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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...

NanoTech Materials raises $29.4 million to scale energy-saving and fire-resilience coatings

Chemicals
The Series A gives the Texas materials company fresh capital to expand manufacturing and commercial reach at a time...

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,...

Pakistan’s value-added exporters push for federal control of export policy ahead of budget

Business
The latest budget demand from apparel and textile exporters goes beyond tax relief. It calls for a structural reset...

2026 ITCPE Guangzhou: A magical showcase of textile digital inks where leading ink manufacturers invite you to a colorful feast

Printing / Digital Printing
Currently, the global inkjet ink market has exceeded 21.5 billion yuan (2025 figures). China holds a major position with...

Euratex warns europe is losing its textile industry as sector logs third straight year of decline

Trade
The industry body says the downturn is no longer cyclical noise but a widening competitiveness problem, driven by energy...

BGMEA pushes Turkey partnership as Bangladesh seeks new growth channels in apparel

Trade
The proposed Ankara mission shows Bangladesh’s garment industry is looking beyond cost competitiveness alone, toward market diversification, man-made fibres,...

AAFA issues heat-stress guide as extreme heat becomes a supply-chain risk

Business
The new guidance signals that heat stress is no longer just a factory-floor welfare issue. It is becoming a...

Saif Textile commissions 10MW solar plant to cut power costs and support margins

Sustainability
The move highlights how Pakistan’s spinning sector is increasingly turning to captive solar as a cost-control tool in a...

Pakistan opens door to hybrid cottonseed imports, but trial-only rules delay any immediate relief

Cotton
Islamabad has finally allowed hybrid cottonseed imports, yet the decision is structured so cautiously — and has come so...

Recover and Prosperity Textile build Vietnam denim platform to push recycled cotton into core brand programs

Denim
The partnership matters because it targets one of circular denim’s biggest unresolved problems: moving recycled cotton from limited-edition storytelling...

HSBC cuts Nike to hold as tariffs and competition darken sportswear outlook

Business
The downgrade reflects a wider sector problem: even where demand is still growing, margins are under pressure from tariffs,...

Pakistan and Uzbekistan move to deepen textile links through PHMA diplomacy

Trade
The latest industry-level talks point to a practical agenda centred on hosiery exports, joint ventures and better business connectivity,...

China’s textile hubs face a new margin squeeze as oil-linked inputs rise and orders weaken

Business
Zhejiang mills are being hit by a familiar but dangerous combination: higher petrochemical-based raw material costs, soft demand and...

Argentina’s textile industry sinks to 24% capacity as import surge deepens production crisis

Trade
Domestic mills are facing a double blow: collapsing output and market share losses to imported finished goods, even as...

37th ITMF survey: War, energy shocks, and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on industry confidence

Business
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) released findings from its 37th Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS), conducted in March,...

Bahrain fabric traders squeezed by shipping delays as Gulf disruption hits supply lines

Business
Longer transit times are thinning inventories in Manama’s textile market and cutting footfall, showing how regional shipping stress is...

Vietnam’s textile and apparel trade thrives, but remains heavily import-dependent

Trade
Vietnam has become a global garment powerhouse, yet its textile export success still rests on imported fabrics, fibres, and...

Archroma makes SaigonTex debut to deepen its bet on Vietnam’s textile industry

Chemicals
The specialty chemicals group is using SaigonTex 2026 to position itself at the centre of Vietnam’s push for higher-performance,...

Middle East shipping shocks test Vietnam’s $48bn textile export ambition

Business
Longer shipping times and higher freight costs are squeezing Vietnam’s textile exporters, exposing the industry’s dependence on imported inputs...
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