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When AI becomes wearable with Google and Mimaki DTF technology

Printing / Digital Printing
At Google Cloud AI Live Milano 2026, Mimaki’s direct-to-film (DTF) technology helped transform AI-generated designs into personalised T-shirts...

Nike takes radical AirFlow global as cooling apparel moves into performance mainstream

Innovation
Nike’s latest ventilation platform shows how engineered knit structures are becoming a serious frontier in high-performance sports textiles. Nike is...

Uniqlo’s global growth powers ahead as weak yen hits Japan margins

Business
Uniqlo’s global growth remains strong, but currency pressure, climate disruption and higher sourcing costs are becoming harder to ignore. Fast...

Santoni and UTO deepen seamless partnership with wool base-layer collection

Knitting
The collaboration shows how seamless knitting is moving from efficiency technology into a product-development platform for premium performance apparel. Sportswear...

Cotton spinning machinery demand set for replacement cycle as mills automate

Spinning
The next upgrade wave will be driven less by new spindle races and more by energy efficiency, labour reduction,...

Trusted data becomes Bangladesh apparel’s next competitive advantage

Sustainability
As buyers prepare for digital product passports, EPR and tighter sustainability claims, Bangladesh’s factories must compete not only on...

Cotton made in Africa gains top sustainability rating as verified cotton demand tightens

Cotton
The new assessment strengthens CmiA’s position with brands seeking credible, lower-risk cotton claims backed by recognised social, environmental and...

Levi Strauss raises 2026 outlook as premium denim and DTC sales lift growth

Denim
Levi’s latest results show denim demand is holding, but growth is increasingly tied to premium positioning, women’s products, direct...

NCTO pushes USTR for forced-labour tariffs on Asian apparel and textile imports

Trade
The proposal would turn forced-labour enforcement into a wider sourcing test for Asian exporters, especially those dependent on opaque...

Brazil’s June cotton export record reinforces its grip on Asian spinning markets

Cotton
Brazilian cotton is gaining share not only through volume, but through quality, traceability and increasingly diversified export logistics. Brazilian cotton...

Milan men’s shows put denim back into luxury’s core vocabulary

Events
Spring/Summer 2027 menswear shows suggest denim is moving beyond casual basics into tailoring, colour, surface treatment and premium storytelling. Denim...

Ibrahim Fibres and Trützschler: A strong partnership enters its next phase with the TC 30Si

Machinery
For more than two decades, Ibrahim Fibres and Trützschler have grown side by side, driven by a shared ambition...

Bangladesh RMG gains in US, UK and Canada, but FY26 export picture remains uneven

Apparel
Growth in three major Western markets gives Bangladesh’s apparel sector useful resilience, but weaker overall RMG earnings show that...

Munich Fabric Start puts AI, EPR and circularity at centre of AW27/28 sourcing season

Events
The show’s 30th anniversary edition reflects how fabric sourcing is shifting from seasonal trend selection to regulatory, digital and...

Jeanologia says denim circularity will depend on collaboration, not stand-alone technology

Denim
The next stage of sustainable denim will require mills, fibre recyclers, laundries, brands and data platforms to work from...

Geosynthetics demand rises as infrastructure and waste-containment projects expand

Technical Textiles
For technical-textile producers, geosynthetics offer a durable growth category tied to roads, railways, landfills, water systems and climate-resilient construction. The...

Vietnam textile exports edge up to $22.2bn, but garment demand remains soft

Trade
Vietnam is still growing, but the first-half figures show a sector increasingly dependent on upstream materials, productivity gains and...

Upcycled fashion market heads for $22bn as circularity moves from niche to commercial strategy

Environment
The upcycling opportunity is growing, but scale will depend on reliable waste supply, sorting systems, design capability and consumer...

Bangladesh misses the latest China+1 apparel shift as Vietnam and Cambodia gain ground

Trade
China’s declining export share no longer automatically generates more orders for Bangladesh; product depth, investment conditions and market access...

Pakistan-China cotton research push targets seed, mechanisation and farm-level yield gaps

Cotton
Pakistan’s cotton recovery will depend less on broad ambition than on converting joint research into locally validated seed, disciplined...
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