inspired durability

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“As we continue to encourage consumers to Live Durable™ in all facets of life, we’re excited to team up with such a well-respected brand,” said Cindy McNaull, global Cordura brand and marketing director. “The Converse X Cordura Collection is geared towards the young city dweller and features bags that are designed not only to serve as a stylish piece, but also a survival kit throughout their day.”

The new Converse X Cordura Collection delivers bold transit essentials and bags made for the city streets — whether it’s a modern take on the traditional outdoor silhouette for long days with larger loads, a cross body pack that hugs close for secure carry during skate or bike, or a weekender duffle that’s sneaker-friendly. The new Street 22 Backpack, Toploader Backpack, 3-Way Duffel, Utility Backpack and Fast Pack will be available February 2018.

FLEXcon Develops Breakthrough UV Inkjet Topcoat Technology

LEXcon Co. Inc., a provider of adhesive coating and laminating technologies, announced the introduction of FLEXcon® DPM® UVIJ white polyester, white polypropylene (non-vinyl alternative), and white vinyl products for narrow-

format ultraviolet (UV) inkjet printing of durable goods labels.

The new product line features FLEXcon’s UV inkjet gloss topcoat designed to meet the fastest growing digital print technology, narrow-format UV inkjet. FLEXcon’s UV

inkjet gloss topcoat sets a new standard in narrow-format UV inkjet printing by providing excellent ink receptivity for sharp, vibrant graphics while providing excellent ink adhesion. By leveraging FLEXcon’s industry leading UV inkjet >>P74

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The DPM® UVIJ product line features UV inkjet topcoated 2.0 mil white polyester and 4.0 mil white polypropylene, as well as non-topcoated 4.0 mil white vinyl — all yield consistent surface smoothness and excellent dimensional stability. The polyester can endure varying temperatures.

The products are coated with FLEXcon’s industry leading V/L-344 permanent acrylic adhesive and are backed with either a roll-form liner, or a first-in-the-industry layflat

liner specifically designed for narrow format UVIJ printable roll-to-roll or roll-to-sheet converting. The product line is designed for durable goods and industrial labeling applications including power tools, appliances, electronics, compliance labels, and warning and instructional labels. DPM® UVIJ polyester and polypropylene products are UL/cUL pending with specific OEM printers.

“In the digital sector, the fastest growing technology is narrow-format UV inkjet.

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will work consistently across multiple platforms including narrow-format UV inkjet printers with UV flexo capabilities. In addition, by this collaborative effort, we developed the only roll-to-sheet products in the marketplace,” said Ron Ducharme, Market Development Specialist, Product Identification Business Team for FLEXcon.

Products (DPM® UVIJ 1PW, 1PWS, 1PPW, 1PPWS, 1FW, and 1FWS) are available through FLEXcon’s FLEXchoice™ for Durables program. With the FLEXchoice™ for Durables program, converters can order custom widths without purchasing a whole master, with no upcharge.

Greater China Mills Launch INVISTA’s New THERMOLITE® T3 EcoMade Insulation

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apitalizing on consumer demand for performance and sustainability — the mainland China-based Ziran Non-Woven Co. Ltd. and the Taiwan-headquartered, globally focused Shinih Enterprise Co. Ltd. — have chosen the Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show in Denver, Colorado, to launch the first commercially available THERMOLITE® T3 EcoMade insulation

by INVISTA. Warmer, lighter and using a minimum of 35 percent in recycled materials, the innovative new Thermolite T3 EcoMade insulation can enable garment brands to unlock the economic and environmental advantages of sustainable, high-performance active outdoor wear.

“Insulation is different from other textiles, because it is difficult for customers to gauge its quality based on what they can touch and see,” said Joyce Chien, business director for Shinih Enterprise Co., Ltd. “In a saturated market, it is crucial to find a way to give end-user customers confidence that the garments they are buying will meet qualified standards as well as desired sustainability level. As a leader in the industry, we are excited to partner with Invista in launching Thermolite T3 EcoMade insulation,” One of the world’s leading non-woven manufacturers, Shinih has worked with Invista for more than 30 years. With over 50

years’ experience in the insulation market, Shinih has an in-depth understanding of what is driving consumer demand.

“Invista’s innovative Thermolite T3 EcoMade insulation technology delivers on all fronts. It is fully tested to ensure it meets stringent quality standards, GRS certification criteria and superior CLO performance, as well as a light environmental footprint. We are confident that it will shake up this demanding market,” Chien said.

New insulation weighs less, but keeps wearers warmer

The new generation of Invista’s groundbreaking insulation padding, Thermolite T3 EcoMade delivers outstanding warmth while being extremely lightweight. Combined with superior compression and recovery, Thermolite T3 EcoMade insulation sets a new milestone in terms of wearer comfort.

A high level of water resistance keeps outdoor enthusiasts dry and comfortable, even in demanding conditions. In addition, Thermolite T3 EcoMade technology has outstanding wash durability, which translates into longer garment life and lower environmental impact through fewer replacements and less trash.

Consumers drive green fashion trend

Sustainable fashion is becoming a key battleground for garment brands. According

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to the GfK MRI Survey of the American Consumer, over half (56 percent) of respondents are willing to pay more for environment-friendly products, and a similar number (49 percent) agree that a company’s environmental record is an important factor in purchasing decisions.

