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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...

Teijin Frontier targets all-polyester stretch gap in sportswear with new elastic yarn

Fibres
The Japanese materials maker is betting that mills and brands want stretch, moisture management and easier recyclability without relying...

Lycra and Texhong target China core-spun yarn market with plant-based spandex partnership

Fibres
The deal gives Lycra a focused industrial route into China’s core-spun yarn segment while giving Texhong early access to...

Lenzing takes control of TreeToTextile to speed next-generation cellulose fiber scale-up

Fibres
The deal gives Lenzing majority control over a promising Swedish fiber platform and links its specialty-fiber strategy more tightly...

ABB and Syre team up to industrialise textile-to-textile polyester recycling in Vietnam

Sustainability
The partnership underlines a hard truth about textile recycling: scaling circular polyester is no longer just a materials challenge,...

KARL MAYER uses JEC World 2026 to push composites beyond a weak investment cycle

Knitting
The machinery maker’s pitch in Paris was clear: when customers hesitate on capital spending, new composite applications become the...

Fall/Winter 2027–28 denim trends: mills bet on softer textures, subtle authenticity and low-impact innovation

Denim
Denim suppliers are shifting from loud vintage effects to refined, commercial fabrics that combine comfort, texture and sustainability. Denim mills...

Sewing & Embroidery Industry Leaders Gather at 2026 ITCPE Guangzhou to Co-draw a New Blueprint for the Industry

Apparel
ZHEJIANG XINSHENG TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD (Booth No.: T1001) Zhejiang Xinsheng Technology Co., Ltd. is one of the largest, most dynamic...

Pakistan delays key cotton research merger despite legal clearance

Cotton
The stalled PCCC-PARC merger exposes how administrative inertia is undermining cotton revival just as Pakistan needs stronger domestic production...

Trützschler uses Techtextil to push smarter, leaner nonwovens production

Nonwovens
The German machinery group is betting that the next phase of nonwovens growth will depend on digital control, compact...

Organic cotton accelerator sharpens 2030 strategy to scale impact

Fibres
The next phase signals a shift from pilot projects to systemic transformation in organic cotton supply chains. The Organic Cotton...

Gebr. Otto uses Techtextil to showcase a reinvention beyond fine cotton

Fibres
The German spinner’s expansion into aramids, hygiene yarns and recycled materials shows how legacy textile firms can survive by...

Södra’s OnceMore uses TextileGenesis to turn circular MMCF traceability into infrastructure

Sustainability
As regulation tightens and recycled-content claims face greater scrutiny, traceability is becoming a commercial necessity, not a branding extra. OnceMore®,...

CiCLO gains traction as brands tackle microplastic pollution in synthetics

Fibres
Intrinsic Advanced Materials (IAM) says adoption of its CiCLO® technology is expanding across performance apparel, workwear and mass-market clothing,...

Outlast extends cooling finish to cotton and viscose in push for mainstream comfort textiles

Fibres
By bringing an immediately perceptible cooling effect to cellulose fibres, Outlast is trying to turn functional finishing into a...

From preparation to 3D weaving: Stäubli’s solutions at Techtextil 2026

Weaving
Stäubli, a global leader in high-performance weaving technologies, is pleased to announce its participation at Techtextil 2026 in Frankfurt,...

DIENES targets bio-based fibre scale-up with flexible pilot lines at Techtextil 2026

Fibres
As bio-based fibres move from lab curiosity to industrial priority, DIENES is pitching modular pilot lines as the bridge...

Pakistan’s cotton crisis demands federal reset as output halves

Cotton
Without institutional reform and policy realignment, Pakistan risks deepening its dependence on imported cotton and weakening its export engine. Pakistan’s...

Lenzing brings TENCEL HV100 to China as mills push denim upmarket

Fibres
The fibre’s China debut shows how branded material innovation is moving from niche denim into broader, higher-value apparel categories. Lenzing...

Thermore turns textile waste into insulation with Ecodown Fibers T2T

Recycling
The Italian padding specialist is pushing thermal insulation beyond recycled bottles and into textile-to-textile circularity—where waste becomes a performance...
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