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Co-optex Introduces Green Collection for Children
The Tamil Nadu (India) government-owned enterprise, Co-optex, has introduced an “eco-friendly” collection for children for the first time. All the clothing items in the new collection are made with organic cotton, using natural dyes, according to a news report in the Deccan Chronicle. The Tamil Nadu state handlooms minister KKSSR Ramachandran has said that the collection has been launched keeping in mind the importance of children’s health. It is available in all the 131 showrooms spread across Tamil Nadu and in addition at 69 sales outlets functioning outside the state. The collection targets infants to children up to five years of age and the price ranges from Rs200 to Rs450.
The Tamilnadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society, popularly called as Co-optex was established in 1935 and has a long and rich tradition in handlooms, history that dates back over 75 years, even before Indian Independence.
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