The textile industry is all of the businesses that are involved with the production, processing, distribution, selling

and marketing of textiles. These materials can be made of cotton, wool and synthetic fibers and may be sewn, woven or pressed together.

The global textile & apparel industry generated total revenue of USD 1467.5 Billion. The global apparel and accessories industry generated total revenues of USD 1,098.6 Billion in 2005 equivalent to 74.9% of the overall industry value. The global textile sector was worth USD 214.7 Billion in 2005, which represented 14.6% of the Industry value share. The global textile & apparel industry is expected to reach a value of USD 1,781.7 Billion by the end of 2010. Source: Ernst & Young India

India contributes to about 25% share in the world trade of cotton yarn.  India, the world s third-largest producer of cotton and second-largest producer of

cotton yarns and textiles, is poised to play an increasingly important role in global cotton and textile markets as a result of domestic and multilateral policy reform.
 Indian textile industry contributes about 22 % to the world spindle age and about 6

% to the world rotor capacity installed .

 India has second highest spindle age in the world after China with an installed

capacity of 38.60 Million.

It contributes about 12% to the world production of textile fibers and yarns. India is

one of the largest consumers of cotton in the world, ranking second to China in production of cotton yarn and fabrics and first in installed spinning and weaving capacity Total consumption of cotton/ man-made fibers and filament yarns is 5155 Million Kg (2004-05).

The Man-Made Fiber / Yarn and Power loom Sector. The Cotton Sector. The Handloom Sector. The Woolen Sector. The Jute Sector. The Sericulture and Silk Sector. The Handicraft Sector.

The Ministry of Textiles:

The following are the principal functional areas of the Ministry Textile Policy & Coordination Man-made Fiber/ Filament Yarn Industry Cotton Textile Industry Jute Industry Silk and Silk Textile Industry Wool & Woolen Industry Decentralized Power loom Sector Export Promotion Planning & Economic Analysis Integrated Finance Matters Information Technology

Advisory Bodies:
All India Handlooms Board All India Handicrafts Board All India Power looms Board Advisory Committee under Handlooms Reservation of Articles for Production Co-ordination Council of Textiles Research Association Cotton Advisory Board

Export Promotion Councils:

Apparel Export Promotion Council, New Delhi Carpet Export Promotion Council, New Delhi Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, Mumbai Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, New Delhi Handloom Export Promotion Council, Chennai Indian Silk Export Promotion Council, Mumbai Power loom Development & Export Promotion Council, Mumbai Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council, Mumbai Wool & Woolen Export Promotion Council, New Delhi

Autonomous Bodies:
Central Wool Development Board, Jodhpur National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi National Centre for Jute Diversification

Statutory Bodies:
Central Silk Board, Bangalore Jute Manufactures Development Council, Kolkata Textiles Committee, Mumbai

Arvind Mills. Raymonds. Reliance Textiles. Vardhaman Spinning. The following are some of the other major textile companies: Bombay Dyeing Ltd. (Composite and fully integrated) Welspun India (Manufactures terry towels) Oswal Knit India (Woolen Wear) Sharda Textile Mills (Man-made Fiber) Mafatlal Textiles (Fully integrated Composite Mill) LNJ Bhilwara Group (Diversified and vertically integrated denim producer with spinning and weaving capacity) Alok Textiles (Cotton and Man-made Fiber Textiles) Indian Rayon (Man-Made Fiber) BSL Ltd. (Textiles) Century Textiles (Composite mill, cotton & Man-made) Morarjee Mills (Fully integrated Composite Mill) Hanil Era Textiles (Yarn, Cotton & Man-made Fiber) Filaments India Ltd. (Manmade Textiles)

The Indian Textile Industry has several key strengths .

Abundant RM availability

Low cost Skilled Labor

Presence across value-chain

Growing Domestic market

An Independent and self-reliant industry. Large and potential domestic and international market; Abundant Raw Material availability that helps industry to control costs and reduces the leadtime across the operation. Availability of low cost and skilled manpower provides competitive advantage to industry. Availability of large varieties of cotton fiber and has a fast growing synthetic fiber industry. Promising export potential.

However there are several inherent weakness as well .

Fragmented Industry

Effect of Historical Government policies

Lower productivity & Cost competitiveness

Technological obsolescence

The Industry is a highly fragmented Industry. It is highly dependent on Cotton. There is lower productivity in various segments. There is a declining in Mill Segment. Lack of Technological Development that affect the productivity and other activities in whole value chain. Infrastructural Bottlenecks and Efficiency such as, Transaction Time at Ports and transportation Time. Unfavorable labor Laws. Lack of Trade Membership, which restrict to tap other potential market.