Thermolite T3 EcoMade insulation opens access to a broad range of high-performance, highly sustainable products.

Because it contains a minimum of 35-percent recycled materials, the new material lowers the cost barrier for brands interested in entering this market.

The level of recyclables in the Thermolite T3 EcoMade insulation formula can be more than 35 percent. This offers brands an opportunity to tailor products to suit the sustainability and price-point requirements of consumers searching for high-performance, sustainable products.

Shanghai Shi, general manager of Ziran Non-Woven, noted that the brand-power of Invista and its track record for technical innovation made the decision to become a licensee/producer of Thermolite T3 EcoMade insulation an extremely easy one.

“As well as greatly enhancing our company image and creating an opportunity to offer customers a variety of exceptional insulation solutions, we expect this development to significantly increase >>P75

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The Consumer Identity Of Its LYCRA® SPORT Platform

ollowing the successful relaunch of the LYCRA® SPORT technology platform to its mill customers and trade partners, INVISTA, owner of the Lycra brand, turned its attention to developing new retail merchandising tools to help brands and retailers drive consumer sales in stores and online. The kit materials are designed to educate consumers about the exceptional comfort, fit and support this technology delivers to stretch activewear.

“Consumer insights reveal the key to driving retail sales is for brands and retailers to clearly communicate a technology’s benefits at the point of purchase,” said Huw Williams, global segment director for activewear/ outdoor. “We’ve developed exciting new merchandising tools and concepts to help them accomplish this — it’s the type of marketing support our customers appreciate.” The customizable materials are designed to leverage Lycra brand’s

87-percent global consumer awareness*, which is unmatched by any branded fiber, as well as its reputation for being a symbol of quality assurance by consumers. The merchandising toolkit includes photography for bespoke items, as well as hang tags, posters, and hanger cards that can be co-branded. Digital video, banner ads and social media guidelines are also available.

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offering outstanding quality, dependability, and performance. The Thermolite brand has a history of driving innovation and supporting the aspirations of customers with impactful marketing and compelling communications that extend throughout the value chain.

“Innovation has always been part of Invista’s genetic code. It has seen us develop a broad portfolio of value-creating products, designed to deliver class-leading perfor-

mance, and which put our customers at the forefront of their market segment in any geography,” said Huw Williams, Invista global segment director, activewear and outdoor “Thermolite T3 EcoMade insulation continues that story, providing licensees and brands with a way to heat up sales in an extremely competitive market, while at the same time helping High Street customers to keep warm without compromising their green principles,” he said.

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Popreal Introduces New Line Of Clothing For Families

opreal has become a household name in the fashion e-commerce industry thanks to its trendy designs, affordable prices, and great support.

The website had humble beginnings selling products for babies but has since evolved to carry products for the whole family. Popreal understands that raising a family can be an expensive process and makes sure to offer products that, on top of stylish, are affordable and have a long shelf life. The company is constantly looking for ways grow and today is proud to announce the launch of their winter line of matching family outfits and cute baby clothes. The winter line will keep families warm during the chilly months while also providing a flare of

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Parents are more and more inclined to match with their kids or have their kids match, and Popreal has taken note and designed a new line of matching family outfits. Popreal designed these products to be both appropriate for children while still being sophisticated enough for an adult to wear. Popreal goes beyond just matching family outfits and provides matching accessories, matching clothing for mothers and their babies, and matching clothing for siblings. Customers should stay tuned because Popreal is gearing up to add even more new and exclusive matching family outfits for the spring.

Babies are often very fussy about the clothing that is put on them, Popreal has

spent the last several months working with designers and parents to create cute baby clothes that are both comfortable and fashionable. New products include jackets, dresses, tops, rompers, and more. Parents will never have to settle for just any product, the site now carries over 99 pages of clothing for babies.

Families looking to add new matching clothes or get cute baby clothes are invited to check out Popreal today, the company is happy to answer any questions during the pre and post-order process. Staff will answer all questions within 48 hours.

Popreal is not happy until customers are satisfied with the products they receive and will work with them to ensure that this is always the case.

Sanitized® Odoractiv 10 With Patented, Dual-Action Technology

ANITIZED AG, the worldwide leader in antimicrobial hygiene function, is releasing Sanitized® Odoractiv 10 featuring a dual-action technology that prevents permastink and minimizes odor intensity during wear. “This new Odor Control Function creates not only tangible added value for consumers, but also a competitive differentiating advantage for global marketing,” says Urs Zihlmann, the company’s product manager. <<P75 step and repeat watermark: “Because Comfort and Performance Matter™”.

Lycra Sport certified garments have compression levels tailored to fit a specific sport and are designed to meet the consumer’s need for outstanding comfort regardless of the application from low-impact activities like yoga, to high-impact activities like running. Lycra Sport technology fabric certification standards (based on Power, Comfort and Energy indexes) help ensure that garment makers easily select the right fabrics for the specific activity, and that wearers experience the best comfort and performance available.

