Enhancing and Restoring Safety & Quality Cultures - Dave Litwiller - May 2024...
02.market analysis on global knitting Industry
1.
2. INDIAN KNITTING INDUSTRY
• A century old.
• Started in: Calcutta (cultural capital of
India, and the commercial capital of East
India).
• From scrap to Peak
• From small cottages multi-fold during
the years.
• Currently makes a significant
contribution to the country’s economy,
and employment.
3. INDIAN KNITTING CENTERS
• Important knitting centers:
• Ludhiana in Punjab,
• Tirupur inTamil Nadu,
• Delhi,
• Bangalore,
• Mumbai
4. EXPORT MARKET
• steadily emerging as one of the fastest growing
export segments.
• Textile accounts for 30% of the total exports of
the country, and knitwear comprises 45% of it.
• During the last yr 11,500cr and this yr there’s an
increase of 10%.
• Major Exporters:
•US, Canada, Europe, Australia, Japan, and
Middle East.
5. COMPETITIONS
• Major Competitors: Western Europe Countries.
• Hong Kong,
• Bangkok
• Taiwan.
• Despite all the competition, India has carved a niche for its
knitted apparels in the global market.
• Highlights of India:
• Quality
• Competitive Pricing
• Innovative Styles.
7. REASONS FOR SUCCESS
• The role of knitwear within
textile sector shows an
pace, as being preferred
comparatively over woven
garments due to their virtues of
comfort, stretchability, easy
and the pattern of being built
within the knitted fabric
8. WOVEN VS KNITTED
PROPERTY WOVEN KNITTED
TEAR STRENGTH LOW HIGH
Crease resistance Low High
Bending length High Low
Thickness Low High
Bending modulus Low High
Tensile strength High Low
Permeability Low High
9. THE FUTURE..
• Choosing knitting industry on the basis of
market strategies can be a better option as of
now.
• When analyzed with past and future, though
minimal, there's only growth.
• Apart from just market strategies there are also
a few point related to benefits of owning a
knitting industry rather than a woven.
10. REASON FOR GROWTH OF KNITTING INDUSTRY
• Productivity of looms at particular time
• Machine productivity higher.
TYPES OF
LOOM
PRODUCTIVI
TY
AUTO LOOM 1
Shuttle less
loom
2
Weft knitting 4
Warp knitting 16
Needle
bonded
fabrics
100
Spun bonded
fabrics
2000
11. CONTND..
• Labour less organised.
• Floor space: Compared to auto loom for
the same production
• Warp knitting 1/10th
• Weft knitting 1/8th
• Power consumption: Compared to auto
loom:
•1/4th to 1/5th
12. CONTND..
Yarn and yarn preparation :
• LowTPI yarns will be needed for
knitting. So that spinning
production will be higher.
• NoWarping/Sizing/Drawing
13. TIME REQUIRED -LESS
• Modern knitting machines particularly
warp knitting machines can produce
various type of technical textiles (
medical textiles, automobile textiles,
geotextiles, etc.)
• Computer aided designing and
manufacturing in knitting have made it
possible to manufacture any desired
structure within a short time at
reasonable price.
14. PROFILE OF A NORMAL KNITTING ENTHUSIAST
• Spending= $801 (average)
• Time spent= 10hrs/week
• Knitting Projects completed= 24
in an average
• Expertise in knitting= 40%
expert; 57% intermediate
15. TOP 5 KNITTING CENTERS IN INDIA
• Aradhana Fabrics- Ludhiana
• 7X International- Ludhiana
• Shri Ram Industries-Ludhiana
• Gaikam Exports- Mumbai
• Yash Polytex-Mumbai