Corporates

Karl Mayer To Celebrate 90 Years Of Textile Innovation In 2027

Textile Insights September 28, 2026

Karl Mayer will mark its 90th anniversary in 2027 with a major event series at its headquarters in Obertshausen, near Frankfurt, Germany, bringing together customers, partners and textile industry experts from around the world. The celebrations, scheduled for September 2027, will focus on

Export

Tiruppur Knitwear Exports Touch Rs 46,000 Crore In FY26

Textile Insights September 24, 2026

Tiruppur’s knitwear and apparel exports reached around Rs 46,000 crore in 2025-26, marking the highest export performance recorded by the cluster, the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association (TEA) said at its 36th Annual General Body Meeting held here on Wednesday. The association said Tiruppur accounts for around 55 percent of India’s total knitwear exports and called for […]

Industry

SIMA Chief Calls For Shift Towards Value-Added Textile Production

Textile Insights September 24, 2026

India’s textile industry needs to move beyond capacity expansion and focus on value-added products, automation and market diversification to strengthen its competitiveness in global markets, Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) chairman Durai Palanisamy said. Speaking after SIMA’s 67th annual general meeting in Coimbatore, Palanisamy said the industry should expand its

Corporates

Candour Techtex Signs Mou With Ratanmoti Texfab For Defence Textiles

Textile Insights September 21, 2026

Candour Techtex has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ratanmoti Texfab (India) (RMTF), Kolhapur, for a long-term arrangement involving the coating and lamination of fabrics for applications in the Indian defence industry. Under the proposed arrangement, RMTF will supply fabrics to Candour Techtex, which will carry out the required coating and lamination

Technology

KARL MAYER Launches Extra-Wide HKS 3-M EL For High-Productivity Sports Textiles

Textile Insights September 15, 2026

KARL MAYER has launched a new extra-wide version of its HKS 3-M EL high-speed tricot machine, designed to deliver high productivity in the manufacture of sports, activewear and other textile applications. The new HKS 3-M EL offers a working width of 330 inches, expandable by a further 10 inches, while achieving production speeds of up […]

Corporates

Dr Gurudas Aras Appointed To ITTA Advisory Board

Textile Insights September 14, 2026

Dr Gurudas Aras has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of the Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA). Aras was felicitated during ITTA’s Annual General Meeting held on September 12, where the association recognised his appointment and contribution to the technical textiles sector. A veteran textile industry professional with extensive experience in

Industry

India’s Textile Sector Eyes Growth As China+1 Shift Opens Export Opportunity

Textile Insights September 10, 2026

India’s textile and apparel industry could be entering a new phase of growth as global brands look to diversify sourcing beyond China, but the country will need to move beyond its traditional dependence on cotton to fully capture the opportunity, according to a Jefferies report. The global textile and apparel trade is now worth more […]

Special Report

Welspun Living Targets Rs 15,000 Crore Revenue As It Expands Beyond Home Textiles

Textile Insights September 10, 2026

For a company that has spent decades making towels, bedsheets and other home textiles, Welspun Living is increasingly looking beyond the loom. Its latest annual report shows a business attempting a significant transformation from being primarily a large-scale textile manufacturer to becoming a consumer-led global home-solutions company with brands, technology, flooring,

Tete-A-Tete

Beyond Manufacturing: The Brandix Blueprint For A Resilient Global Indian Apparel Industry

Textile Insights September 9, 2026

As the global apparel industry navigates geopolitical uncertainty, shifting trade dynamics, supply-chain disruptions and rising sustainability demands, integrated and flexible manufacturing ecosystems are becoming increasingly important. In an exclusive conversation with Henry Dsouza, Associate Editor, Textile Insights, Brandix India Apparel City’s Udaya Perera and

Sustainability

The Next Life Of Textiles

Textile Insights September 9, 2026

From Textile Waste to Engineered Materials: A Circular Opportunity for India Waste → Fibre → Material → Value India’s textile industry is entering a new phase in its sustainability journey. The challenge is no longer limited to managing production waste; it is how to deal with the growing volume of heterogeneous textile waste generated across […]