How Sanitized® Odoractiv 10 Prevents Permastink: “Sanitized® Odoractiv 10 marks the end of permastink in polyester textiles,” says Darrell Burnette, sales manager for SANITIZED (USA), Inc. who is a chemist by training with more than 20 years of textile/ specialty chemical experience. “Manufacturers of functional polyester textiles from all over the world face the same challenge.

Freshly washed garments develop an unpleasant odor even after a short wearing period. The cause of this undesirable effect is not the human perspiration itself, but the bacteria that break down the perspiration.

This process of decomposition generates the characteristic sweet, pungent smell.

Once the bacteria, or the odor molecules, have penetrated the surface of the polyester textile, they remain permanently. Machine wash cycles and special detergents never completely eliminate them. The bacterial colonization produces a biofilm on the polyester, which not only causes unpleasant odors, but also has a negative impact on the properties of the material.”

According to Burnette, this is where the

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revolutionary dual-action technology comes into play. The surface of the textile is “coated” with Sanitized® Odoractiv 10 during the manufacturers’ padding process thus creating an anti-adhesive protective film on it. The bacteria use this protective film as the basis for docking onto the garment where the bacteria can be completely washed out in a normal wash cycle. This is what prevents any biofilm from forming. An anti-adhesion test method was developed in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) to prove this Wash Effect.

“The second part of this dual-action technology is that Sanitized® Odoractiv 10 has a high adsorbing effect,” Urs Zihlmann says. “Odors are ‘trapped’ and removed during a normal wash cycle. The odor adsorption action was identified using the Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) test. This new product is the result of a technology that has been further developed and was given the Swiss Technology Award.”

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This treatment does not influence the feel of the final treated textile.

As with all its other products, SANITIZED does not use any nano technology. The Hohenstein Institute has awarded the company the rating Skin Friendly, the bluesign® registration is underway. The product also bears the label Eco Passport

by OEKO-TEX®. As with all other products, the service provided by SANITIZED includes technological advice before and during production, in the definition of the verified efficacy, and in the use of the Sanitized® Ingredient Brand for promotional purposes.

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New HD Printing Technology for Avalanche Series

ornit Digital, a global supplier of digital textile printing innovation, has announced the introduction of a new HD printing technology for its Avalanche platform of direct-to-garment printing systems.

The Avalanche HD6, the successor of the Avalanche Hexa, is equipped with Kornit’s HD print engine and NeoPigmentTM Rapid ink, which leads to significant reductions in ink consumption – and therefore cost per print – in comparison to the company’s existing Avalanche systems. The HD6 will reduce the ink consumption by up to 30% compared to the current “R-Series” version and up to 46% compared to the previous Non R-Series versions of the Avalanche Hexa. In addition, Kornit is launching an HD version of the Avalanche 1000 which will be called Avalanche HDK. The company also announced that existing Kornit customers now have an upgrade path for their

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The new systems are the result of Kornit’s experience gained from 15 years of direct-to-garment printing innovation and a very large installed base of systems. The new cost per print levels make the new HD systems an attractive choice for screen printers for print runs between one and 500 copies. The new systems are running with 4l bulk ink containers of Kornit’s NeoPigmentTM Rapid ink. This ink, which has been specifically developed for Kornit’s HD technology, offers an improved gamut for spot and brand color matching, increased opacity and saturation of the white ink, as well as improved hand feel – an important requirement by screen printers. The print quality is further enhanced by ColorGATE’s Professional RIP solution, adding advanced color management and >>P78

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Both the HD print engine and the NeoPigment Rapid ink are used in Kornit’s Vulcan system and have been field proven in a number of installations over the past year.

Omer Kulka, Kornit Digital’s Vice President of Marketing and Product Strategy, comments, “Today’s market trends put traditional screen printing service providers under pressure given increased demand for short run production with frequent inventory cycles, coupled with the online and direct-to-customer business models, the demand for personalized garments, and demand for shorter delivery times. Added to these trends is the current retail meltdown which particularly impacts fashion and apparel outlets. Kornit’s HD technology, based on our 15 years of digital textile

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environment, and is a very robust platform designed for heavy duty use. The system operates at high speeds and provides excellent print quality.

The Avalanche HD6 is available for delivery during the first quarter of 2018 to be followed by the Avalanche HDK during the second quarter. Previous versions of the Avalanche Hexa and Avalanche 1000, with or without ink recirculation technology, are field upgradeable to the new HD versions and that way can benefit from the advantages of the NeoPigmentTM Rapid technology.Kornit’s state of the art NeoPigment™ meets the highest environmental regulations, including Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and GOTS V5 pre-approval. Suitable for printing on multiple fabric types, its versatility is unmatched. NeoPigment™ prints have an excellent hand feel, a wide gamut of bright and intense colors, as well as long-term durability and wash-fastness.

gies for today’s industrial print market.

Putting the user experience first, Sensient has optimized the technology to deliver an outstanding product that will add value to any business involved in sublimation printing.“Our world class team of ink designers created Opal from the bottom up, starting with a revolutionary core dispersion technology,” comments Mike Geraghty, President of Sensient Colors. “We have increased the color strength of the Opal inks and maintained the Sensient signature black shade. Opal inks deliver the batch to batch consistency we are renowned for whilst ensuring optimal balance between sharpness, contrast, drying time and transfer from all types of papers, including low cost uncoated 18gsm.