Indian companies need to focus on Product Development Increased use of CAD to develop designing capabilities Investing in Trend Forecasting to enable the growth of industry

The growth opportunities exist in following areas:  Medical textiles  Construction textiles  Packaging textiles  Baby diapers  Home textiles( with fire-retarded fabric)

 Blankets and Traveling rugs  Bed, tale, toilet and kitchen linen  Curtains, drapes, interior blinds  Furnishing articles  Sacks and bags  Tarpaulin, sail, tent, camping goods

The Industry needs to keep in mind several potential threats .

Competition in domestic market

Ecological and social awareness

Regional alliances

The textile industry is undergoing a major reorientation towards non-clothing applications of textiles, known as technical textiles like thermal protection and blood-absorbing materials; seatbelts; adhesive tape, and multiple other specialized products and applications. These technical textiles are an emerging industry with a potential to reach a size of US $ 127 billion by 2012 and hold a great promise for Indian textiles industry. High growth is expected in the domestic market as well as exports. The growth of the Industry is expected in the following areas: Cotton Jute Ready garment Silk textile Handloom Textiles export Wool and Woolen textiles Handicrafts

Source: http://business.mapsofindia.com/india-industry/textile.html

GRAPHIC DESIGNER International Business Development Manager Business Development Executive Planning Executive Merchandiser International (EXIM) Marketing Executive Textile Designer Textile Graduate - Testing & Marketing Account Executive Junior Accountant Industrial Engineer Production Coordinator Account Representative

Personnel Manager Assistance Accounting Manager Sales Assistant Assistant QA Manager

Business opportunities exist for foreign players

Invest in setting up vertically integrated large scale units Investing in India Invest in setting up retail chains (single brand) Enter into marketing joint ventures with Indian companies Brand licensing to Indian players

Partner with Indian vendors to import from India, by nominating large Sourcing from India Indian companies having credibility in terms of capacities and quality Readymade garments have maximum opportunity, given India s cost competitiveness

With Indian consumers increasingly getting exposure to international Export to India fashion trends, potential exists for export of lifestyle brands of garments and accessories to India

Manufacturing units present at all levels of value chain

Raw materials Cotton, wool, silk, jute Fibres and yarn Grey fabric Knitting Weaving Petrochemicals Man-made fibre/ filament yarn* Processed fabric Dyeing Finishing Home textiles Garments

Production unit

Spinning mills

Hand processing units, Weaving/ Garments & independent knitting units home textile power handlooms, processing units, producers powerlooms, units attached to hosiery units Composite Mills mills Source: Industry Research

Indian textile industry: Porter analysis...

Several government initiatives targeted to attract investments

Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme

Scheme launched in 1999 to provide firms access low interest loans for technology upgradation and setting up new units with state-of-art technology Scheme has disbursed INR 91.61 bn till 31st December 2005

Upto 100% foreign direct investment allowed in textile and apparel Policy related to foreign investment manufacturing industry, with approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) ~ USD 1.02 bn of FDI in the sector approved between 1991 and 2004 Companies free to set up fully-owned sourcing (liaison) offices, as well as marketing operations

Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), based on public-private partnership model to build world class infrastructure facilities Upgrading infrastructure Product specific Cluster Approach targeting development of 100 additional clusters in textiles Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC), focusing on cotton R&D, dissemination of technology to farmers, improvement of market infrastructure and modernisation of ginning and pressing sector

Source: Ministry of Textiles, Industry Research

The key advantages of the Indian industry are : * India is the third largest producer of cotton with the largest area under cotton cultivation in the world. It has an edge in low cost cotton sourcing compared to other countries. * Average wage rates in India are 50-60 per cent lower than that in developed countries. Design and fashion capabilities are key strengths that will enable Indian players to strengthen their relationships with global retailers and score over their Chinese competitors. Production facilities are available across the textile value chain, from spinning to garments manufacturing. The industry is investing in technology and increasing its capacities, which should prove a major asset in the years to come. Companies with integrated capacities, such as Arvind Mills and Vardhman Spinning, capable of delivering large volumes are likely to gain. Alternatively, market leaders in niche segments, such as Alok Industries, Abhishek Industries and Welspun India (both in cotton pile towels), may also emerge as gainers. Some of the largest garment exporters, such as Orient Craft and Gokuldas Exports, which supply to international retailers, could gain considerably.

Technological developments in textile industry:

Automation and intelligent machines (intelligent manufacturing) R&D studies Technical textile development  Intelligent textile development

The textile industry of India is one of the prosperous sectors of Indian economy. It is contributing more than 13% to industrial output, 16.63% to export revenues and 4% to the GDP of nation. In the year 2010, the industry is estimated to produce 12 million jobs with an investment of US$ 6 billion in the fields of textiles equipments and structure, and garment manufacturing by the end of 2015. The objective is to trigger the foreign investment towards instituting textile units in India by offering numerous allowances to global investor like low-priced workforce and intellectual right fortification.

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