Another edition of seminar is under planning to be organized in India by collaborated efforts of the French Trade Commission of French Embassy, Ubifrance and French Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (UCMTF).

Ludhiana and Mumbai are the targeted destinations for the seminar to be arranged on 20th and 22nd April 2010 respectively.

Specifically for identifying the Indian associates and partners for the seminar Ms Florence Zuber, Ubifrance representative, Ms Brinder Rault, Advisor for Trade at French Trade Commission of French Embassy at India and Ms Evelyne Cholet, UCMTF representative have planned meetings with variety of Indian organizations and schedules for the same have been mentioned below:

1st and 2nd February: Mumbai
3rd February: Chandigarh
3rd and 4th February: Ludhiana
5th February: Delhi

Special meetings with the journals and magazines are also being arranged during the course of this trip. Date mentioned for the same is 2nd Feb, Tuesday at Mumbai city and 2th February, Friday 2010, 10am at French Trade Commission in Delhi.

A foothold firm has been established by the French textile Machinery Manufacturers for the International Markets. France, basically, is the 3rd largest textile machinery exporter in Europe and holds sixth position in the world. It has been chosen for partnership by hundred or more countries to whom approx 90% of the national production is being exported. Actually they are a group of companies whose joint efforts resulted in development of UCMTF (French Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), private professional association, years ago. The aim of this association is to promote French companies and machines. UCMTF is acting as a nourishing force for competence, professionalism, creativity and dynamism of the member companies.

Established French companies are willing to ensure their leadership standards on the International fronts of textile sector. They are willing to expand themselves in textile market with high targeted manufacturing processes and products.

French textile machinery industry is making specialized progress in below mentioned sectors:
- Long Fiber spinning machines
- Spinning preparation machines
- Non-woven manufacturing lines and cards
- Fiber blending machines
- Fiber opening
- Textile waste recovery processes

Frankfurt, In spite of all uncertainties still capturing the home textile industry around the world with low leveled employment and demand in various traditional and international markets, India is dominating the Frankfurt’s Heimtextil fair- largest fair in the world for home furnishing products- by representing biggest exhibitor from all over the world.

The show is being dominated by India in sheer numbers, more than 385 exhibitors have surpassed, and Germany exhibitors have been 381 in number, being host country for decades has presented extreme numbers of exhibitors so far. With 380 exhibitors, China took the very 3rd position, though it was predicated by few experts from Germany that in future events, China would overtake this figure over India.

Ajit Kumar, an elated Indian consul generally at Frankfurt, expressed superiority of Indian numerical at the fair as a sign of forward march of India in the textile industry.

Few of the Indian textile exports to the country Germany includes wool, raw material, man-made fiber, silk, raw silk, cotton, yarn and many more products.

Few exhibitors from India expressed about some lukewarm response during the show time, on the whole the mood of exhibiting companies from India was extremely better that what was there during 2009 when the entire world was arrested in the clutches of horrifying economic crises reducing the demands.

Detlef Braun, Managing director at Messe Frankfulr GmbH, organizer of Heimtextil show, explained about the overall positive mood prevailing within the show that reflected that major participants were delighted by their performance.

From India and China both, large amount of exhibitors were present who gave testimony to the great mood of suppliers during the event. India is said to be an important market for all. Braun said, it is one of the promising markets in the world.

Union Budget amount Rs 4,500crors is being allocated by the textile industry for TUFS, Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme.

According to CITI, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, an estimated amount of Rs 1,500crore is needed for meeting the backlog held during July-December 2009. Similarly for January-December 2010, approx Rs 3,000crores is required to feed the gap.

Approximately Rs 3,140cores has been earmarked by the Union Government for this budgeted year and backlogs by TUFS were settled by this amount up till June end 2009.

It was reported by an official of Textile Commissioner that around Rs 129crores have been released recently by the Textile Union Ministry and Rs 180crores were under processing. The Textile Commissioner officials had approached banks for submitting relevant details of the TUFS assistance that should be paid off for the quarter September.

According to CITI’s Secretary General, D.K Nair, machinery and investment orders in the sector are on the stages of revival.

J. Thulasidharan, Chairman of the Southern India Mill’s Association explained that the planning for modernization as well as expansion was on the cards for units still the project was delayed because of the hit by global recession that lead to slowdown in investments for trade/exports.

Trade fair, Heimtextile, in India is showing tremendous success at home textile front and exhibitors are getting successful business at weak markets even, latest event progress expresses.

Economic revival at the textile sector is being indicated, Heimtextile India is likely to get flourishing platform for trade for both international as well as Indian visitors and manufactures from 11th 13th October, 2010 at Mumbai, Bombay Exhibition Centre, East Goregaon. The effect of global meltdown has resulted in shutting of shops by many home furnishing dealers and manufacturers. However, a glimpse of hope is there for global textile sector to take up a positive turn.

Industry reports show that the global home textile business amounting $10billion is likely to move on growth up to $23billion by the year 2010. Since few months back, exporters of the home textile industry are visualizing 15-20%hike in the volumes from EU and US. Higher profit margins are being offered by both markets. Indian textile exporters are taking up more advantage of the prevailing situations that are rejuvenating the textile trade. Heimtextile India, at this point, is offering professional meeting space for the entire sector.

During the Inauguration of Heimtextile in 2009, Commissioner of the Textile Ministry, Mr. A.B Joshi explained, Presentation and the quality at Heimtextile India has immensely impressed us. Buyers from all over the world have been observed by us. The entire event is showing success imprints and might be seen as our country’s milestone. Textile ministry is supporting Messe Frankfurt India completely for their efforts of encouragement of high class end events in Mumbai.

Integrated Textile Parks Scheme and TUFS, Technology Up-gradation Scheme, such policies are being allocated by new Indian budget. Modernization and good investments are being expected through them. Mr. Dayanidhi Maran, Union Textile Minister, has proposed budgest to the textile sector with the purpose of growth and development, which are likely to result in economic revival, agriculurre development, infrastructural development and export expansion and restoration.

Textile Industry of India is showing enhanced performance, in both imports and exports, expressed Dayanidhi Maran through the state of the fiscal within April-November, highlighting the economic revival.
Growth rate in the cloth production has been raised by 10.8%, 11.8% for yarn and 21.3% for man-made fiber. This is a recorded statement during the eighth month of the year.

After focusing a decline of more than 21.8% during the first 3 months of 2009-2010, as a result of economic slowdown affecting global market, exports of textile have been raised in a positive way since the month of July. 2.92% increase has been noticed.

Improvement is revealed by the textile firm’s Balance sheets recorded in September.

Approx 19.7% sales growth has been posted by weaving companies, 8.9% in spinning sector, 15.7% by man-made fiber sector and 14.2% readymade garment sector.

According to Maran, exporters have not been refunded with local taxes as yet which have reduced their competitiveness within the global markets.

Rita Menon, Secretary of the Textile Ministry, explained that the skill development scheme introduced and developed by Ministry of Textile, has already gained approval by the Planning Commission and is likely to get into action from the coming fiscal.

Skill development scheme has been developed by the textile minister with extensively high private-public partnership content.