“These properties will allow our customers to benefit from significant production cost savings”, adds Dr Simon Daplyn, Marketing Manager for Sensient’s Ink business. Daplyn continues, “ElvaJet Opal is the next generation of sublimation ink for the industrial era, easy to install and print over long production runs with low maintenance requirements.The digital sublimation inks developed under the ElvaJet Opal platform are designed and manufactured in Morges, Switzerland, and have been formulated for use in Piezo-based printers for applications such as fashion, sports apparel, home textiles and sign & display. Successfully printed on a range of industrial digital printers, the developed inks show exceptional print and color performance.

moment for all of us at Birla Cellulose as we embark on this new journey.” Mr. Gopal added “Birla Cellulose design studio will offer a one stop solution for brands in the US.” From fibre to fashion, Birla Cellulose, the Pulp and Fiber business of the Aditya Birla

Group, is the global leader in Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) which has touched lives across continents. Birla Cellulose fibers are of 100% natural origin, highly absorbent, have soft feel, and are completely biodegradable.

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Sensient® Launches ElvaJet®Opal Digital Sublimation Ink

ensient Imaging Technologies, a division of Sensient Technologies Corp., announced the introduction of a new range of high performance digital dye sublimation inks, ElvaJet®Opal. Based on new dispersion technology, ElvaJet Opal reaches new heights in color, latency and print performance.

ElvaJet Opal will enable businesses to transform their printing experience.

Sensient is the pioneer of digital sublimation printing with the development of the ElvaJet series sublimation inks, which took industrial printing to the level it is today. With the introduction of the latest technology, ElvaJet Opal, Sensient proves again that they set the standard as they revolutionize the dye sublimation market with innovative technolo-

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printing experience, provides an excellent and profitable alternative for print runs of one to 500 pieces with quick turnaround times.”Kornit’s Avalanche platform represents the high productivity segment of Kornit’s industrial direct-to-garment printing product family, providing customers with a multitude of system options for different application requirements. The Kornit Avalanche HD6 includes six color channels (CMYK, Red, Green) plus white, for a wider gamut and improved spot color matching.

Users can easily reproduce the true colors of licensed sports teams and accurately match corporate logos with fiery reds, warm yellows, deep blues and greens, vivid purples and many more.

Designed for the mass production of garments, Kornit’s Avalanche HD6 includes a patented architecture of dual bridge and dual pallet, designed to achieve optimal performance in an industrial production

Birla Cellulose Expands Its Global Outreach

ditya Birla Group’s Birla Cellulose has launched its premier international design studio in New York, USA. At the opening ceremony, Mr. Rajeev Gopal, the Chief Marketing Officer of Grasim Industries Limited, a flagship company of Aditya Birla Group said that “It is a historic

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...WORLD <<P78 Birla Cellulose has launched its design studio in New York fashion district (Birla Cellulose Studio, 525 7th Avenue, Suite #308, New York). The design studio will display a range of over 300 varieties of fabrics. The fabrics created by the value chain partners in India will display the best of innovations done on Modal, Viscose and Spunshades, apart from the core fabric collection.The studio will also have a display of 74 shades of dope dyed Spunshades fibres from Birla Cellulose.

The design studio will offer a one stop solution for brands in the USA in terms of fabric samples in Viscose, Modal and Spunshade. Apart from fabric display, the studio will be actively involved in supply chain support from India, technical support to fabric manufacturers, fabric swatch support followed by yardages for making prototype samples. The active presence of the studio in New York will be a step towards reducing lead time for the buyers.

Mr. Gopal said “Birla Cellulose is here to create awareness for international buyers on

possible partnerships towards a mutually profitable growth. Birla Cellulose will exhibit innovations in fibres that work beautifully with the fashion sentiment. Thus re-enforcing the group’s philosophy of constant innovation to suit changing consumer needs.”Mr. Gopal also formally launched the SS19 fabric collection in viscose, modal, spun dyed which would be beneficial to the Fashion Industry as January and February are the months wherein the Industry looks forward to new SS19 fabric range. With this launch, Birla Cellulose has made its seasonal collection accessible for global markets. Birla Cellulose is a global leader with manufacturing in 6 countries & sales in over 65.In terms of sustainability, “Birla Cellulose has successfully completed Canopy Style Audit and its current supply chains confirm that the risk of sourcing wood from ancient and endangered forests or other controversial sources is low risk, which is an industry leading result. Chain of Custody (C-o-C) certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is available for our fibres.

Aditya Birla Group’s VSF manufacturing units are certified under the ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management system,” informed Mr. Gopal.

Recently, Birla Cellulose of the Aditya Birla Group has been ranked Number one globally by the NGO Canopy, in its Hot Button Report for its work on the conservation of ancient and endangered forests. Birla Cellulose has a ‘light green shirt’ ranking in the updated and expanded edition of the Hot Button Report, which ranks eleven viscose rayon producers that represent 70% of global viscose production.Mr. Gopal informed that Grasim Industries Limited the Indian arm of Birla Cellulose, has also been awarded the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified biobased product label for Birla Excel, Birla Viscose, Birla Modal and Birla Spunshades which was a milestone in reaching their sustainability journey and strengthening their belief that sustainability is at the core of Birla Cellulose’s business strategy.

