Tiruppur eyes 50:50 cotton-MMF mix to chase ₹1 lakh crore knitwear exports by 2030
India's knitwear hub, source of 60% of national knitwear exports, will diversify beyond cotton into man-made fibre to capture FTA-driven demand across 38 trade-agreement countries. Backed by government subsidies, Tiruppur targets ₹1 lakh crore ($11.5B) exports by 2030, up from ₹46,000 crore in FY26.
Tiruppur, India's knitwear hub, will shift to a 50:50 cotton-MMF manufacturing mix to capture global export opportunities from new FTAs, targeting ₹1 lakh crore knitwear exports by 2030, with government backing on subsidies and schemes.
Why this matters
Tiruppur, India's dominant knitwear hub, is diversifying beyond its cotton heritage into man-made fibre to chase FTA-driven export gains, signaling a structural bet on synthetics to more than double exports by 2030.
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