After slow start to 2022, Surat textile industry looks for festive cheer

However, orders have been lower 30% compared with normal between mid-July and early August

At his power loom unit in Pipodara on the outskirts of Surat, Kamlesh Kotadiya of Renny Fashion is churning out designer clothes, sarees, and dress material at almost 90 per cent capacity utilisation.

Over the past few months, Kotadiya has upgraded his unit by shifting from conventional power looms weaving grey cloth that require several value addition to advanced electronic jacquard machines that can churn designer clothes in large quantities.

“It was a dismal start to the year in terms of sales and orders. Every year the industry hopes to compensate for the previous or forthcoming months’ losses through bumper