about texcellence 2009

TEXTILE REVIEW, in association with ATIRA-AMA Centre for Textiles Studies, is organizing the 4th national conference on Indian textiles and allied sector TEXCELLENCE 2009 on November 13 -14, 2009 at AMA Auditorium, Ahmedabad. Keeping in mind the present global crisis, the conference will be organized on the theme “Current Economic Situation: Challenges and the Need for Strategic Policy Initiatives”. Besides this, the conference will cover a gamut of contemporary issues of importance on textile sector by experts and professionals. This event will also bring out new ideas and opportunities for the benefit of textile sector.

about organiser

TEXTILE REVIEW - A textile centric techno-economic and management focused monthly catering to a class audience covering major industries, management consultants, government departments, textile research and development institutions, textile policy and trade / export promotion councils etc. The magazine stands out amongst similar other publications as it is mailed to all the technical / engineer college libraries as a token of our commitment to the student fraternity. The fact that it is subscribed by India's top notch management / technical institutions like IIMs and IITs bears the testimony to the quality of the contents.

In the very first year of its launch the websitewww.textilereview.com has been commissioned where brief details regarding the coverage of all past issues are available. The highlight of this website is it being updated everyday with a brief and condensed news coverage information on textiles appearing in major media. This makes the site unique and attracts the visitors who are looking forward to keep themselves updated on major happenings in the textile sector on day today basis.

Every issue has a focus unlike similar other magazines and it has consistently carried highly focused and interactive interviews with the top most in the relevant sector facilitating the readership to appreciate the industry leaders vision and thoughts. Topics like TR Exclusive Interview, technology, management, news snippets, upcoming events, new projects, career, statistics, stock scan etc. are regular features. Because of this, the magazine, in a short span of its existence, has carved out a niche amongst similar other publications.

texcellence'09 overview

Indian Textile Industry contributes about 11 percent to industrial production, 14 per cent to the manufacturing sector, 4 percent to the GDP and 12 per cent to the country's total export earnings. It provides direct employment to over 33.17 million people, the second largest provider of employment after agriculture. Besides, another 54.85 million people are engaged in its allied activities. It has a total market size of US $52 billion ($32 billion as domestic household consumption and $20 billion as exports). Market size potential for the industry is envisaged at USD 110 billion by 2012. This would create 12 million job opportunities - 5 million direct jobs in textile industry and 7 million jobs in allied sectors. The fundamental strength of this industry flows from its strong production base of wide range of fibres / yarns from natural fibres like cotton, jute, silk and wool to synthetic /man-made fibres like polyester, viscose, nylon and acrylic.