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Garment exporters in Tirupur currently dominated by cotton garments are seeing opportunity in synthetic garments, as labour costs are increasing in China, which dominate the global synthetic garment business.

According to Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA), garment exporters are in the process of tapping synthetic and blended garment segments in a big way, which constitute about 70 percent of global demand.

Related Keywords: KTM, man-made, synethetic yarn product, Tirupur garment export

Tirupur , presently export garment worth Rs.18,000 crore if the forging of newer markets continued it likely to double its garment exports to Rs 36,000 crore in three years time. According to A Shaktivel, Chairman, Knitwear Technology Mission as there is a good demand for man-made and synthetic yarn product, he has urged the industry in Tirupur to get benefit of Knitwear Technology Mission (KTM).