Minister of Textiles to lead trade delegation to France & Germany
01 Feb '10
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(xi) Mr. Neeraj Saluja, Saluja Group (Spinning, knitting and Garments). (xii) Mr. Harish Ahuja, Shahi Exports (Garments). (xiii) Mr. Nitin Kasliwal, SKNL (Fabric).
The Indian delegation is scheduled to meet some of the very large companies in France and Germany which include Decathalon (Turnover US$ 4.3 Bn), Prosher (Turnover US$ 400 Million),Thusane (Turover US$ 300 Million), Dormeuil (US$ 350 Million), Deveaux (US$ 200 Million), UP – TEX (US$ 200 million), Hacot Columbiar (US$ 150 Million) and also some of the luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Hermes in France and Triumph (US$ 1.6 Billion), Multiline (US$ 700 million), Strennesse AG (US$ 100 Million), Nicholas Weber (US$ 100 million), Oerkilon (US$ 4.6 Billion), Trutzschler (US$ 350 Million) and Terrot GMBH (US$ 133 Million) in Germany.
Under the leadership of Thiru. Dayanidhi Maran, the proactiveness shown by the ministry of Textiles has resulted in an increased awareness about the strengths of Indian Textile and Clothing industry. As result many organizations from Switzerland, Italy and Turkey , who interacted with Indian delegation during the first leg are under discussion about either a green field or a joint venture investment with an Indian partner. Simultaneously, many global apparel & textiles companies have initiated higher volume sourcing from India.
Some of the international companies who interacted with Indian delegation during the last visit included names like M/s Beninger M/s Rieter (turnover US$3 billion), Jacob Muller (turnover US$ 220 million), and high end fabric manufactures viz., Miroglio (turnover US$1.13 billion), Marzotto (turnover US$1 billion), Gruppo Coin (turnover US$1.1 billion), Vincenzo Zucchi (turnover US$245 million), Radici Group (turnover US$1.7 billion), Sinterama (turnover US$130 million), Zegna (turnover US$ 1.3 billion) in Italy and M/s Bilsar and Yunsa Yunlu san. (turnover US$137 million).