Cotton spinning mills trim production

01 Jun 2011 Evaluate

To reduce accumulated stocks and raise prices, Cotton spinning mills has decided to cut output ranging from 33% to 40% of total production. To help them overcome the current period of crisis, Millers have demanded a host of sops, including loans at discounted rates and input duty reimbursement on exports.

As against the demand that has been contested by cotton growers and traders, the cotton spinning mills want the government to curtail export of cotton for some more time to ensure cheap availability of raw material.

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry stated that the mills had cut back production by one third of the existing daily production last week and shut down facilities on May 23 to protest against falling domestic prices and building up of unsold stocks. As the value of per day spinning production is about Rs 200 crore, the cut back in production resulted in accumulated losses of Rs 600 crore.

The list of demands put forward by the industry includes one year's moratorium for repayment of loans to spinning mills, reinstatement of drawback facility on cotton yarn exports and extension of 2% interest subvention for all textile and clothing products.

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