Raja A Shanmugham, President, Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA) says, the Tiruppur export sector is expected to revive this year with revenues from exports rising to Rs 33.000 crore and from domestic market to Rs 32,000 crore. Tiruppur apparel industry has been facing acute crisis due to rising cotton prices and the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. The market is also being dominated by external factors like the resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

However, exporters expect fortunes to revive soon through government support and monitoring of raw cotton prices. They have chalked out a plan for survival by confirming orders in a no-profit situation. This will help sell stocked materials and also enable buyers purchase at affordable rates, adds Shanmugham. Tiruppur Exporters’ Association was set up in 1990 under the leadership of A. Sakthivel and strived for the development of exports and also Tiruppur. TEA has always been very quick in taking up the issues and stand in forefront to get them addressed.