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T&A Industry Looking Beyond Recovery To The Next Growth Cycle

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

After navigating one of the most challenging periods in recent history, the domestic textile and apparel (T&A) industry is increasingly looking beyond recovery towards a new phase of expansion. For nearly three years, the sector faced a combination of adverse factors—weak demand across key

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Specialty Chemical Industry To See 6% Revenue Growth: Crisil

Textile Insights July 6, 2026

India’s specialty chemical industry is expected to record around 6% revenue growth in FY2026-27, down from approximately 8% in each of the previous two fiscals, as weak exports and higher input costs weigh on the sector, according to Crisil Ratings. The agency’s analysis of 126 companies, representing about 40% of industry revenue, indicates that strong […]

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Micro-Window To Embroidery : When Outsourcing Started Costing More Than Ownership

Textile Insights June 15, 2026

A garment manufacturer in Ajman, UAE, supplying premium apparel to a leading American fashion brand, had built a highly efficient production system. Fabric sourcing, cutting, stitching, finishing, and quality control were all managed internally. Yet one critical process remained outside their control—appliqué embroidery. At first, outsourcing seemed logical. The embroidery

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‘AI Skills Gap Hits 45% As India’s Workforce Lags Readiness’

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

SHRM India, the India operations of the world’s largest HR professional body, has released the 2026 edition of its flagship annual study, SHRM India Skill Intelligence Report 2026: From Talent to Skills, India’s Future of Work. The report was unveiled during SHRM Tech26, the 12th edition of SHRM’s flagship conference on HR and workplace technology. […]

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Inside the Box: How We Turned 5S Into A Geometry Exam

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

The VP shot me an accusatory glance. I had just stood up to leave after an important technical discussion. His disapproving look conveyed to me what he was intending to say to me. ‘Don’t you dare leave that chair misaligned.’ I understood immediately. “Sorry!” I whispered and pushed the chair back so that all four […]

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Bhilwara: The City That Crafted An Industrial Legacy

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

Few industrial cities in India have crafted a transformation as remarkable as Bhilwara, a city that rose from modest commercial beginnings to become one of the country’s most influential textile manufacturing centres. Today, widely recognised as the Textile City of Rajasthan, Bhilwara represents the power of industrial vision, entrepreneurial resilience and sustained

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Squeezed Dry: Why Bangladesh’s Garment Suppliers Are Bearing The Cost Of Fashion’s Price War

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

The global fashion industry’s relentless pursuit of low-cost sourcing is intensifying pressure on Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers, with new evidence showing that sourcing prices for basic apparel have failed to keep pace with rising production costs and inflation. A recent report by Public Eye, Squeezed Dry: Pricing Pressure in the Global Fashion Industry, reveals that

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West Asia Crisis Tests India’s Textile Sector Resilience

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

India’s textile and apparel industry is facing one of its most complex operating environments in recent years as the escalating crisis in West Asia disrupts shipping routes, inflates freight and insurance costs, delays export deliveries and increases volatility in crude-linked raw materials. For a sector already battling uneven global demand, tariff-related uncertainties

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When Small Machines Quietly Build A Hidden Economy

Textile Insights June 6, 2026

In many parts of the world, industrial growth is often imagined through large factories, massive investments and organised manufacturing clusters. The United Kingdom presents a very different picture. Over the last few years, an interesting shift has quietly taken shape across cities and towns throughout the UK. Not inside large industrial parks—but inside garages, spare

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Why Scaling Too Early Can Hurt A Growing Brand

Textile Insights May 11, 2026

In the early stages of building a business, growth feels like validation. More orders, larger inquiries, and expanding opportunities create the impression that success has arrived. For many founders, the instinct is simple, say yes to everything and scale as quickly as possible. That, however, is often where the biggest mistake begins. Reflecting on the […]