Dyes & Chemicals

Toxic Chemical Found In Indian Textiles A Rivers: Toxics Link Report

Textile Insights May 21, 2025

A recent study by environmental advocacy group Toxics Link has raised serious concerns over the widespread presence of nonylphenol (NP), a toxic and endocrine-disrupting chemical, in Indian textiles and water bodies near textile hubs. The report titled “Toxic Threads: Assessing Nonylphenol

Corporates

KPR Mill Shares Fall 6% On Promoter Stake Sale

Textile Insights May 21, 2025

Shares of KPR Mill slipped nearly 6% today, hitting an intraday low of Rs 1140.10 on the BSE, after opening at Rs 1160. The decline followed reports that promoters K.P. Ramasamy, K.P.D. Sigamani, and P. Nataraj are set to offload up to 3.2% stake in the company via block deals. The total size of the […]

Trade & Market

India-UK Apparel, Home Textiles Trade Set To Double Under FTA: ICRA

Textile Insights May 20, 2025

India’s apparel and home textiles trade with the UK is expected to double over the next five to six years, driven by the recently concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations, according to credit rating agency ICRA. The FTA is anticipated to come into effect by calendar year 2026, pending legal formalities. Signed […]

Textile Park

LJP Chief Chirag Urges PM To Include Bhagalpur In PM MITRA Scheme

Textile Insights May 20, 2025

LJP (RV) chief and Union Minister Chirag Paswan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to set up a mega textile park in Bhagalpur, Bihar, under the PM MITRA Yojana. Known as the ‘silk city’ and home to a large population of Muslim weavers, Bhagalpur is famed for its historic silk industry […]

Industry

Import Ban Sparks Rs 2,000 Cr Opportunity For Indian Textiles

Textile Insights May 20, 2025

India’s recent move to restrict garment imports from Bangladesh via land routes is expected to unlock a Rs 1,000-2,000 crore opportunity for the domestic textile sector, even as it temporarily disrupts supply chains of major apparel brands and pushes up prices of key items like T-shirts and denims by 2-3% this winter. The Directorate General […]

Corporates

BWCMA Halts Textile Trade With Turkey, Azerbaijan

Textile Insights May 20, 2025

The Bangalore Wholesale Cloth Merchants Association (BWCMA) has announced an immediate suspension of all textile imports and exports to and from Turkey and Azerbaijan. The decision comes in response to what the association described as the two countries’ recent support for Pakistan following ‘Operation Sindoor’. “This collective action reflects our commitment

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Kizi Apparels Ltd. Partners With AJIO To Expand Digital Retail Presence

Textile Insights May 20, 2025

Kizi Apparels Ltd., a rising player in India’s fashion apparel industry, has announced its onboarding by AJIO, the digital fashion platform of Reliance Retail. Under this partnership, Kizi will offer its range of garments on AJIO’s e-commerce platform under the brand name KIZI. Launched in April 2016 during Lakmé Fashion Week, AJIO is Reliance Retail’s […]

Corporates

Borana Weaves IPO Opens Today At Rs 205–216 Price Band

Textile Insights May 20, 2025

Surat based textile manufacturer Borana Weaves is set to launch its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 67,08,000 equity shares with a face value of Rs 10 each, through a 100% book building process. The price band for the issue has been fixed at Rs 205 to Rs 216 per share, translating to 20.50x to 21.60x […]

Corporates

Aditya Birla Fashion Completes Demerger to Create Two Focused Listed Entities

Textile Insights May 19, 2025

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) has officially demerged into two separate listed companies to enable sharper focus and drive stronger growth in their respective segments. The newly formed entity, Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Limited (ABLBL), has been carved out of ABFRL to cater to a different set of customers with a distinct brand […]

Industry

India Restricts Bangladeshi Garment Imports To Sea Routes Amid Trade Tensions

Textile Insights May 19, 2025

Indian government has restricted the import of readymade garments (RMG) from Bangladesh to two sea ports Kolkata and Nhava Sheva (Mumbai), effective this week. This shift ends the long-standing use of land routes like Petrapole, which previously handled 76% of such shipments. The change is expected to significantly increase transit time and logistics costs, affecting […]