Tariffs can’t stop Tiruppur: India’s knitwear capital keeps US buyers hooked with nonstop negotiationsIndian apparel exporters navigated volatile US tariffs, with rates plummeting from 50% to 10%. Exporters renegotiated prices and absorbed l...
08 Mar, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Trading traditions: Why cotton-rich Tiruppur is making a shift to syntheticsAlthough Tiruppur is synonymous with cotton, accounting for over 90% of India’s cotton knitwear exports, it is now gradually entering the l...
26 Jun, 2025, 11.54 AM IST
Tiruppur in trouble? What is ailing this Rs 70,000-crore textile cluster from scaling upDespite churning out impressive trade numbers, Tiruppur is plagued by various problems that threaten its very survival. Addressing key issu...
25 Jun, 2025, 12.13 PM IST
Sensex rises! These stocks are up over 10% on BSEIn the Nifty 50 index, 21 stocks were trading in the green, while 29 stocks were trading in the red.
27 Nov, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
Sensex falls! But these stocks are up over 15% on BSEIn the Nifty50 index, 21 stocks were trading in the green, while 29 stocks were in the red.
27 Nov, 2024, 10.37 AM IST
Sensex falls! These stocks are down 5% or more on BSEIn the Nifty pack, 20 stocks were trading in the green, while 30 stocks were trading in the red.
27 Nov, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
Labour shortage hits Tiruppur apparel units as migrant workers who went home to vote not willing to returnTiruppur, known as the 'knitwear capital' of India, is facing a labor shortage as thousands of migrant workers, who returned to their homet...
07 Jun, 2024, 11.55 PM IST
Stock market update: Stocks that hit 52-week highs on NSEShivalik Bimetal, Network People Services Technologies Ltd., W S Industries, DRC Systems India Ltd. and Nagreeka Capital, hit their fresh 5...
28 Mar, 2023, 10.35 AM IST
Spinning mills run on all days in India's knitwear hub Tiruppur as Jan growth brings hopes of post-pandemic revivalKnitwear exports from Tiruppur in USD terms grew 1.5 per cent at USD 413 million (in January 2023) while overall knitwear exports from the ...
26 Feb, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Exporting units in Tirupur, Noida try to procure local labourers in the absence of migrant workersThere are 12 million workers engaged in garment manufacturing across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi-National Capital Re...
17 Jun, 2020, 10.58 PM IST
Tiruppur units eye $2-billion opportunity from PPE businessAbout 200 units in the Tamil Nadu town currently make personal protective equipment, mostly to serve the needs within India. Industry body ...
21 Apr, 2020, 11.47 PM IST
Tiruppur knitwear exports fall about 8% in 2017 -18This is the first time in the past five years that knitwear exports from Tiruppur have declined. In 2016-17, the exports at Rs 26,000 crore...
11 May, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
Tirupur keen to enter 'synthetic' fabric marketAfter setting up a strong base in exporting cotton-based knitwear garments, Tirupur is keen to enter the synthetic fabric market.
04 Jul, 2014, 12.07 PM IST
- Samara Capital may invest Rs 180 crore in Monte Carlo Fashions
Monte Carlo will sell 20% for the consideration, valuing the 26-year-old brand known for its woollen wear at Rs 1,000 crore, sources said.
07 Jun, 2012, 05.56 AM IST
- Rupa & Company clocks nearly 50% gain on opening day
Rupa & Company Ltd, the largest knitted inner wear products company in India, posted handsome gains of nearly 50% on BSE today from its lis...
09 Sep, 2011, 11.47 AM IST
- Spike in cotton prices hurts garment sector
The unprecedented rise in cotton and cotton yarn prices has put the garment industry in turmoil and Tirupur, India’s knitwear capital accou...
18 Nov, 2010, 01.43 AM IST
- Forbes Gokak set to spin off textile unit
Forbes Gokak, a unit of construction major Shapoorji Pallonji, on Wednesday approved a plan to demerge its textile and knitwear business in...
30 Nov, 2006, 12.44 AM IST