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Textile exporters face LPG shock as buyers push for deeper discounts and margins collapse

Business
Published on 5 May 2026
Textile exporters face LPG shock as buyers push for deeper discounts and margins collapse

Higher LPG costs are colliding with tougher buyer discount demands

Commercial LPG price hikes are squeezing Indian textile exporters in Tiruppur and Noida, where rising fuel costs are eroding already thin margins. Even as firms look for ways to offset higher expenses, global buyers are pressing for lower prices and bigger discounts, limiting the ability to pass costs downstream and adding fresh uncertainty to profitability.

  • LPG price increases are directly raising production and operating costs for exporters
  • Textile exporters in Tiruppur and Noida are struggling to protect margins
  • Global buyers are demanding discounts, weakening exporters’ pricing power
  • Cost pressures are limiting the ability to fully offset the LPG shock
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