AIMING to catch up with global competition and India's fibre requirement of the future, the Union Ministry of Textiles put up a draft national fibre policy on its website in June. It has invited comments and suggestions. Though India is the second largest producer of man-made fibre in the world, …
About 1,148 registered small scale industries (SSIs) were closed in Orissa between 2003 and 2008. Four medium scale industries, assisted by the Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Orissa Limited (IPICOL), were closed during this period. In Sundergarh district about 326 registered SSI units were closed. The employment generated by …
Production and stock of jute products across the country have fallen in January 2008 by 5,000 tonnes compared with those in December 2007, according to the latest figures furnished by the Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA). This has raised the fears of an increase in imports and rise in prices …
EU directive seeks to blacklist suppliers failing to comply with eco-labelling norms. A European Commission (EC) directive on packaging and packaging waste has sought to blacklist jute bag supplying countries such as India if they fail to eco-label their products and conform to supply-disposal norms laid down in EU countries. …
The jute industry has urged the ministry of textiles (MoT) to impose a ban on the imports of A.Twill and B.Twill jute bags from Bangladesh as part of its qualitative restriction. It has also requested the ministry for quantitative restrictions, whereby imports from Bangladesh will be limited giving a breather …
The magnitude of the national jute policy introduced three years ago is beyond debate as it has recommended steps to strengthen the farm sector, modernise mills and give a new direction to domestic and global marketing. But unfortunately, as have been the case with earlier government-sponsored packages for the jute …
Say imported materials invading protected domains even as they fail to enter new markets. The domestic jute industry has been unable to shake off its lean patch with slide in all aspects of trade. The industry has struggled in production and despatch, and in exports as well. FLAGGING FORTUNES # …
