The Iran war and the resulting volatility in crude oil prices are pushing up raw material costs and disrupting supply chains for India’s man-made fibre industry. In this episode of BusinessLine’s Trending Commodities podcast, Sunil Jhunjhunwala, Head of the MMF Committee at the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association and Co-founder and Managing Director of TechnoSport, discusses the impact on the knitwear sector, India’s domestic processing capabilities and the policies needed to improve global competitiveness. He also explains why the long-term shift from cotton to man-made fibres is being driven by technology and performance rather than price, and looks at the growing demand for activewear.

(Host: Subramani Ra Mancombu, Producers: Siddharth MC, KKA Vadhuladesikan, Renil S Varghese)

Published on October 1, 2026