An Overview Of Knitting Industry Of India 133065

An Overview of Knitting Industry of India

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Industry Types 1. 2.

3.

Knitting (Fabric Manufacturing by weft or warp knitting technique) Knitted Garments ( knitting, cutting & assembling or Fully Cut Garments made from knitted Fabrics or Integral Garments) Knitted Fabric & Garments (Fabric knitting and garment manufacturing in the same factory premises)

Allied Industries to knitting

z z z z z

Yarn making (Spinning Industry) Yarn Dyeing Fabrics Dyeing & Finishing Fabric Printing Garment Washings (Stone, Acid, Enzyme Washes, Milling, Shrink Resist etc.)

Auxiliary Industries to knitting z z z z z z

Embroidery Label Making Packing Materials Laminating Needle Making Sewing threads, elastic tapes, buttons, appliqués etc.

Knitted Fabrics Manufacturing z

z

Weft Knitted Fabrics

Warp Knitted Fabrics

Knitted Fabrics Units Manufacturing

z

Weft Knitted Fabrics (Mainly on Circular Knitting Machines) – Fabrics used for z z

making outer wear and under garments making home textiles and functional textiles

Circular Machines in a Factory

Knitted Fabric Units Manufacturing

Warp Knitted Fabrics (Mostly on Raschel & Tricot Machines)

Fabrics used as dress materials, lingerie, laces, nets

Knitted Garments Units z z z

Knitwear (Cut & Stitch and Fully-fashioned, such as sweaters and cardigans) Knitted Fabric Garments (Fully Cut & Stitch Type such as TShirts, Lady’s Tops, Shorts, Skirts, and under wear) Integral Garments (Knitted in circular form, require little or no cutting & seaming, such as Socks, stockings, panty hose, and now whole garments)

Knitwear Manufacturing Units What they do? z z z z z z z

Procure yarns (Wool, acrylic, blended etc.) Knit s (front, back, arms) Cut or Trim to shapes Assemble s (Stitch, overlock, link) Add-on (buttons, appliqués, embroidery etc.) Finish (stain remove, shrink, mill, scour, and steam press) Sell in domestic market or export

Knitwear Manufacturing Units Use 3 types of machines z z z

Manually operated ‘V’ Bed Machines Computerised ‘V’ Bed Machines Fully-Fashioned Knitting Machines (Multi Head)

Garments (from knitted fabrics) Manufacturing Units What they do? z z z z z

Procure knitted fabrics from knitting units Cut the fabrics into different parts of the garment Assemble the garments Finish (stain remove, wash if required, and press) Pack & Sell in domestic market or export

Garments Manufacturing Unit

Integral Garments Manufacturing What they do? z z z z z

Procure yarns (wool, nylon, polyester, cotton) Knit to circular shape Little cut (if required) Steam Finish or Mould finish Pack & sell in domestic market or export

Knitting Industry Clusters In India we have 3 distinguishable prime cluster z z z

Knitted fabrics and garment manufacturing (KFG) Knitwear manufacturing (KM) Warp Knitted fabrics (WK) Some of the above type of industry is located at secondary and tertiary clusters within or without prime cluster

Location of knitting industry in India KFG= Knitwear Fabrics & garments. KM = Sweater manufacturing. WK = Warp Knitting Centers

Prime Centers

Locations Ludhiana Tirupur Delhi Bombay Calcutta Banglore Surat Amritsar

Secondary centers

KFG

KM

Tertiary Centers

WK X X

X X X X

X X

X

Nil

Share of knitted garments in the world z

z

Compared to world share of knitted garments production and consumption level of knitted garments in Indian is low. Lately it has picked up an upward trend

40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%

World Share Indian Share Knitted Garments Share

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