Advantage India
Robust
Demand
*The Indian technical textiles market is expected to expand to US$ 23.3 billion by 2027, driven by increased awareness of goods and higher disposable incomes.
*Cotton production in India is projected to reach 7.2 million tonnes (~43 million bales of 170 kg each) by 2030, driven by increasing demand from consumers.
*The total exports during FY26 (April-June 2025) stood at US$ 9.40 billion, with RMG (45%), Cotton Textiles (30%), and Man-Made Textiles (12%) as key contributors.
Competitive
Advantage
*Abundant availability of raw materials such as cotton, wool, silk and jute.
*India enjoys a comparative advantage in terms of skilled manpower and in cost of production relative to other major textile producers.
*Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Piyush Goyal, emphasised that the India–United Kingdom (UK) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) opens transformative opportunities for textiles, leather, and footwear sectors, enhancing competitiveness and visibility in the UK market.
Policy
Support
*100% FDI (automatic route) is allowed in the Indian textile sector.
*The Union Budget 2025-26 allocated Rs. 5,272 crore (US$ 607 million) for the Ministry of Textiles, a 19% increase from the previous year. It also introduced a five-year Cotton Mission to boost cotton productivity, reduce import dependence, and enhance MSME-driven textile competitiveness.
*Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) is implementing a special cotton project under the National Food Security and Nutrition Mission across eight major states from FY24 to FY26. The project promotes best practices to boost cotton productivity, with a total outlay of Rs. 6.03 crore (US$ 698,614).
Increasing
Investments
*Total FDI inflows in the textiles sector stood at Rs. 30,480 crore (US$ 4.72 billion) between April 2000-March 2025.
*According to Apparel Export Promotion Council (APEC), significant opportunities exist to deepen collaboration between Indian and Japanese firms in the textiles sector, with Tokyo-based companies expressing keen interest to invest in India.
Sutlej Textiles
Sutlej Textiles & Industries Ltd (STIL) is a leading producer of value-added yarns in India. Since inception. the company has been committed to achieving high growth through development of niche products to meet the increasingly sophisticated demands of the industry. Today, it has the largest product portfolio of spun-dyed, cotton blended, and cotton melange dyed yarns. Sutlej is the largest producer of melange yarn in India and one of the few exclusive spinners for specialty yarns such as modal, lyocell and tencel in the country.
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ARVIND LIMITED
Arvind Limited’s principal products/services are finished fabrics and garments. Its segments are textiles, brands, retail, and others. The textiles segment includes fabric, yarn, and garments. The brands and retail segment include retailing of branded garments, apparels, and fabrics. The others segment includes technical textile, e-commerce, and project activity. It also manufactures cotton shirting, denim, knits, and bottom weights (Khakis) fabrics, and jeans and shirts garments. The Company, through its subsidiary, Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited, markets branded apparel and licenses international brands in India. Its brands portfolio includes international brands, such as Arrow, US Polo, Izod, Elle and Cherokee. It also operates MEGAMART apparel value retail stores. It also has presence in telecom business directly and through joint venture companies.*
Read MoreVardhman Textiles
Vardhman Textiles Limited is an integrated textile manufacturer. The company is engaged in the manufacturing of cotton yarn, synthetic yarn, woven fabric, sewing thread, acrylic fibre, tow, and garments. The company's segments include textiles and fibre. The company is a piece dyed fabric manufacturer, and cotton yarn manufacturer and exporter. It offers the range of specialized greige and dyed yarns in cotton, polyester, acrylic and a range of blends. The company also manufactures products, such as organic cotton, melange, core spun yarns, ultra yarns (contamination controlled), gassed mercerised, super fine yarns, slub and cellulose yarns and fancy yarns for hand knitting. The company has approximately 1.1 million spindles and a capacity to manufacture over 580 metric ton (MT) of yarn per day. The company has manufacturing facilities located in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. The company markets its products in the European Union, the United States, and the far East.
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