Corporates

CHT Group Expands Local Manufacturing In Bangladesh

Textile Insights May 11, 2026

CHT Group is strengthening its presence in Bangladesh through its local production facility aimed at improving customer proximity, delivery reliability and supply chain resilience in one of the world’s largest textile manufacturing hubs. CHT Bangladesh, established in 2021 as a wholly owned

Corporates

Gokak Textiles Delays Marihal Plant Sale

Textile Insights May 11, 2026

Gokak Textiles Ltd has further postponed the completion of the sale of its knitwear manufacturing plant located at Marihal village near Belagavi, Karnataka, by another three months due to procedural delays, according to a regulatory filing made under Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations. The transaction, originally expected to conclude in January 2026, relates to […]

Corporates

Sky Industries Signs Rs 49 Cr MoU For Technical Textiles In Gujarat

Textile Insights May 11, 2026

Sky Industries Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Gujarat on May 2, 2026, at Surat under the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference investment promotion initiative. The MoU relates to the proposed establishment of a Technical Textiles & Apparels manufacturing unit in Gujarat with a planned investment of approximately Rs […]

Textile Park

PM Modi Inaugurates India’s First Functional PM MITRA Park At Warangal

Textile Insights May 11, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the PM MITRA Park at Warangal, marking a major milestone in India’s textile and industrial development journey. Developed at a project cost of Rs 1,695.54 crore, the park becomes the country’s first functional PM MITRA Park and represents a significant step toward strengthening India’s integrated textile manufacturing ecosystem. The

Special Report

Adoption of Smart Technologies Likely To Mitigate Industry Headwinds

Textile Insights May 10, 2026

The domestic textile sector is presently passing through highly challenging conditions where untoward incidents like wars, geopolitical tensions, shipping blockades, sanctions and commodity shocks are disrupting raw material supplies, exports, freight routes and energy prices in a big way. While these external factors are beyond industry’s control, experts strongly believe

Special Report

From Volume To Value: Recasting India’s Polyester Story For A New Global Order

Textile Insights May 10, 2026

India’s polyester story must now evolve from a narrative of cost and capacity to one of trust and relevance, writes Dr Gurudas Aras in this exclusive article Recently, I was part of the India Polyester Conference 2026 as a panellist and dealt with various issues concerning the Indian polyester sector during the interactions. The article […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Changing Pricing Strategies in Dyes & Chemical Industry

Textile Insights May 10, 2026

Continuing with traditional pricing methods is no longer sustainable. The industry now requires a more dynamic, strategic and disciplined approach to pricing, writes Bharat Trivedi in this exclusive article for Textile Insights The dyes and chemical industry has always operated in a highly competitive and cost-sensitive environment. However, in recent years, the pressure

Technology

Homer’s Rocket Textile Printer Lands In India: 3 Installations Power 75,000 LM/Day Output

Textile Insights May 10, 2026

India’s textile industry is entering a transformative phase with the arrival of Homer’s Rocket Hybrid Single-Pass Digital Textile Printer, introduced by Orange O Tec. With three successful installations across India and three more on the way, this innovation is gaining strong momentum. With a remarkable production capability of up to 75,000 linear metres per day, […]

Tete-A-Tete

From Volume To Value: How Sitaram Spinners Is Rewiring Yarn Manufacturing

Textile Insights May 10, 2026

In an industry long defined by scale and cost competitiveness, a structural shift is quietly underway. Spinners are being forced to rethink their strategies as margin pressures intensify, raw material volatility rises and global demand evolves toward performance-led textiles. In an exclusive conversation with Henry Dsouza, Associate Editor of Textile Insights, Gautam

Tete-A-Tete

There’s Huge Demand For Denim, It’s a Forever Product: Suketu Shah

Textile Insights May 10, 2026

 From its rugged beginnings as a workwear fabric in the late 1980s to becoming a wardrobe essential across generations, denim in India has undergone a remarkable transformation. In this candid conversation with Henry Dsouza, Associate Editor of Textile Insights, Suketu Shah, reflects on the industry’s evolution, Gujarat’s dominance, the gaps in global competitiveness and