Global loom investments point to a new natural-fibre strategy
The global textile machinery market is sending a signal that conventional industry indicators can easily obscure: manufacturers are becoming more selective about where they place capital. The latest International Textile Machinery Federation (ITMF) shipment data points to a broad decline in weaving equipmen... Read more
Global loom investments point to a new natural-fibre strategy
The global textile machinery market is sending a signal that conventional industry indicators can easily obscure: manufacturers are becoming more selective about where they place capital. The latest International Textile Machinery Federation (ITMF) shipment data points to a broad decline in weaving equipmen... Read more
Turkey gains in denim as synthetic blends challenge Asian export domin…
The global denim fabric trade may appear remarkably stable at around €3.9 billion, but beneath this number the market is passing a structural shift. Data from ExportPlanning shows that conventional pure-cotton denim under HS 520942 has declined at a compound annual rate of 0.3 per cent since 2009. In c... Read more
From Imports to Micro-Factories: US turns to AI, automation to rewire …
The US is making a sizeable bet on technology to address one of its most persistent industrial vulnerabilities: its dependence on imported apparel and sewn goods. The FutureTEX programme, led by North Carolina State University, foresees up to $480 million over 10 years, with an initial first-year allocation... Read more
Crude correction gives polyester a fresh cost advantage
A sustained correction in crude oil and petrochemical benchmarks is reshaping the economics of synthetic yarns, widening the cost gap between polyester and cotton and giving textile manufacturers a fresh incentive to optimise fibre blends. The decline in upstream crude prices has flowed through Asian petroc... Read more
India’s MMF push faces rising risk from China’s petrochemical dominanc…
India’s ambition to build a globally competitive synthetic textile industry is facing constraints as downstream capacity alone cannot solve: concentration of upstream petrochemical feedstock in China. As East Asian producers rationalise ageing and loss-making chemical assets, the resulting supply decl... Read more
Regional pavilions compete on fiber strengths and supply chain niches …
The trade floor at Yarn Expo Autumn 2026 in Shanghai, held between Aug 25-27, capitalizing on a sharp rebound in cotton yarn demand across China’s downstream knitting and weaving mills. Operating within an international sourcing platform spanning 27,000 square meters and nearly 600 exhibitors across 14 ... Read more
Brazil’s cotton dominance puts Asian spinners on a new sourcing map
Brazil’s emergence as the world’s largest cotton exporter is no longer simply an agricultural success story. It has given a boost to the global spinning industry. The country closed the 2025/26 marketing year with a record 3.374 million tonnes of lint exports, up 19 per cent from 2.836 million t... Read more
Textile industry sees long-term growth but $100-bn export goal stays a…
India’s textile and apparel industry is entering a phase of optimism, but that confidence is tempered by a hard export reality. Wazir Advisors’ latest Indian Textile & Apparel Industry Sentiment Barometer shows that 92 per cent of industry respondents are bullish on the sector’s three-... Read more
Apparel trade slumps as global textile mills move upstream
Global manufacturing is growing, but finished apparel is failing to capture that growth. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) data shows global manufacturing output grew 3.1 per cent year-on-year, led by medium-high and high-technology industries, which grew 4.3 per cent. Wearing appar... 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
Euratex demands €10 surcharge to curb cheap apparel influx
European textile and clothing federation Euratex has formally requested a €10 ha... Read more
Karl Mayer targets Asian textile mills with productivity-driven machinery a…
As Asian textile manufacturers confront escalating operational costs, rising labour e... Read more
Active Clothing expands production with new machinery acquisition
Active Clothing Co has initiated a comprehensive manufacturing expansion program for ... Read more
Istanbul sourcing milestone redefines European apparel supply chains
Opening across 42,850 sq m at the Istanbul Expo Center, the milestone 10th edition of... Read more
Trident secures top spot through design innovation
Trident Group secured its fifth consecutive Best In-House Studio trophy at the 11th I... Read more
Jakarta tightens apparel trade restrictions to safeguard domestic manufactu…
Indonesia's Ministry of Industry has reinforced strict administrative oversight on in... Read more
Bangladesh exporters eye European market expansion at Texworld Paris
Seventeen premier garment manufacturers from Bangladesh have established a prominent ... Read more
Karnataka advances global export competitiveness with new textile hubs
The Karnataka state government has proposed the establishment of two specialized Text... Read more
Apparel exporters raise alarm as spiking yarn costs threaten global competi…
Indian garment manufacturers are facing intense margin pressures following a steep ri... Read more
Bangladesh liberalizes raw material sourcing with new import policy order
The Bangladesh Government has officially enacted the comprehensive Import Policy Orde... Read more
Bangladesh apparel industry to display high-value textile capabilities with…
Bangladesh is officially reviving its premier textile and ready-made garment trade ex... Read more
Advanced fiber quality control systems transform spinning mill economics
Spinning mills and apparel fabric manufacturers are aggressively upgrading their labo... Read more
India pavilion opens at Global Yarn and Inter-Textile Expo in Shanghai
The Indian textile sector has scaled up its presence at the Inter-Textile Expo in Sha... Read more
Intel recognizes Indian textile AI Innovator CountAI for edge software brea…
Intellectual property and automation are reshaping the factory floor as Indian indust... Read more
Indian textile mills face margin pressures as 2026-27 fiber yields tighten
India's upcoming agricultural season presents a complex operational landscape for dom... Read more