Production of international quality yarn

Abstract

The production of international quality yarn is somewhat an uphill task for most of the spinners of Indian textile industry. The yarn export of this industry — with an installed capacity of about 26.59 million spindles, which is nearly 17% of world’s installed ring spindles — accounts for only 4% of the total export market. This paper attempts to clear some of the myths entertained by the spinners and highlights the methodology to be adopted to produce international quality yarn.