This is the best time to invest in technology, R&D and capacity to get maximum benefits of PLI-2 scheme and with the thrust on activewear, Tirupur will be able to achieve 40 per cent growth in exports in next three years mostly in MMF.
This was the major takeaway of the talk session ‘Coffee with Expert’ in which Sunil JhunJhunWala, Activewear Expert and Co-Founder of TechnoSportswear touched upon various aspects of activewear manufacturing and motivated the Tirupur entrepreneurs to explore this segment.
The session was organised by young entrepreneurs committee of Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) as part of its focus on collective learning.
Dr A. Sakthivel, Chairman, FIEO; KM Subramaniam, President, TEA; Thirukumarran, Secretary, TEA and a large number of exporters were present on this occasion.
Sunil appealed to the knitters, dyers, processors, machines suppliers, dyes and chemical suppliers etc., to work collectively to bring MMF and activewear manufacturing ecosystem to Tirupur and in turn make Tirupur a global sourcing hub for such products.
Sunil shared in detail that due to the performance and comfort benefits of activewear, consumers are moving from conventional products to high-performance, flexible, breathable and versatile apparel made with polyester filament yarns.
Dope dyed polyester filament yarns and technology in this regard can be a game changer for Tirupur.
The exporters got opportunity to clear their technical doubts about MMF & activewear fabrics manufacturing as Sunil shared solutions to common challenges faced by exporters trying to manufacture such products. He also asked the exporters to use TechnoSportswear’s state-of-the-art lab facilities to analyse their buyers’ fabrics.
Dr A. Sakthivel informed about the government’s vision and encouraged the knitwear exporters to diversify into MMF quickly. There are encouraging signals as far as revival of knitted apparel exports is expected in the near term.
He also mentioned that Indian exporters should target to manufacture and export various products where China has a large market share.
