Universal MEP Projects & Engineering Services Limited (UMPESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Voltas Limited, a Tata Enterprise, has entered into a strategic agency agreement with Danitech Group, a global leader in advanced textile dyeing, finishing, and automation solutions. Danitech Group is represented in this partnership by Danitech Engineering & Solutions Srl (Italy) and its subsidiary Suzhou Danitech Intelligent Technology (China). Under the agreement, UMPESL will serve as the...

Tiruppur, the city in Tamil Nadu known as India’s knitwear capital, recorded its highest-ever exports of ₹46,000 crore in 2025-26 (FY26), despite uncertainty arising from additional imposed by the United States (US) and the West Asia conflict, the Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA) said on Sunday.   Exports rose 3 per cent from ₹44,747 crore in 2024-25 (FY25). The association has also set a target of achieving ₹1 trillion in exports by 2030.   The figures were announced at...

The future of the athletic shoe is increasingly being shaped on warp knitting machines. For KARL MAYER, the footwear industry is one of the most important growth markets – and one of the sectors where innovative textiles can realize their full potential. In his keynote address at the opening of KARL MAYER’s TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER in Obertshausen in April, Vishnu Prakash Muthusamy, Senior Textile and Materials Engineer at New Balance, explained the opportunities that warp...

Government seeks industry feedback to address trade barriers, compliance challenges and logistics issues as it targets $1 trillion in merchandise exports by FY31. The Department of Commerce is developing comprehensive export strategy papers for 20 shortlisted focus markets, identifying product-specific opportunities, market-specific challenges and required policy interventions to support India's objective of achieving $1 trillion in merchandise exports by FY2030-31. As...

Industry experts call for product standard upgrades and nationwide awareness programmes to help businesses maximise opportunities under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Industry representatives have called on Indian exporters to improve product quality and standards to take full advantage of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), scheduled to come into effect from July 15. Experts also recommended that the government launch outreach...

New Section 301 measures may increase compliance costs, impact sourcing decisions and intensify traceability requirements for Indian apparel exporters. The United States' proposed 12.5% "forced labour" tariffs are expected to create fresh compliance obligations for India's textile and readymade garment (RMG) exporters, even though the measure is unlikely to provide India with a competitive advantage over key apparel-exporting countries. The proposed tariff applies to countries...

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal recently announced that India and the European Union (EU) were expected to formally sign their long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) by December of this year, with the pact likely to come into force by February-March 2027. Goyal said, "By reducing tariffs on a range of goods and services, the deal would substantially boost India's access to European markets." He pointed out that a significant portion of Indian exports would have duty-free...

Germany has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Vietnam’s green transition through technology transfer, knowledge sharing, and long-term business cooperation, underscoring the growing partnership between the two countries in advancing sustainable manufacturing and circular economy development. The commitment was highlighted during the Germany-Vietnam Business Forum 2026, jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) and the German...

India’s cotton carry-forward stocks for the 2026-27 season are projected to rise by around 42% to more than 85 lakh bales, driven by a sharp increase in imports following the government’s decision to exempt cotton imports from duty, according to investment advisory firm Kedia Advisory. The increase in imports is expected to improve cotton availability and strengthen opening stocks for the next season, providing greater raw material security for the domestic textile industry....

Bengaluru: Months after the Karnataka government resolved to fast-track the mega textile project at Kalaburagi under the Centre’s PM MITRA (Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel) scheme, Home, IT-BT and e-Governance Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday announced that the state has finalised the first-phase infrastructure blueprint and administrative framework for the project, paving the way for construction to commence in the coming months. Reviewing the...

More than 250 grey yarn manufacturing open-end (OE) spinning mills across Tamil Nadu have warned that they may cut production by 50% from next week if cotton waste prices are not reduced further, according to the Open-End Spinning Mills Association (OSMA). The association pointed out that after the Centre removed the 11 % import duty on cotton on 31 May, cotton prices fell from about Rs 195 per kg to Rs 172 per kg, a decline of nearly Rs 23 per kg.  However, despite the sharp decline in...

What Are Natural Dyes, and Why Are We Talking About Them Again? Natural dyes are colourants extracted from plants, animals, and minerals. Think indigo leaves, madder roots, turmeric, pomegranate rind, and even the cochineal insect. They fall under the broader category of sustainable or bio-based colourants, sitting at the intersection of ecological chemistry and textile finishing. For centuries, every garment on earth was coloured this way. Then the Industrial Revolution brought...