More than 60 delegates representing cotton textile leadership in India attended a Cotton USA seminar in Mumbai recently to explore how, in these changing and challenging times, cotton can have an increased role to play in the textile value chain. In his keynote address on Growing the Passion and Spinning the Fashion, the GTN Textiles Group Chairman, B K Patodia, highlighted cotton’s success story primarily comes from the strong linkages among passionate cotton farmers who have passed on a legacy and the spinning mills that have catered to the ever-changing needs of fashion through their innovative approach in spinning.

Representatives of more than 20 prominent textile mills attended along with 12 Cotton USA licensees like Raymond, Vardhman, Welspun, Trident, GTN Textiles, Ambika, Morarjee, etc. In addition, leading domestic apparel brands such as Madura Lifestyle and Raymond, and international brand Ralph Lauren also participated in the seminar. Their participation and views shared as a part of business forums brought new insights and perspectives to the present issues and encouraged more collaboration among textile value chain players.