Apparel Online India Magazine March 1st Issue 2019 | Page 20

TEX-FILE THE LATEST NEWS HAVE YOUR SAY For the latest news on apparel and textile, make sure that you visit https://apparelresources.com/top-news/ Write to Apparel Resources, B-32, South Extension-1, New Delhi (110049), India or email: [email protected] New boost to India's silk sector: Centre launches 4 projects in North East Shirting range for Spring/Summer 2020 demands and ethical production. Reduced energy consumption, recycled wastewater, responsible chemicals and dyes, we have it all. We have gone around the world, and we are able to source technology, which is futuristic, meets sustainable production targets while enticing customers with high quality and service standards. A lot of investment has gone into backend looms and spinning processes, there’s synergy in the spinning, weaving and fabric processing. It is a vertically integrated plant that is service-driven. We have expanded into new kinds of fibres and blends that serve versatile product categories. We will keep ourselves aligned with the future and strive to be a part of the key trend makers.” Textrum S/S 2020 presented Vardhman’s foray into the womenswear segment, especially for topwear. One of the biggest hits out of the 12 collections showcased was the Monal range that endorsed an assortment of cotton blends with viscose, sustainable viscose, tencel, modal fabrics with high drapeability and softer tactile feel. “Vardhman was a leader in bottomwear but they are now exploring womenswear as well, which definitely helps us as Parx and Raymond are expanding into womenswear. The blends, fabric weight and finishes in modal, tencel, viscose and poly-blends (monal range) are our favourites,” said Avinash Singh, Manager – Design (Parx), Raymond, while further adding, “All our bottomwear have some lycra content and no other mill has the same capability for this kind of fabric. We really liked the 360 degrees stretch and the power stretch fabric too. The shirting fabrics in menswear were not that expansive but the rest of the collection stood above our expectations.” The visitors also appreciated the different weaves Textrum put on display this time such as intricate jacquard weaves on bottomwear and shirts along with combination of weaves such as the pairing of aesthetically appealing dobby with flexibility enhancer twill weave. Pranay Misra, from ABFRL’s Madura, expressed his views, “Textrum provides us a way to get to know how latest international standards are being reimagined to suit the Indian demand, and no one can do it better than Vardhman. The weave combinations, especially in the bottomwear categories, were of interest to us this time due to properties such as high resilience and dust repellency. All in all, they presented a great range.” After a successful Textrum S/S ’20, Vardhman is keen on hosting the event every season in Gurgaon itself, keeping a focus on its customers’ convenience with the aim to highlight textiles and fibre technologies that intersect all prerequisites of the industry – innovation, sustainability and design excellence. 20 Apparel Online India | MARCH 1-15, 2019 | www.apparelresources.com Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani recently launched four new projects in North East for the development of the silk sector. She also inaugurated new office building of Weavers Service Centres (WSC) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and Kannur, Kerala. The Minister inaugurated muga silk seed production centre in Tura, Meghalaya; silk printing and processing unit in Agartala, Tripura; eri spun silk mill in Sangaipat, Imphal; and development of sericulture in Mamit, Mizoram. The infrastructure facilities available presently with the state are insufficient to meet the demand of required quantity of Muga basic seed. The creation of additional Muga SSPC in Tura will strengthen the Muga seed sector to make the state self-sufficient for production and supply of Muga silkworm seed. The seed production capacity of the unit is one lakh commercial dfls per year and around 300 farmers will be covered directly. Silk Printing & Processing unit in Agartala, Tripura has been set up at a cost of Rs. 3.71 crore for production, printing and processing of 1.5 lakh metre silk per annum. The project has been implemented directly by the state in coordination with CSB and is ready to commence production process. Textiles printing is a process in which designs are printed on the textiles material using various methods and techniques and done on finished fabrics. This unit will lead to higher and sustainable growth in the entire textile value chain from fibre to finished products in the state and improve the local weaver artisans. Eri Spun Silk Mill in Sangaipat, Imphal East, Manipur was approved with a cost of Rs. 21.53 crore and will be implemented directly by the state in coordination with CSB. Around 65 per cent of Eri cocoons produced in Manipur are converted into yarn within the state through conventional spinning device Takli, Pedal operated and Motorised Eri Spinning machines. The rest 35 per cent of Eri cocoons is marketed outside the state without value addition resulting in less income to farmers. The installed production capacity of mill is 55 MT of quality Eri spun silk yarn by consuming about 74 MT of Eri cocoons per annum. The expected turnover at installed capacity utilisation of 80 per cent during the first year is around Rs. 10 crore with a net profit of Rs. 3 crore. The project is expected to generate direct employment to 107 persons throughout the year and indirect employment to around 1,500 Eri farmers through the backward linkage and around 730 weavers through forward linkage.