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Material ConneXion® Introduces Innovation Walls

aterial ConneXion, the leading materials-driven design authority and partner of the most innovative brands in the world, is pleased to announce the debut of the company’s Innovation Walls. Curated by Material ConneXion’s team of experts, the Innovation Walls are refreshed quarterly with 20 of the most exciting materials and advancements across industries.

Innovation Walls are a physical manifestation of Material ConneXion’s consulting

expertise, tangible material samples, and cross-industry insight, incorporating a range of materials on the cutting edge of technology and sustainability. Since the soft launch of the Innovation Wall program in Q4 2017, walls have been installed in the offices of leaders in technology, consumer electronics, and footwear and apparel, with additional orders placed for 2018.In addition, Material ConneXion has expanded its presence to the West Coast with the addition of Melanie Marsh as Director of Commercial Strategy.

Based in San Diego, CA, Ms. Marsh will be responsible for managing the team and driving the West Coast business strategy.

“Many of Material ConneXion’s innovative clients are located on the West Coast. This expansion allows us to leverage our 20+ years of global experience in material science, and to help satisfy the demand for creative, competitive, and sustainable material solutions in the region,” said Nick Wright, Material ConneXion’s Managing Director.

Cone Denim Expands OEKO-TEX® Certification To Mexico Platform

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one Denim® is pleased to announce that its Cone Denim Parras and Cone Denim Yecapixtla operations in Mexico have received OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certification on selected denim products.

The company’s Cone Denim Jiaxing operation in China received certification in 2015. The company is now able to provide Oeko-Tex certified fabrics on a global basis.

OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification provides transparency in the textile supply chain and assures consumers that certified products have been produced without the use of illegal, regulated or other known harmful substances. The “Confidence in Textiles” motto designates independent testing for harmful substances for textile

products of all types which pose no risk to health since 1992.

“The expansion of our OEKO-TEX certification to denim fabrics produced from our Mexico facilities offers additional confidence in our products and opens new opportunities to our customers worldwide,” said Steve Maggard, senior vice president, Operations and Manufacturing, Cone Denim. “We remain committed to responsible manufacturing and promoting sustainable practices and components within our products and processes that minimize our environmental footprint while providing our customers the highest level of denim innovation and design. The OEKO-TEX certification provides our customers and the end consumer further validation of our practices

and the benefits of Cone Denim’s SustainblueTM line featuring the highest level of environmentally responsible denims. ” Cone Denim has operated in Mexico since 1995 producing industry-leading denims, both rigid and stretch, including S-Gene® products as well as many other high-performance and sustainable denim styles. The company’s Cone Denim Jiaxing facility opened in 2007 in China. This combined global platform is strategically designed to provide customers with innovative and market-driven denims and services from a comprehensive global network of manufacturing platforms. Certified labs and proprietary process control systems are central to producing high quality fabrics with exceptional shade and physical consistency.

Insulfrax LTX blankets outperform both Insulfrax LT and S blankets in a variety of thermal management industrial applications.The new Insulfrax LTX products help customers reduce costs. The enhanced LTX fibre performance helps companies reduce their energy costs and meet increasingly strict carbon emission targets, without increasing the amount of insulation required.

Alternatively, customers can save on material costs by using less insulation to achieve the same performance as standard AES blankets. Customers can save money by reducing their lining thickness up to 25%, freeing up valuable space in furnaces and ovens. Insulfrax LTX Blankets are inorganic and binder-free with less dust and have a noticeable improved >>P81

Unifrax Launches Next-Generation Insulfrax® LTX Products

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nifrax I LLC unveiled its next-generation Insulfrax® LTX Products with enhanced physical properties to improve both thermal performance and product handling. These lightweight needled blankets combine innovative proprietary technology with Insulfrax proven performance to create the best low-biopersistent Insulfrax blanket available from Unifrax.

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...WORLD <<P80 surface finish. The blanket is easier to handle and cut resulting in faster installation, with less skin irritation and reduced waste of material. The blankets are also printed for easier identification of material and installation tracking on the job.

Unifrax innovation and manufacturing expertise are at the heart of these next-generation thermal insulation products. First introduced in 1992, the Insulfrax brand is recognized worldwide for helping companies radically reduce their energy costs and reduce pollution.

“Unifrax is very excited to launch this next level of quality to our customers using Insulfrax blankets. This superior new product has been designed to offer significantly lower thermal conductivity than our current Insulfrax S blanket product, and as much as 20% lower when compared to other “standard” insulation wools,” explained Phillip Armstrong, Product Manager at Unifrax Rainford in the UK. “This is the best Insulfrax blanket we make today and is a gamechanger for us. Insulfrax LTX is designed to exceed our customers’ expectations around the world with an unparalleled product offering.

This latest Insulfrax technology comes on the heels of our Isofrax® 1400 introduction last September, our other high-temperature low-biopersistent brand of products, and clearly places Unifrax as a worldwide leader in high temperature thermal management products,” said Armstrong.

