Suiting and apparel
Raymond, founded in 1925 as the Raymond Woollen Mill at Thane and built by the Singhania family, is the largest maker of worsted suiting fabric in the world, headquartered at Plantation House, Pokhran Road, Thane; its Th
Textiles
Alok Industries, founded in 1986 and once the largest integrated textile company in India, went through insolvency and was bought by Reliance Industries and JM Financial in 2020; headquartered at Peninsula Tower, Lower P
Home textiles
Welspun Living, the former Welspun India founded in 1985 by B.
Textiles
Arvind, the Lalbhai group’s Ahmedabad company founded in 1931, is the largest denim maker in India and a large shirting and suiting supplier; its fabric is sold through mill-agent outlets at Hindmata and Dadar, and Arvin
Government body
The Textiles Committee, set up by Act of Parliament in 1963 under the Ministry of Textiles, is headquartered at P.
Export council
SRTEPC, set up in 1954 and headquartered at Resham Bhavan, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate, is the export promotion council for man-made fibre textiles — polyester, viscose, nylon fabrics and yarns — representing the expor
Export council
Texprocil, set up in 1954 and headquartered at Engineering Centre, 9 Mathew Road, Opera House, is the export promotion council for cotton textiles — yarn, fabric and made-ups — the largest segment of India’s textile expo
Research body
BTRA, set up in 1954 at Ghatkopar as the industry’s research association, tests fibres, yarns and fabrics, runs training for mills and powerloom units, and does research in textile processing.
Garment job work
Haash India Exports at Malad East does garment job work and export stitching.
Bed linen
Indo Count Industries, founded in 1988 and listed on the exchanges, is headquartered at Nariman Point and is among the largest bed-linen exporters in the world from its Kolhapur plants.
Bath mats, rugs, cushions, curtains
Faze Three, founded in 1985 and listed on the exchanges, is headquartered at Nariman Point and exports bath mats, rugs, cushions and curtains from its plants at Silvassa, Dapada and Panipat.
Bed, table and kitchen linen, towels
Eurotrade Textiles is a Mumbai home-textile exporter of bed, table and kitchen linen and terry towels.