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BTMA backs global growth while investing in future UK leaders

Machinery
As one of a number of new initiatives launched this year, the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) is launching...

FESPA’S new textile event set to debut in Barcelona this May 2026

BUSINESS / TRADE
In less than one month, the first edition of FESPA’s new Textile event will take place at the Gran...

Mahlo puts process control at the centre of technical textiles at Techtextil 2026

Technical Textiles
For technical-textile producers, quality is increasingly defined by real-time control of alignment, coating weight, moisture, temperature and basis weight—not...

Pakistan moves to defend textile exports in US Forced-Labour probe

Business
The case has shifted compliance from a social audit issue to a trade access risk for Pakistan’s cotton, textile,...

Egypt’s SCZONE secures $8 million Turkish garment investment in Qantara West

Business
The project adds another export-oriented textile facility to Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone, reinforcing Qantara West’s bid to become...

Chinese delegation eyes bangladesh’s textile backward linkage gap

Business
Talks with BGMEA focused on Chinese FDI, technology transfer and Bangladesh’s need to reduce dependence on imported fabrics, especially...

Pakistan textile industry presses SBP for bigger refinance window as liquidity strains deepen

Business
The sector’s latest appeal shows that, for Pakistan’s largest export industry, working-capital stress has become nearly as important as...

Bangladesh exporters press NBR for tax relief as cost pressure mounts

Business
Garment and textile leaders say taxes on incentives, subcontracting, cotton imports and energy inputs are weakening export competitiveness at...

Iran war sends polyester shock through Asia’s fashion supply chain

Trade
Oil-linked raw material costs are rising across polyester, dyes, chemicals and footwear inputs, exposing fast-fashion supply chains to another...

Bangladesh’s RMG lead narrows, but Pakistan still lacks scale

Trade
Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports held steadier than Bangladesh’s RMG exports in July–March, but Bangladesh remains more than twice...

Speed and connectivity: Techtextil and Texprocess provided market-ready solutions for industries under pressure

Events
Frankfurt am Main, 24 April 2026. With more than 36,000 visitors and 1,700 exhibitors from a total of 112 countries,...

US sanctions Turkish textile supplier over cotton linter shipments linked to Iran missile network

Trade
The designation shows how even a textile-sector input can become strategically sensitive when it feeds into dual-use chemical supply...

India’s textile exports grew in FY2025–26, but the gain was narrower than it looks

Trade
Annual growth of 2.1% offered a measure of resilience, but March’s weakness and the prolonged US tariff shock showed...

PTEA calls for budget reset as pakistan textile exports risk another missed growth year

Trade
The industry says FY2025–26 textile exports are likely to close near $18 billion, but argues that policy distortions in...

HIGHTEX 2026 positions Istanbul at the centre of technical textiles and nonwovens

Events
As technical textiles and nonwovens continue to expand across healthcare, construction, filtration and mobility, HIGHTEX is pitching itself as...

US tariff refunds begin, but exporters abroad will need to negotiate for any share

Trade
Washington has started processing refunds on tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, but the money will flow to...

Kingpins Amsterdam finds optimism in efficiency, not excess

Denim
The clearest message from the denim industry’s latest gathering was not exuberant growth, but disciplined innovation: mills, chemical suppliers...

Cambodia’s garment and textile exports rise in Q1, but growth still depends on trade diversification

Trade
The sector remains Cambodia’s biggest export engine, and its latest gains suggest that broader market access is helping sustain...

Techtextil & Texprocess 2026: Global benchmark for textile innovation – Performance Apparel Textiles takes centre stage at the opening

Events
Techtextil brings together 1,500 exhibitors from 52 countries. Highlights include the newly consolidated standalone segment Textile Chemicals & Dyes,...

Bangladesh eases industrial gas rules to give textile mills more operational flexibility

Business
The latest gas-policy change will not solve Bangladesh’s wider energy constraints, but it should make factory-level gas management faster,...
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