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Intertextile Shanghai shows China remains central to apparel textiles despite global uncertainty

Events
The fair’s strong turnout suggests that, even in a more volatile trade environment, China remains a key marketplace for...

Sri Lanka’s apparel exports fell sharply in February, signaling a bumpier 2026

Business
The drop looks less like a one-off and more like evidence that Sri Lanka’s apparel sector is entering 2026...

Norwegian activewear brand Stateofmind deepens sustainability push with Fulgar yarn

Apparel
The partnership shows how Scandinavian activewear brands are using material choices to align minimalist design with measurable sustainability claims. Northern...

YKK targets lightweight casualwear with new aluminium YZiP Light

Apparel
The launch shows how even a mature component like the zipper is being re-engineered around lighter weight, smoother performance...

Apparel retail nears $1.35trn as digital and omnichannel models reshape growth

Business
Fashion retail is expanding not simply because consumers are buying more clothes, but because technology, convenience and channel integration...

Hormuz shock exposes South Asia’s apparel vulnerability

Trade
The conflict is hitting South Asian apparel on two fronts at once: synthetic input inflation and growing disruption to...

Techtextil 2026 is giving performance apparel a bigger stage

Apparel
Frankfurt’s growing performance-apparel zone shows that functional textiles are no longer a niche: they are becoming one of fashion’s...

Techtextil 2026 puts performance apparel at the centre of textile innovation

Apparel
Frankfurt’s growing performance-apparel zone shows that functional textiles are no longer a niche: they are becoming one of fashion’s...

Protective clothing market set to exceed $15 billion as safety rules tighten worldwide

Regulations and Policies
Regulation, hazardous workplaces and new materials are pushing protective apparel from a compliance expense into a strategic procurement category. The...

Karl Mayer builds a textile prototyping hub to turn ideas into machines and fabrics

Machinery
The new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen is a bet that warp-knit innovation now needs faster collaboration between machinery,...

Sportswear outgrows fashion as consumers wear wellness as a status

Fashion
The market is not booming. It is polarising: consumers are buying fewer indiscriminate clothes and more items that signal...

Apparel Manufacturing in 2026: Eight structural challenges reshaping the industry

Apparel
The apparel manufacturing environment in 2026 has become significantly more complex than it was even five years ago. Clothing...

CreateMe, UNTUCKit and Supima test whether apparel can be bonded, not sewn

Technology
The partnership’s real significance is not a T-shirt launch. It is a commercial test of whether robotics and adhesive...

Milan Fashion Week’s denim says the wash is back

Denim
For autumn/winter 2026–27, denim in Milan moved beyond basics: laundries, coatings and archival nostalgia turned jeans into statement pieces...

Bangladesh’s new government faces a simple test: can it keep garments competitive?

Apparel
The BNP’s election win has raised business hopes, but the apparel sector needs policy stability, cheaper energy and faster...

Hong Kong textile leaders explore Egypt as the next manufacturing hub

Business
A delegation of 14 garment and textile industry leaders from Hong Kong has completed a business mission to Egypt,...

From natural fibres to patterned fabrics, Intertextile Apparel’s key pavilions and zones demonstrate industry’s global range

Apparel
Exhibition categories cover suiting and shirting, functional wear, ladieswear, casualwear, and more, with overseas suppliers featured in the International...

Impact of the ongoing Israel–USA–Iran war on the global textile & apparel supply chain

Trade
The Israel–USA–Iran war has rapidly become a logistics-and-energy shock for textiles and apparel. With tanker traffic in the Strait...

lululemon’s new “ShowZero” fabric treats sweat as an optical problem

Technical Textiles
By making wet patches stop “darkening” under light, lululemon is selling performance with a confidence benefit—useful in tennis, and...

Sewing & Embroidery Industry leaders gather at 2026 ITCPE Guangzhou to co-draw a New Blueprint for the Industry

Business
In recent years, against the backdrop of consumers’ growing demands for apparel quality, personalization and environmental sustainability, the sewing...
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