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Niber and BASF bet on electrospinning to commercialise PFAS-free breathable membranes

Innovation
Electrospun nanofibres are moving from lab promise to industrial platform—helped by big-chemistry scale and polymer know-how. A young materials firm...

Artists’ “temporary” materials are becoming knitwear’s next permanent advantage

Knitting
Ephemeral art is nudging knitwear toward a new aesthetic: irregular, process-led surfaces designed for durability, circularity and lower waste. Waste,...

Bangladesh’s US “cotton clause” risks turning tariff relief into a purchase order for America

Cotton
The agreement trims one tariff only by forcing a new kind of dependence: raw materials as the price of...

Circ expands Fiber Club to make recycled polycotton pulp a “buyable” input

Innovation
Circ, a textile-to-textile recycler, is scaling its Fiber Club—a demand-aggregation scheme designed to overcome minimum order quantities (MOQs) and...

Circulose restarts Ortviken—chemical textile recycling gets a second life in Sweden

Fibres
After Renewcell’s collapse, “next-gen” textile-to-textile is returning—this time tied to demand and offtake commitments, not hype. Circulose says it will...

Textile recycling’s growth is real—but the hard part is scaling “feedstock truth”

Recycling
The market is expanding as waste and regulation rise, yet economics will hinge on sorting, chemistry, and consistent quality—not...

US cotton acreage set to dip in 2026 as rotations win and ELS rebounds

Fibres
U.S. cotton growers plan to plant 9.0m acres in 2026, down 3.2% from 2025, according to the National Cotton...

Turkey’s textile squeeze: Europe cools, costs bite, and rivals encircle

Trade
Nearshoring still sells—but not at any price, and Turkey’s cost base is drifting out of range. Turkey remains a top-tier...

Bangladesh’s US trade deal swaps tariff crumbs for big-ticket commitments

Trade
Washington offered Dhaka limited relief on garments—but won deep purchase pledges and wide regulatory concessions. The Bangladesh–United States agreement is...

EPFL’s “X-crossing” fabric turns stretch textiles into real actuators

Fabrics
By aligning metal-fibre crossings so forces add up—rather than cancel out—researchers push wearable robotics closer to clothing than machinery. Wearable...

Elastane is fashion’s tiny contaminant—and circularity’s big problem

Fashion
Fashion for Good’s “Stretching Circularity” tries to make the 1–5% everyone ignores finally recyclable. Most garments are not “non-circular” because...

Pakistan’s cotton import trap is tightening

Fibres
Even a modest crop rebound cannot offset structural decay—leaving textiles exposed to FX shocks and rival supply-chain stability. Pakistan once...

Stäubli is bringing a productivity revolution to SITEX 2026, and it’s all about speed without the power penalty

Weaving
At SITEX 2026, the Swiss machinery group is selling Indian mills a productivity bundle—faster shedding, fewer style-change hours, and...

Barmag: DTY efficiency for the future of fancy yarns

Yarns
Fancy yarns continue to gain importance in the textile market: Whether in fashion, home textiles or the automotive industry,...

APTMA urges a “US-cotton-for-zero-duty” deal as rivals gain tariff edge

Business
Pakistan’s mills fear a small tariff gap can flip orders in the US—especially if Bangladesh can ship some lines...

Perfect quality through collaboration: Machinery from Trützschler, Toyota and Murata at Zirve Tekstil

Machinery
In today’s textile industry, excellence is not achieved by chance – it’s the result of deliberate decisions, technical expertise,...

Xinjiang cotton is getting harder to avoid—and easier to mislabel

Fibres
As America polices forced-labour risk and Europe bans vague green claims, “traceability” is shifting from paperwork to proof. The Uyghur...

Carrington and Pincroft pitch “one-stop” military textiles as procurement tightens

Technical Textiles
At Enforce Tac, the pair are bundling fabric engineering with controlled finishing and print—selling predictability as much as performance. Defence...

PrimaLoft’s new insulation line mixes peak warmth with real textile-to-textile circularity

Fibres
UltraPeak raises performance; ReRun tries to prove that recycled feedstocks can meet “ingredient-brand” standards at scale. Outdoor brands sell warmth,...

Cotton claims now need lab proof, not logos

Fibres
With forced-labour enforcement in the US and anti-greenwashing rules in Europe, brands are shifting from “we source responsibly” to...
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