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India’s Textile Industry Needs To Move From Fragmented Capacity To Integrated Scale

Textile Insights October 9, 2026

India has one of the world’s largest textile ecosystems, spanning spinning, weaving, processing, garments, home textiles and technical textiles. Yet its manufacturing base remains fragmented. Global brands increasingly want large orders, consistent quality, shorter lead times and

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Cooling Investments In Bangladesh Apparel Factories Can Pay Back Within Four Years

Textile Insights October 9, 2026

Investments in cooling systems for Bangladesh’s apparel factories could be commercially viable, with an estimated payback period of one to four years, according to new research by Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute (GLI). The findings are part of a new report, “Six Seasons, Four Summers: How to Solve Fashion’s High Heat Problem”, which examines the […]

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From Khelo India To Made-In-India Sportswear: Is The Textile Industry Ready To Run?

Textile Insights October 9, 2026

India is putting serious financial muscle behind sport. The revamped Khelo India Scheme, together with enhanced support to National Sports Federations, carries an outlay of ₹36,441 crore for 2026–27 to 2030–31. The Union Budget 2026–27 has added further pace, allocating ₹4,479.88 crore to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and another ₹500 crore for […]

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Santoni: Building The Intelligent Knitting Factory

Textile Insights October 9, 2026

How an Italian knitting machine pioneer is building a multi-brand, multi-location platform for automated, AI-enabled textile production More than a century after Santoni began in Italy, the company’s story is no longer only about individual knitting machines. It is increasingly about an interconnected manufacturing ecosystem, one that combines specialist brands,

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Bhilwara Textile Units To Use Treated Sewage Water, Save Groundwater

Textile Insights October 9, 2026

Textile processing units in Bhilwara are set to reduce their dependence on groundwater by switching to treated sewage water for industrial operations, a move expected to save lakhs of litres of groundwater every day. The initiative will initially cover 21 textile processing units in the textile cluster along Chittorgarh Road. Treated water from the municipal […]

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Fibre Migration At Ring Spinning Machine: Why Viscose Loves The Surface More Than Cotton

Textile Insights October 9, 2026

By S. Murugan I could not deduce what he meant. I tortured my brain for an answer, but after days of thinking, the only thing I managed to produce was a beautifully maintained blank. “The viscose fibres float more in the drafting zone.” That was what the spinning technocrat had told me. I had met […]

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Why Cotton & Yarn Prices Are Dropping – And How Spinning Mills Can Thrive!

Textile Insights October 9, 2026

The Indian cotton textile market has witnessed a sustained bearish trend over the recent quarters. Below is the indicative price trajectory for Shankar-6 (the benchmark Indian cotton variety) and 40s Combed Cotton Yarn (40s CWC/Hosiery) over the last six months. Month (2026) Shankar-6 Cotton (₹ per Candy, Ex-Gin) 40s Combed Cotton Yarn (₹ per kg) […]

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Indian Textile Industry Embraces AI But Struggles With Digital Integration: CITI-NITRA Study

Textile Insights September 11, 2026

Artificial intelligence may be entering India’s textile factories, but the industry is still far from becoming truly digital. A new study by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), supported by the Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), reveals a striking technology gap across India’s textile and apparel sector. While companies are

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Textile Exchange Releases Human Rights Guidance For Materials Matter Standard

Textile Insights September 11, 2026

Textile Exchange has released new guidance and tools to help organisations understand and implement the human rights and livelihoods requirements of its forthcoming Materials Matter Standard. The standard will become effective on December 31, 2026, and mandatory from December 31, 2027. It establishes requirements aimed at protecting human and labour rights across raw

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South Africa’s CTFL Procurement Holds R7.55 Billion Localisation Opportunity

Textile Insights September 11, 2026

Government procurement of clothing, textiles, footwear and leather (CTFL) products in South Africa could provide a significantly larger opportunity for local manufacturing than official procurement data currently indicates, according to a study commissioned by the Localisation Support Fund. The study, titled Lost Threads: The Case for Compliant CTFL Public Procurement and