Industry

Tamil Nadu To Modernise Six State-Run Textile Mills

Textile Insights September 8, 2026

The Tamil Nadu government plans to modernise six spinning mills operated by the State, with an estimated investment of Rs 12 crore, Minister for Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi Vijay Balaji said. The modernisation programme will focus on upgrading the mills to improve their operational efficiency

Industry

Tiruppur Garment Industry Moves To Tackle Rising Yarn Prices

Textile Insights September 7, 2026

Garment manufacturers in Tiruppur have formed a Joint Committee of Tiruppur Textile Cluster to address the sharp increase in cotton yarn prices and its impact on the region’s textile and apparel industry. Representatives of nine industry associations, including job-working units, met on September 2 and agreed to engage with four major textile mill associations. The […]

Corporates

Pallava Group Plans Rs 1,000 Crore Man-Made Fibre Facility At PM-MITRA Park

Textile Insights August 31, 2026

Pallava Group has announced plans to invest Rs 1,000 crore to establish a new man-made fibre manufacturing facility at the PM-MITRA Textile Park in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The proposed investment is aimed at expanding the group’s manufacturing capacity and strengthening its presence in the growing man-made fibre segment. Spread across more than 1,000 acres, the […]

Corporates

Technosport To Invest Rs 130 Crore To Expand Erode Manufacturing Facility

Textile Insights August 19, 2026

Bengaluru-based activewear company TechnoSport has announced an investment of Rs 130 crore to expand its existing manufacturing facility in Erode, Tamil Nadu. The company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government at the Vettri Tamil Nadu Investment Conclave 2026. The expansion is aimed at supporting TechnoSport’s growing retail footprint and

Corporates

WFB Baird Signs MoU With Tamil Nadu Government For Wet Spinning Facility

Textile Insights August 17, 2026

WFB Baird & Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guidance, Government of Tamil Nadu, to establish a wet spinning manufacturing facility in the state. The MoU was signed in the presence of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, marking a significant step in the company’s plans to strengthen its manufacturing presence in […]

Industry

Tamil Nadu Textile Industry Seeks Power Tariff Support In New Industrial Policy

Textile Insights July 30, 2026

As Tamil Nadu prepares its new industrial policy, textile industry bodies have urged the state government to introduce targeted measures aimed at improving competitiveness, reducing power costs and attracting fresh investments across the textile value chain. The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) has recommended a hybrid incentive framework combining upfront

Policies

Giriraj Singh Urges TN Textile Industry To Leverage PLI

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh has called on Tamil Nadu’s textile and apparel industry to accelerate investments in technical textiles and manmade fibre (MMF) manufacturing by leveraging the Centre’s Rs 11,000-crore Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, while also urging the sector to target a threefold increase in exports. Addressing industry members

Export

Tiruppur Posts Record Rs 46,000-Crore Exports, Sets Rs 1 Lakh-Crore Goal By 2030

Textile Insights July 7, 2026

Tiruppur, India’s leading knitwear manufacturing hub, has achieved its highest-ever export turnover of Rs 46,000 crore in FY2025-26, registering a 3% increase over the previous year’s Rs 44,747 crore, despite global trade headwinds, including US tariff uncertainties and geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Announcing the milestone, the Tiruppur Exporters

Industry

TEA Pushes For BHAVYA Apparel Parks, Migrant Worker Housing

Textile Insights July 6, 2026

The Tiruppur textile and apparel industry has urged the Tamil Nadu government to prioritise sustainable manufacturing infrastructure, migrant worker welfare and financial relief for dyeing units to strengthen the State’s export competitiveness. The demands were raised by Kumar Duraisamy, Joint Secretary of the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA), during a

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Tamil Nadu Targets Rs 1,000-Crore Technical Textiles Investment By 2030

Textile Insights June 26, 2026

The Tamil Nadu government has set a target of attracting Rs 1,000 crore in investments in the technical textiles sector by 2030, with a focus on expanding manufacturing capacity and promoting MSME participation in high-value textile segments. Announcing the initiative at a technical textiles conference in Coimbatore, the state government said the investment drive will […]