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AI Sorting Could Lift Textile Recycling from Low-Value Waste to New-Fiber Supply

Fibres
The breakthrough is not recycling itself, but better identification of fabric structure and fiber quality before garments are mechanically...

UGA and Clemson Target Naturally Colored Cotton to Cut Dyeing Impacts

Fibres
If commercialized, cotton with built-in color could shift part of textile sustainability from dyehouses back to the crop itself. Researchers...

European flax and hemp move from niche fibres to advanced composite manufacturing

Composites
New developments in filament winding, 3D printing, pultrusion and automated fibre placement show natural fibres entering higher-value industrial applications. The...

USDA’s cotton plan targets farm losses, domestic mills and synthetic-fiber competition

Cotton
The Great American Cotton Plan links farm support, textile manufacturing, export promotion and “natural fiber” marketing into one policy...

Cotton Incorporated releases new U.S. Cotton LCA based on 753 growers

Cotton
The study gives brands a more transparent baseline for cotton sourcing, but also shows why methodology matters as much...

Heatwave puts Pakistan’s early cotton crop at risk as temperatures near 50°C

Cotton
Punjab and Sindh cotton growers have been advised to protect flowering and boll-forming crops as extreme heat threatens yield,...

INDEX™26, showcasing groundbreaking advancements in testing and control technologies

Nonwovens
Company presentations at INDEX™26 reveal how sensory analysis, simulation, AI and precision fluid application are accelerating innovation in absorbent...

Hyosung TNC pushes bio-based spandex toward commercial scale

Fibres
The South Korean fibre major is betting that bio-based stretch materials need infrastructure, not just brand interest, to move...

ITM 2026: KARL MAYER presents new perspectives

Machinery
Solutions for current challenges and sustainable competitiveness, June 9–13, 2026, booth 3/303 A at the Tüyap Fair Convention and...

APTMA warns Punjab cess could raise export costs and hurt textile competitiveness

Cotton
The textile body says the 0.90% infrastructure levy risks becoming a cascading cost on Punjab-based exporters already facing weak...

Afghan cotton traders seek Uzbek market as legal-crop strategy gains urgency

Trade
The Tashkent talks link cotton trade, rural income and narcotics reduction—but Afghanistan’s competitiveness will depend on quality, certification and...

BTMA and CottonConnect move to build Bangladesh’s local cotton supply chain

Cotton
The MoU targets a small but strategically important gap in Bangladesh’s textile model: high cotton import dependence and limited...

Pakistan textile mills warn cotton revival delay could raise import bill

Cotton
APTMA says slow implementation of approved cotton-sector reforms risks deepening Pakistan’s dependence on imported fibre just as the new...

LSKD signs 10-Year Samsara Eco deal to bring recycled nylon 6.6 into activewear

Fibres
The agreement gives the Australian activewear brand a long-term route into regenerated performance fibres, with commercial supply expected from...

NatureWorks opens Thailand Ingeo Plant, expanding global PLA supply for packaging and fibres

Fibres
The 75,000-tonne Nakhon Sawan facility gives NatureWorks a second integrated production base and strengthens Asia’s role in renewable polymer...

China projected to increase production, yields, and imports in 2026/27

Cotton
Washington, DC — World cotton production in the 2026/27 season is projected at 25.9 million tonnes, exceeding global consumption...

Cottonseed biochar could help cotton farming cut diesel dependence

Cotton
New research suggests cottonseed byproducts can be converted into biodiesel, biochar and syngas in a circular process that may...

Paradise Textiles tests microfiber control at new $102 Million Egypt mill

Fibres
The Alexandria pilot gives Alpine Group a live industrial platform to test whether microfiber capture can move from a...

Kraig Labs moves record Spider Silk Batch into reeled fiber as scale-up test advances

Fibres
The company says roughly half of its nearly 1.8-ton recombinant spider silk cocoon batch has now been converted into...

Trützschler’s groundbreaking advancements in fibre processing technologies at ITM 2026 in Istanbul

Spinning
From June 9 to 13, the Trützschler Group will present its latest machinery, service expertise, and digital solutions at...
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