Apparel centers to open in Northeast
About Rs 427 crores will be spent to promote geotechnical textiles in Northeast India. This will be help in stabilising roads, addressing the problem of landslides and preserving water bodies.…
Zimbabwe’s Cottco to restructure debt
Cottco Holdings is sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cotton company. It is seeking partnership to help in funding and reorganising its debt. The company, based in Zimbabwe, operates five ginneries in the…
India: Despite bleak outlook, industry must focus on prospects
Though a slowdown in China, political unrest in Bangladesh and labour and other issues in Vietnam gave an opportunity to Indian textile exporters, the segment managed to expand its performance…
Asia Fashion Fair in October
Asia Fashion Fair (AFF) will be held in Japan from October 21 to 23. This is Japan’s biggest and most professional clothing and textile fair. It attracts the country’s largest…
Polluting textile firm served notice in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has proposed closure directives against the Metro Hi-tech Cooperative Textile Park at Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Kolhapur, after it found gross irregularities in…
Pakistan's SBI and textile industry spar over exports
There is a difference of opinion between the State Bank of Pakistan and the textile industry on what ails textile exports. The bank feels structural issues are the primary cause…
Bangladeshi textile chemicals face duty bars in Pakistan
In a major setback to Bangladesh's textile chemical exports to Pakistan, National Tariff Commission (NTC) of Pakistan is planning to impose anti-dumping duty on import of hydrogen peroxide from Bangladesh.…
Tanzania aims to be garment powerhouse
Tanzania is perhaps best known as one of Africa's major cotton producers, with average crop yield for the past three years reaching 2,75,700 tons of seed cotton. Of this around…
Cotton area may fall in India
Farmers in India may plant fewer acres of cotton as falling demand from China cuts exports to the lowest level in six years. The area is set to drop as…
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New trade tariffs expected to reshape US apparel and textile sourcing landscape
The announcement on new trade tariffs by the US sent ripples throughout the global apparel and textile industry, significantly impacting... Read more
Rise of Southeast Asia, challenging China's textile dominance
Asia has long been the world's manufacturing hub for textiles and apparel, with a complex web of intra-regional trade leading... Read more
Bharat Tex 2025 app & website launched for seamless engagement
Union Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao applauded industry bodies for their proactive role in organizing Bharat Tex 2025, calling it... Read more
Is Pakistani fashion losing spark with its focus on celebrification & commer…
The recent article ‘Style: The Death of Pak Fashion?’ highlights the grim situation of the Pakistani fashion industry. The author,... Read more
Xinjiang Cotton: A tangled web of production, trade, and geopolitics has implica…
China’s Xinjiang region synonymous with cotton is deeply entangled in controversy, raising ethical and economic questions that reverberate throughout the... Read more
Lenzing showcases sustainable fiber innovations at Fibers& Yarns Expo 2025
Lenzing Group, a global leader in wood-based specialty fibers, concluded its participation in the Fibers & Yarns Expo 2025 on... Read more
India's textile sector poised for growth amidst global disruptions
India's textile industry is poised for a period of substantial growth, capitalizing on disruptions in competing markets that are opening... Read more
Can Xinjiang cotton overcome forced labor concerns?
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China has long been a dominant force in the global cotton industry. Its unique... Read more
India’s Union Budget 2025-26: A booster shot for textiles, apparel, and retail
The Union Budget 2025-26 has delivered a mixed bag of outcomes for the textile, apparel, and retail sectors, with some... Read more
Economic Survey 2024-25: A mixed bag for the textile, apparel industry
The Economic Survey 2024-25, released ahead of the Union Budget, presents a comprehensive analysis of the Indian economy, with a... Read more