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Shivpriya Knowledge Series

Fibre
Intelligence.

Working guides to the fibres we trade — what each one really is, what it genuinely delivers, and where its Indian market is going.

11 Reports · Edition 2026
Lyocell — Fibre Intelligence 01 coverRead Report
01Cellulosic

Lyocell

The fibre re-writing the Indian textile map

Wood to pulp, pulp to fibre — the closed-loop NMMO route, why lyocell is the only cellulosic that holds its strength wet, and where its blends land commercially.

TENCEL™Closed loopBlendsDenim
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Cotton — Fibre Intelligence 02 coverRead Report
02Natural

Cotton

The fibre India was built on

Staple, micronaire and trash decide everything downstream. Grades, ginning, the carded-to-combed-compact ladder, and why traceability is becoming the entry ticket.

Shankar-6ELSCombed compactBCI
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Polyester — Fibre Intelligence 03 coverRead Report
03Synthetic

Polyester

The workhorse of the Indian wardrobe

POY, FDY, DTY, ATY and PSF explained — what each form is for, how melt spinning sets denier and lustre, and where PC and PV blends take the volume.

DTYFDYPOYPSFDope dyed
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Viscose — Fibre Intelligence 04 coverRead Report
04Cellulosic

Viscose

The original man-made silk

The xanthate route, the wet-strength trade-off behind viscose’s drape, shade-lot discipline, and how certified and spun-dyed grades are splitting the category.

VSFDrapeSpun-dyedEcoVero
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Modal — Fibre Intelligence 05 coverRead Report
05Cellulosic

Modal

The softness specialist

High-wet-modulus cellulosic from beechwood — what modal does that viscose cannot, why micro modal demands premium spinning, and the innerwear economics behind it.

HWMMicroModalInnerwearLoungewear
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Recycled Polyester — Fibre Intelligence 06 coverRead Report
06Recycled

Recycled Polyester

The circular workhorse

Bottles to flakes to fibre. Mechanical versus chemical rPET, why the GRS certificate is the product, and India’s structural advantage in bottle collection.

rPETGRSrDTYCircularity
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Linen — Fibre Intelligence 07 coverRead Report
07Natural

Linen

The original premium fibre

Flax stem to bast fibre — retting, scutching and hackling, the lea count system, wet-spun versus dry-spun, and why 30:70 blends built the volume market.

FlaxLea countWet-spunShirting
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Wool — Fibre Intelligence 08 coverRead Report
08Natural

Wool

Nature’s performance fibre

Micron is price. Worsted versus woollen systems, the comfort physics no synthetic matches, and how Ludhiana converts imported top into India’s winter wardrobe.

MerinoMicronWorstedSuperwash
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Nylon — Fibre Intelligence 09 coverRead Report
09Synthetic

Nylon

The strength specialist

Caprolactam to filament — PA6 versus PA66, acid dyeing, the moisture sensitivity that runs the whole chain, and why athleisure specifies nylon-elastane by name.

PA6HosieryElastaneHigh tenacity
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Acrylic — Fibre Intelligence 10 coverRead Report
10Synthetic

Acrylic

Winter’s workhorse

Engineered to imitate wool at a fraction of the price. High-bulk development, the pilling battleground, modacrylic FR, and the Ludhiana knitwear economy it feeds.

High-bulkLudhianaAnti-pillingModacrylic
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Bamboo — Fibre Intelligence 11 coverRead Report
11Cellulosic

Bamboo

The wellness fibre

Grass to pulp to the softest story in the cellulosic family — what bamboo viscose really is, which claims survive scrutiny, and where the D2C market is growing.

Bamboo viscoseLabellingTowelsD2C
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