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ITMF survey shows modest textile recovery as weak demand persists

Business
September’s survey points to improving sentiment, but subdued orders and rising costs continue to constrain the global textile industry. The...

Parkdale acquires full ownership of CiCLO to expand synthetic fibre applications

Fibres
The acquisition positions Parkdale to extend the technology into nonwovens and industrial textiles, with biodegradation performance dependent on environmental...

Gul Ahmed reports Rs339 million FY2026 loss as textile margins weaken

Business
Lower borrowings and renewable-energy investment provided relief, but falling revenue and manufacturing profitability pushed the group into loss. Gul Ahmed...

Interloop joins Fashion for Good to support textile innovation and collaborative pilots

Business
The partnership brings Pakistan’s manufacturing expertise into technology scouting and validation, with commercial adoption subject to further assessment. Interloop has...

Luxury womenswear resale highlights durability, design recognition and pricing transparency

Apparel
Resale growth gives fashion businesses another measure of product demand, but market expansion does not establish how much individual...

SHIMA SEIKI brings digital sampling and production links to apparel sourcing week

Knitting
The Bengaluru showcase will demonstrate how yarn-based simulations connect textile design, virtual prototypes and knitting-machine data. Japan’s SHIMA SEIKI will...

Challenge Fashion targets $400 million-plus annual textile exports from Pakistan

Business
The Chinese manufacturer plans to build a large, technology-intensive fabric-to-garment platform in Lahore, potentially adding 25,000 jobs and strengthening...

Rieter names Daniel Lippuner CEO as Barmag integration enters critical phase

Business
Former Saurer chief Daniel Lippuner will take over Rieter as the Swiss machinery group integrates Barmag, restructures operations and...

Handa moves upstream in Bangladesh with knitting and dyeing expansion

Business
The Chinese-owned manufacturer is turning Bangladesh from a garment-production base into an integrated knit-to-garment platform, raising the competitive bar...

India extends RoSCTL export rebates to December as textile competition intensifies

Business
The three-month extension preserves tax remission for garments and made-ups as India combines export incentives, stronger trade access and...

Rajby textiles adds 500,000-piece Karachi garment unit, plans to double capacity

Business
The denim producer is moving further downstream from fabric into finished garments, combining vertical integration, automation and sustainability infrastructure...

EU circular textile rules raise the compliance bar for Pakistan’s export industry

Business
Europe’s shift towards ecodesign, textile EPR and Digital Product Passports is turning traceability, recyclability and product-level data into competitive...

US–China tariff excludes apparel but opens door to Chinese home textiles

Business
Washington and Beijing are considering reciprocal tariff relief on about $60 billion of bilateral trade, but clothing remains outside...

YKK India holds groundbreaking ceremony for new plant in southern India

Business
YKK held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 25, 2026, to mark the start of construction of YKK India Private...

SHEIN revenue stalls as freight costs and new EU import rules squeeze fast-fashion model

Business
The retailer returned to headline profit in Q2, but adjusted earnings fell 67% as logistics costs surged and sales...

Primark signs multi-year circ deal to bring textile-to-textile polyester to mass market

Sustainability
Primark’s first long-term offtake agreement with a textile-to-textile recycler tackles one of circular fashion’s biggest barriers: guaranteed demand for...

China Plans 300+ textile standards by 2028 as carbon, digitalisation and safety move into rulebook

Trade
China is turning standards into an industrial-policy tool, extending them from conventional product quality into carbon footprints, circularity, AI-enabled...

20 start-ups selected for CEMATEX start-up grant at ITMA 2027

Events
CEMATEX has selected 20 emerging start-ups from nine countries to receive the CEMATEX Start-Up Grant and showcase their innovations...

H&M profit jumps 23% but slow sales push faster sourcing and near-market production

Business
Improved purchasing and cost control are lifting H&M’s margins, but weak European demand is pushing the retailer toward six-week...

Foshan denim factory fire renews scrutiny of safety gaps in global apparel supply chains

Business
Eight deaths at a Chinese denim-processing facility underline a persistent sourcing risk: factory certification and social-compliance programmes do not...
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