- Business
- Morarjee Textiles Limited manufactures premium cotton shirting fabrics, high-fashion printed fabrics, and related textile products including yarn dyed shirtings, printed voiles, satin, cambric, poplin, lawn, silk prints, and guthra for Arab headgear; it operates integrated facilities for spinning, yarn-dyeing, weaving, printing, processing, finishing, inspection, and packing. Founded in 1871 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, the company serves domestic and international brands such as Uniqlo, Zara, Next, H&M, Louis Philippe, and Van Heusen across 44 countries, with key markets in the Middle East, Far East, North Africa, Europe, and the African subcontinent; it specializes in high-value niche segments like color woven shirtings with fine yarn counts up to 180/2, premium voiles, and value-added yarns including organic cotton, BCI, Supima, and high-twist varieties from its 72,000-spindle capacity. In April 2025, Shriniwas Spintex Industries acquires Morarjee Textiles for Rs 156 crore through a court-monitored insolvency resolution process under the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, following creditor approval and against admitted debt claims exceeding Rs 892 crore; this transaction, completed with an upfront payment of 30% including process costs, transitions ownership from the Ashok Piramal Group and supports plans to increase capacity utilization beyond the current 25%, while sustaining over 1,000 jobs amid ongoing operations in manufacturing, spinning, and weaving.