Top 10 Leading Garment Manufacturers in India (2018)

Top 10 Leading Garment Manufacturers in India (2018)

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In 2018, the top garment manufacturers in India have shown great success in key areas of manufacturing, exports, sales, and employment for India’s textiles sector; contributing a great deal to the country’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). India is now the world’s sixth largest garment exporting country in the world. The readymade garment industry in India alone, exports over $17 billion worth of products every year and is expected to expand even further. Employment in India’s garment industry has surpassed 12 million people in 2016, making it the country’s largest employment provider. This year’s employment number for Indian garment manufacturers is expected to reach 12.9 million, as the result of consistent growth in the garment manufacturing sector in India, coupled with the increasing demand for readymade garment products in India.   Over the recent decades, many leading garment manufacturers in India have also become some of the major suppliers of ready garment products for the global market.   Here is our list of top 10 leading garment manufacturers in India in 2018, based on their annual sales and market values:  

1. Royal Classic Group

The Royal Classic Groups, an Rs.800 crore company, vertically integrated textile major has been at the forefront of quality and innovation since its inception 27 ago. It has its customers across the world RCG is one of its kind in the garment industry with its own knitting/weaving to dyeing, finishing and garmenting infrastructure.

This infrastructure aids Classic Polo in maintaining high quality standards and self-reliance within the vertical Classic Polo, the T-shirt brand of Royal Classic Groups has completed 17years in fine fashion and through its expertise it offers the widest collection clocking 500 designs per season. Positioned as a mid-premium brand, Classic Polo offers classic yet fashionably casual range for men. Classic Polo is perceived as a brand that does not compromise on quality, fit, design and comfort. The design team consists of robust creative excellence from India’s premiere institutes, consultants with wide exposure in the field of apparel and international source. The brand constantly re-defines fashion trends catering to consumer preferences targeting, the 27-40 age group.

Classic polo in the recent years have done a research on the missing links in the Indian men’s wear fashion market and launched CP BRO in the year 2014. CP BRO target market includes audience from 18 to 26 age group, who are innovators, trendsetters and everyone who enjoys freedom and irony in fashion. Only pan Indian brand which caters street fashion to this age group. CP BRO offers many first of its kind like lava dyeing and best hand feel that makes the brand parallel to any international street wear at um-imaginably affordable price. Every garment is a master masterpiece and hand crafted with utmost care and technical attention for best appeal.

Classic polo range today, comprises of T-shirts, Shirts, Trousers, jackets, sweaters, denim, sportswear, lounge wear, inner wear, accessories thus making the brand a complete men’s wardrobe solution. Looking into the dynamics of current day’s hyper exposed consumer preference, Classic Polo launches 8-10 new designs every day to fulfil the fashion appetite of the market. Classic Polo covers the length and breadth of the country with 106 Exclusive Stores, 4000 Multi Brand Outlets, 350 Large Format Stores. Classic Polo has also its presence in e-com portals like flip kart, Amazon, Snap Deal, Paytm etc

2. Loyal Group

Loyal Group is one of the largest textile and garment groups in India, providing an array of products and services for textile and apparel industries. Loyal Group comprises of three composite mills, one spinning mill, one dye house, four garment manufacturing units, one trading cum retailing company and a Joint Venture trading company in Italy. It is also one of the top garment exporters in India to have been awarded by the government. 

 3. Mandhana Industries LTD  

Mandhana is a multi-divisional textile and garment manufacturer in India with multiple geographical locations. The company specializes in custom apparel manufacturing with state-of-the-art infrastructure. The scope of Mandhana’s business includes designing, yarn dyeing, weaving, processing, printing and garment manufacturing.  

4. Alok Industries Ltd 

 Alok Industries Ltd is a vertically integrated textile company that provides end-to-end solutions through five core sectors – cotton yarn, apparel fabric, home textiles, garments, and polyester yarn. Alok has a large customer base including domestic and international retailers, as well as garment exporters in India and some of the major international brands. They have some of the world’s biggest retailers and India’s largest manufacturers of apparel and home textiles.  

5. Arvind Mill  

Founded in 1931 by three brothers, Arvind Mills has long been a staple of the clothing industry in India, as a manufacturer for high-end superfine fabrics in India. Arvind has dominated the market with brand names like Arrow, Flying Machine, USPA, New Port, Mega Mart, and The Arvind Store. Over the recent years, Arvind has also diversified into other major segments such as fabrics, garments, advanced materials, chemicals and dyes, retail, engineering, telecom etc.   Must Read: How the Cotton Industry in India is Headed for Amazing Growth 

 6. SEL Group  

SEL is one of the largest vertically integrated textile conglomerates in India and one of the top Indian garment manufacturers on many fashion and garment industry investors’ radars for 2018. With facilities from spinning, knitting, processing of yarns and fabric, to the value-added products such as terry towels and ready-made garments across its various locations in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. SEL is also one of the largest yarn and thread suppliers for European markets  

7. Nahar Spinning   

Nahar Spinning Mills Ltd is part of Nahar Group, it’s one of the top textile, garment manufacturers and exporters in India; specializing in producing and exporting woolen/cotton hosiery knitwears and woolen textiles. The Company has 7 multi-location plants, a range of products; over 60% of which is exported to markets in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.  

8. KPR Mill   

KPR Mill Limited is one of the largest vertically integrated apparel manufacturing companies in India producing yarn, knitted gray, dyed fabric and readymade garments. The company has one of the largest garment manufacturing facilities in India, with an annual capacity of 95 million units. It has also installed windmills to generate green power for captive consumption at Tamil Nadu, sufficient to meet 75% of power requirements. With windmill expansion at the forefront, KPR Mill stock prices to be a consistent topic of discussion in 2018.   Must Read: The Top 10 Drone Manufacturers in India to Watch in 2018 

 9. Sutlej Textiles   

Sutlej Textiles operates in all stages of textiles and garment productions. Their versatile production facilities are vertically integrated, from spinning and weaving to dyeing and finishing; including making garments. It also has operating facilities in Russia, Spain, Singapore, and Sri Lanka, and many more locations. Sutlej Textiles is one of the flagship units of the multi-product conglomerate KK Birla Group. The Group has a dominant presence in fertilizer, engineering, textiles, sugar, tea, coffee, food, products, media, information technology, biotechnology, and shipping; truly an all-encompassing global clothing manufacturer with interests in many segments.  

10.Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd   

Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd is a vertically integrated textile and garment company, engaged in the manufacturing of a wide range of fabrics and garments from state-of-the-art production facilities. Apart from being the largest shirt manufacturer in India, today, Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd has over 38,000 employees and produces over 90 million pieces garment products per annum. A consistent contributor to India’s GDP with its high employment.