INDIA’S KEY TIRUPUR KNITWEAR SECTOR STRUGGLES TO EXPAND
November 1st, 2010
BY PAUL COCHRANE
KNITWEAR manufacturers in Tirupur, the southern Tamil Nadu state city that accounts for 60% of India's knitwear exports, have struggled to retain sales due to high cotton prices, forcing manufacturers to look to synthetics as an alternative. In 2009, the city's total exports of garments and knitwear rose to US dollars USD2.55 billion, after dipping 10% in 2007-2008, but the rise in cotton prices has led to a 15-20% drop in production and job losses of 25,000.
As a result, the target set by the Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) to double ...
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