Unifrax is the only vertically integrated fiber manufacturer that can

provide customers with a range of fiber chemistries and product offerings with various thicknesses and weight, to operate at various use temperatures effectively and efficiently, while delivering outstanding technical, application engineering and customer service support.

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New military fabrics from Cordura and Crye Precision

nvista’s Cordura brand and Crye Precision have collaborated to create a new generation of military uniform fabric technology powered by the long-lasting durability of Cordura fabric combined with lightweight comfort and added mobility.

Made from Crye Precision’s proprietary VTX Ripstop material constructed with stretch Cordura NYCO fabric technology, the latest G4 Uniform represents the next generation of combat apparel. It will be featured in the latest instalment of the Cordura brand’s Meet the Maker series, which highlights the two brands’ longstanding collaboration.

“We are excited to once again be working with Crye Precision on the cutting-edge of military fabric technology,” said Cindy McNaull, global Cordura brand and marketing director. “The goal of our Meet the Maker series is to highlight the power of collaborative problem solving with our brand customers, and celebrate >>P82

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The G4 Uniform features a slim-cut design for reduced bulk and enhanced wearer comfort under body armour. Invista T420HT patent-pending high tenacity fibre technology helps optimize the pants and sleeves for lightweight strength, and zippered shoulder pockets leave room for essential gear.“From uniform fabrics to heavy duty plate carriers to backpack fabrics, Cordura brand is the gold standard for nearly our entire line,” said Gregg Thompson,

demanding periods of time. In the field, its practical technologies include 3x higher tear strength and 60% faster drying fabric.

“The most rewarding part of the job is knowing that the products you’re designing are being used in the real world by end-users that are rappelling, climbing over walls and fast-roping out of helicopters,” said Brad Thomas, retired special forces and product manager at Crye Precision.

“Our new G4 uniform and fabric is so reliable, the servicemen don’t have to think about it. And I don’t think we would have had the success that we have had without Cordura fabric.”

Teijin continues sports market expansion

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eijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fibres and products converting company, announced that it will promote its ongoing expansion in the global sports market by participating in ISPO Munich, the world’s biggest sportswear exhibition, which will take place at Messe München from January 28 to 31.

The company’s booth (Hall: C4, Booth: No.103) will showcase highly-functional materials that the company says offer excellent combinations of comfort and performance for sportswear. The stand also will showcase recycled and bio-derived materials developed under Teijin Frontier’s Think Eco initiative for environmentally friendly solutions.

Teijin Frontier’s exhibit will include:

Deltapeak

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co-founder of Crye Precision. “We’ve been working with Cordura fabric since our very first G1 uniform, and we continued to use it in our AC uniform and G3 uniform after that,” added Johanna Bloomfield, lead designer at Crye Precision. “For G4, we wanted to create a fabric that was lighter and stronger than our current fabric.”

The G4 uniform’s VTX Ripstop fabric construction offers multiple benefits when compared to standard 50/50 NYCO Mil-Spec material. Driven by a 17% lighter weight and 4x more breathable material, its comfort properties are key for consumers who are often wearing uniforms for long and functionality and quality. Along with softness, durability and elasticity, it also offers ultraviolet protection and anti-transparency, as well as snag resistance due to its dense, flat-knit surface. A newly developed Deltapeak sweat–suit fabric, bulky, lightweight and extra-soft owing to its 4-dimensional structure, will also be exhibited.

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Octa has a unique, highly modified crosssection comprising eight projections aligned in a radial pattern around a hollow fibre. Its notable advantages include half the weight of polyester of the same diameter, rapid wicking and drying, thermal insulation and useful bulkiness, making this another great material for sportswear. The exhibit will feature Octa Neo, which is said to offer a pleasingly smooth texture as well as Octa functionality.

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Teijin Frontier’s high-strength polyester nanofiber has a diameter of just 700 nanometers, yet its surface area is several ten times larger than that of conventional fibre, resulting in positive-grip, low-slippage surfaces. It also is cool, wiping and non-transparent, making it a highly useful material for various fields, including sportswear and innerwear.

This cushiony, durable and breathable material is an excellent substitute for polyurethane in a range of cushioning applications, including bra cups and supporters for sports.

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High-grade artificial leather Cordley is lightweight, durable and easy to handle, making it great for environmentally friendly sports applications such as balls and shoes.

Reebok Classic unveils Always Classic campaign

eebok Classic has revealed its Spring/Summer 2018 campaign that celebrates the brand’s most disruptive and authentic style pioneers, challenging them to define what Always Classic means to them. The campaign unites Reebok Classic’s iconic silhouettes: the Freestyle Hi, Classic Leather, Club C and Workout Plus by capturing some of today’s most creative visionaries – including Pop superstar

Ariana Grande, international supermodel and style icon Gigi Hadid, hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, model Sharina Gutierrez, style icon Teyana Taylor, rapper Lil Yachty, graffiti artists Felipe Pantone and Sany and K-pop sensation Somi – all in their element.

With a heritage firmly rooted in encouraging self-expression and embracing nonconformity, the campaign honours Reebok Classic’s longstanding commitment to pushing creative boundaries, reflecting the

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brand’s ethos to defy the status quo. The Always Classic campaign challenges people across the globe, to show what it means to be a Classic on their own terms, the company explains.

