Soon after Sintex Industries, a popular textile and yarn manufacturer, disclosed in June 2019 about a Rs 900 million default on bonds, Invesco Asset Management (India) Pvt Ltd had filed a petition against the Gujarat-based firm.
Royal Enfield has partnered with Knox and Levi’s, and will offer women’s gear, to grow
their apparel line.
Birla Cellulose has won the Innovative & Sustainable Supply Chain Award of UN Global Compact Network India
The new sulphur dyeing process does not require water. BRFL Textiles will shortly increase efficiency of reverse osmosis unit from 50% to 90% resulting in recycling capability of 7.2 million litres of water per day
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested the government to exempt factories from lockdowns and asked for an essential service tag for the labour-intensive apparel export industry.
Constant contamination of groundwater and the Luni River in Rajasthan’s Barmer by the textile units in the Bhituja Industrial Area, has forced a joint committee to investigate the matter.
Despite being the second-largest textile manufacturer in the world, India faces many challenges and competition, which can be resolved with central government incentives, structural reforms and lower import duty.