GST reforms could unlock liquidity across India’s textile manufacturing cha…
India’s textile value chain could gain from new changes to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework, particularly through faster refunds, simplified compliance and reduced enforcement-related disruptions. For spinning mills, weavers, knitters, dyeing units, finishing plants and exporters, the operat... Read more
From pilot to plant its financing, not chemistry that blocks textile recycl…
The global textile industry is discovering a hard limit to circularity: technology is advancing faster than finance. Only three of 13 textile-to-textile recycling technology archetypes can currently attract commercial project debt on standard terms, according to Systemic Bankability of Textile-to-Textile Re... Read more
End Cluster Fragmentation, Processing Gaps: Sanjay Savkare unveils Solar …
In an address at the 17th annual FICCI TAG 2026 conference, Sanjay Savkare, Minister of Textiles, Government of Maharashtra, called on the Indian textile and garment industry to end geographic fragmentation across value chains and tackle its acute wet processing bottleneck. Pledging dedicated policy support... Read more
India, China reshape the global fashion consumption map
Global apparel consumption is has seen a geographic shift. The US remains the world’s largest clothing market, but the strongest gains between 2010 and 2025 have come from China, India and other emerging consumer economies. Consumption expenditure data from World Data Lab and FashionSIGHTS shows the ... Read more
Dual trade deals put Tiruppur on track to double European exports
Tiruppur has entered a new export cycle as trade agreements with the European Union and the UK remove tariff barriers that have long put Indian apparel exporters at a disadvantage. The Tamil Nadu knitwear cluster, which accounts for almost half of India’s knitted garment exports, is looking to double ... Read more
Bangladesh’s energy crunch opens space for India, Vietnam in apparel sourci…
For decades, Bangladesh was the default answer to one question confronting global fashion retailers: where can large volumes of apparel be produced at the lowest possible cost? That equation is changing. European fashion companies, including H&M Group, Inditex and Primark, are reworking their sourcing ... Read more
China’s apparel retreat opens $60 bn gap, but India captures little
The biggest shift in global apparel sourcing over the past 15 years has produced an uncomfortable paradox for India. China has surrendered a substantial portion of its dominance, but India has captured little of the business that moved into the global sourcing network. China's share of global garment export... Read more
Global fashion bets big on India as consumer confidence leads world
Global fashion retailers are reassessing growth priorities as India moves away from the weaker consumer scenario prevailing across several mature markets. While apparel demand in North America and Western Europe remains constrained by inflation, high borrowing costs and cautious household spending, Indian c... Read more
Madhya Pradesh consolidates textile power with new investments
Madhya Pradesh is rapidly cementing its status as a cornerstone of India’s textile value chain, securing Rs 1,592 crore in fresh investment proposals duri... Read more
Italy, India collaborate to build more resilient supply chains
Actively pursuing an expanded industrial footprint within India’s textile sector, Italy seeks to leverage the momentum from the recently elevated Special ... Read more
Textile Ministry to infuse high-solutions in weaving with ‘Handloom Hackathon 20…
The Ministry of Textiles aims to infuse high-tech solutions into India’s decentralized weaving industry with the recently inaugurated ‘Handloom Hack... Read more
Fastener innovation accelerates circular supply chain infrastructure
Global apparel supply chains are addressing structural end-of-life hurdles as trim ma... Read more
Footwear component ecosystem adapts to eco-regulations ahead of European sh…
Southern European footwear and leathergoods suppliers are restructuring material deve... Read more
Global fashion leaders form coalition to tackle post-consumer textile expor…
Major global apparel companies including Adidas, H&M Group, Inditex, and Bestsell... Read more
Industrial data exposes divergent growth paths across Indian T&A value …
Recent Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data highlights a sharp divergence across... Read more
Industrial offtake agreements expand next-generation textile recycling
Global fashion retailers are securing long-term raw material supply lines as chemical... Read more
Monopoly expands retail footprint in partnership with MC2 Saint Barth
The intersection of pop culture nostalgia and contemporary retail continues to gain m... Read more
Workforce expansion drives US$ 277 billion Indian apparel boom
India’s domestic textile and apparel (T&A) sector reached US$ 277.01 billio... Read more
Karl Mayer to capture India's technical textile boom with advanced warp eng…
German textile machinery manufacturer Karl Mayer is aligning its upcoming showcase at... Read more
Saint Laurent prepares for strategic reset following Anthony Vaccarello's d…
French luxury powerhouse Saint Laurent has officially confirmed the exit of Anthony V... Read more
Technical textile innovation drives PFAS-free shift in extreme adventure ap…
The technical textile sector is accelerating its transition toward sustainable chemis... Read more
Digital yarn integration reshapes Milan knitwear engineering
The European apparel sector is facing mounting pressure to shrink development timelin... Read more
Digital yarn integration reshapes Milan knitwear engineering
The European apparel sector is facing mounting pressure to shrink development timelin... Read more
Luxury titans enforce strict majority age mandate to cleanse runway labor p…
Luxury conglomerates LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and Kering are aggressivel... Read more