Each partner fronts the silhouette that mirrors their unique character and physically represents what the style stands for at its core, creating a compelling story that truly reflects what it means to be defined as a Classic. >>P83

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adidas develops jacket for periods of downtime

ll multi-sport adventurers respect the periods of calm that surround the contrastingly high-intensity action in the outdoors. These include tuning bikes in the carpark, belays at the crag, and posttrail run cool downs. These quintessential periods of downtime are important, valued and require us to have hard-working, versatile equipment.

To stay warm during lull time between pursuits, the adidas Terrex has developed a

Climaheat Agravic Down Hooded Jacket, which features Climaheat Technology with a patent-pending baffle construction, where every other baffle is bigger, overlapping the stitching lines to eliminate cold spots.

Additional seals at the cuffs and collar traps warm air inside the jacket and help prevent heat loss for when the conditions really start to bite. Lightweight durability on the outside fabric is guaranteed thanks to the 25g/sqm light Pertex Quantum GL fabric which is

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Kelheim Fibres develops disinfectant wipes with viscose

elheim Fibres has developed viscose fibre speciality Danufil QR, addressing a challenge in the area of disinfection wipes. “So far, the use of viscose fibres in these antiseptic wipes has posed a significant problem despite their excellent fluid handling properties: the fibres bind certain disinfectant substances which severely interferes with the wipes’ function,” says the company.

The active substances are quaternary ammonium compounds. These so-called quats are positively charged. Standard viscose fibres are negatively charged which is why up to 80% of the quats are tightly bound to the fibre – meaning they are no longer available for their actual purpose.

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Danufil QR receives its functionality through the incorporation of a – completely bio-degradable - additive into the fibre’s core. Therefore, the functionality is evenly distributed and cannot migrate from the material, the manufacturer explains.

While viscose fibres are long established raw materials for other hygiene, medical or food applications, Danufil QR has been developed to offer all the well-known benefits of viscose fibres such as

absorbency, softness and skin-friendliness for disinfectant wipes.

Kelheim’s viscose fibres also score points for eco-friendliness, particularly in convenient disposable products: Danufil QR is made of 100% renewable raw materials. The cellulose used for these fibres comes exclusively from FSC- or PEFCTM-certified sources.

Kelheim Fibres is one of the leading producers of viscose speciality fibres. The company is focused on developing innovative products, flexible technologies and strong customer orientation, as well as active environmental protection.

Around 90,000 tonnes of viscose fibres are produced and tested every year at Kelheim in South Germany.

Textile Machinery: Orders on the Upswing in 2017

he orders index for textile machinery compiled by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, rose by 29% for the period from October to December 2017 compared to the same period for the previous year. The index value stood at 120.9 points (basis: 100 in 2010).This growth rate affected both foreign markets, for which the index registered an absolute value of 128 points (+23%) and the domestic market in Italy. In the latter case, the

<<P83 smart features with slick design to get the optimal downtime, from trails to the bar,” the company comments. adidas Terrex is the outdoor creator brand in the outdoors, which strives for new, innovative design solutions, made possible by integrating adidas’ own technologies, as well as the finest materials from partners including Gore-Tex; PrimaLoft; Polartec for apparel; and Stealth and Continental rubber for foot wear.

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increase was 72% compared to the period from October to December 2016, for absolute value of 94.5 points.

On an annual basis, the index registered an average increase of 18% with respect to 2016.

Domestic orders were up 36%, a significant rise that stands to confirm the effectiveness of the government’s measures to support investments by Italian manufacturers. Foreign markets also registered a substantial increase in orders for the entire year (+16%).

ACIMIT President Alessandro Zucchi commented on these results as follows: “The orders index for 2017 confirms that our sector is in good health, with a production trend that has been growing since 2015.”

Based on updated data for the first nine months of 2017, Italian exports increased 10% compared to the period from January to September 2016, with solid performances by Italian businesses in the industry in all major markets. In Italy, the measures envisaged in the National Industrial Plan 4.0, were responsible for launching purchases of advanced machinery.”

Zucchi further states that, “The textile sector is currently constrained, more than ever before, to attentively look into the applications offered

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just as fast and interconnected to meet the demands of end consumers. Nonetheless, it would have been difficult to imagine such a significant leverage effect from the 4.0 incentives.”

Background on the Italy’s textile machinery industry and ACIMIT ACIMIT represents an industrial sector comprising around 300 manufacturers (employing close to 12,000 people) and producing machinery for an overall value of about 2.7 billion euros, with exports amounting to more than 85% of total sales. Creativity, sustainable technology, reliability and quality are the characteristics which have made Italy a global leader in the manufacturing of textile machinery.

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arl Mayer Rotal has received a great number of orders last year for the company’s indigo dyeing machines. With its Centre of Excellence for the denim sector, Karl Mayer Rotal can offer one-stop solutions for slasher and rope dyeing.

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The dye add-on as a percentage of the total yarn weight is 5.5% maximum, the company reports. “This warp preparation equipment is also highly productive. The Prodye-S can double output when processing lightweight denim. The market has been extremely impressed by the performance offered by Karl Mayer Rotal’s indigo dyeing machines.

Demand has been increasing continuously since 2015 and has been especially high this year. Turkey, in particular, has placed a large number of orders.”

Turkey is a lucrative market for Karl Mayer Rotal. Many large denim producers there are already working with the Prodye-S machine and have placed follow-up orders this year. Follow-up orders have also been received from companies in Mexico.

Machines have also been delivered to companies that are new to this technology – in Turkey and Iran as well.

Turkish companies are also contributing to the success of the Prodye-R. This rope dyeing machine was only delivered in May 2017. It was sent to Algeria as part of a

large project, under the auspices of Tayal, a joint venture involving the participation of the Turkish company, Taypa. Turkey invested in another Prodye-R machine in the autumn of this year.Karl Mayer Rotal invited any specialists who were interested to travel to Vietnam to see a practical demonstration of its indigo dyeing machine. One customer, who has been working with the Prodye-S since February 2017, made his company available for the open-house show, and reported on his experiences. The event was attended by a small yet highly qualified group of people. The visitors came mainly from the host country, but also from Hong Kong, Indonesia and China.Prodye is based on well-thought-out components. One of these innovative elements is the Double Vario dyebath, which operates on the basis of a well-thought-out cross-flow system for perfect dye liquor circulation to give a uniform dyeing result. Additionally, the Quick Oxidation zone operates with temperaturecontrolled air flow to guarantee uniform dye uptake. Rejects are also reduced, and the colour tone of the warp yarn sheet is more

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The third important guarantee of success is the Prosize sizing machine, which is equipped with the VSB and HSB size boxes, the manufacturer explains. “These size application systems are becoming more and more popular, since they offer numerous advantages,” said Dieter Gager, the Sales Director.The Prosize is said to use up to 10% less size than similar conventional systems on the market. Uniformity is improved, and less fibre dust is produced, which improves weaving efficiency. It is ergonomically designed to provide greater process transparency. With an operating rate of up to 180 m/min, it is fast and can also be used flexibly. The yarn sizing range, which depends on the number of yarns and the yarn count, may be up to 20% higher than on conventional sizing machines. The working width is 3,200 mm maximum.

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hree – The Indian Avatar has observed almost 1500% growth in demand for its garments made from Liva fabrics. Owing to the rise in demand of Liva, the new age fluid fabric from the Aditya Birla Group, Shree now boasts a production of 250,000 garments per month made from Liva from just 15,000 garments per month.

Talking about the collaboration with LIVA, Sandeep Kapoor, an Expert in Textile and Apparel Industry and Director of Shree – The Indian Avatar, stated, “Our success has a lot to do with the unique way in which we operate our business. We create, innovate and introduce 5 new trend collections everyday, which is unlike any other garment manufacturing company in the country. This is a fast fashion model.”

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Mr. Kapoor further added, “We get immense support from Liva with respect to innovative fabrics and modern trends. With increasing popularity of Liva, we now have almost 98% of our collection made from Liva fabric.”

Shree gets good consumer insights from 24 EBOs and 1000 MBOs. These insights help to create new innovations on a daily basis.

This also indicates that the supply chain has to be robust and fast. Liva Accredited Partner Forum (LAPF) has understood the requirement very well. LAPF has worked in close coordination with its partners and brought down the lead time of supplying the fabrics from 75 days to almost 25 days.

According to Mr. Manohar Samuel, President – Marketing, Birla Cellulose, “We are looking for partners who can understand consumers well, innovate continuously and

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To fuel growth, Liva supports Shree in co – branding activities, with a focus to spread awareness for both Shree – The Indian Avatar and Liva.

About LIVA: Liva is a new age fabric from the Aditya Birla Group. Unlike other fabrics, that are boxy or synthetic, Liva is a soft, fluid fabric which falls and drapes well. A promise that is delivered through an accredited value chain. The new-age naturally sourced fibre made into fabric in pure or blended form, transforms not just the garment but also the person wearing it.

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“With our innovative Mec-Mor technology the complete footwear production cycle has been evolved and changed. Now it is possible to have a semi-finished product which involves less making-up costs as the upper is already mapped. This allows a rapid customization thanks also to the high photographic resolution,” Patrick Silva explains. “Without doubt, every runner and athlete loves to have a lighter product that is able to complement their actions and movements. This can improve their performances and increase their comfort making them feel even better.”

According to Santoni, high performance sports brands are successfully using these features to revolutionize how to make footwear and are bringing innovative products into this segment.

“At present, with this new Mec-Mor technology Santoni is the only one to offer a more efficient and profitable alternative to the standard production of flat knitting machines,” concludes Patrick Silva.

Santoni introduces new Mecmor machine for footwear

e world-renowned Santoni Mecmor open panel circular knitting machine, recognized as the most ‘complete knitwear machine in circular motion’, has now been redesigned to meet the latest challenge of the footwear market.

“A new take-down group has been fitted to cut the lateral selvedges and to roll up the knitted fabric for the subsequent footwear process finishing phase. In fact, this fabric roll is already ready for the next treatment process of the uppers,” says Santoni Marketing Manager Patrick Silva.

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