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AAFA launches heat stress toolkit as extreme temperatures become a supply-chain risk

Technical Textiles
The new five-part framework gives brands and factories practical tools to manage worker heat exposure while explicitly calling for...

Pakistani cotton arrivals rise 19% to 2.39 million bales as mills absorb crop quickly

Fibres
Punjab is recording the strongest percentage growth, but the crop has entered a critical stage as pink bollworm, late...

US FTC grants Renoa temporary fibre designation, opening route to commercial US labelling

Fibres
Everbloom’s keratin-based fibre turns wool, cashmere and down waste into melt-spinnable material, but final FTC recognition as a new...

Kraig Labs pushes recombinant spider silk toward fashion as cocoon output reaches 3.2 tonnes

Fibres
The US biomaterials developer is positioning genetically engineered silkworms as a scalable route to spider-silk fibres for luxury, performance...

Premium textile mills back recover Pakistan JV to build recycled-cotton business

Fibres
The proposed partnership with global recycled-cotton specialist Recover gives a Pakistani spinner a direct route into the fast-growing market...

Global cotton mill use climbs to 122.9 million bales as supply tightens

Cotton
Stronger Asian spinning demand and weaker global production are set to draw down cotton stocks sharply in 2026/27, improving...

U.S. macroeconomic indicators & the cotton supply chain

Cotton
Marcoeconomic Overview: Recent activity in bond markets has refocused attention on inflation and interest rates ahead of the next...

Driving circularity with Uster Recycled Fiber Matrix

Fibres
The textile industry’s commitment to circularity continues to accelerate, and mechanical recycling is viewed as a targeted approach to...

Circ partners with Shenghong to scale textile-to-textile recycled polyester

Fibres
The agreement connects Circ’s recovered PET directly with one of China’s major fibre producers, moving circular polyester closer to...

Egyptian cotton exports jump 63% to 64,060 tonnes as season closes

Cotton
Stronger Asian demand and competitive prices have lifted Egyptian cotton shipments sharply, even as the country’s planted area contracts. Egypt’s...

Pakistan cotton arrivals rise 27% to 1.70 million bales as local prices retreat

Cotton
Stronger arrivals are improving Pakistan’s crop outlook, but falling international prices, port delays for imported cotton and emerging pest...

ICAC: Global cotton production projected to outpace consumption, but risks remain

Cotton
Global cotton production is projected to reach 26.2 million tonnes in the 2026/27 season, marginally outpacing estimated consumption of...

Azerbaijan’s cotton yarn exports nearly double to 13,700 tonnes in seven months

Cotton
Cotton yarn shipments rose 88.5% by volume and 81.7% by value in January–July 2026, signalling faster development of Azerbaijan’s...

Pakistan resets anti-dumping duties on Chinese DTY to 3.07–19.32%

Fibres
The revised five-year tariff schedule sharply cuts duties for several major Chinese polyester yarn producers while retaining protection for...

Asad Shafi selected as APTMA central chairman in the bi-annual elections

Cotton
In a press conference at APTMA House, Lahore addressed by Dr. Gohar Ejaz, Patron in Chief APTMA, Mr. Raza...

Better Cotton and Avalo bring AI breeding to climate-resilient cotton

Cotton
The partnership targets cotton varieties requiring less water and fertiliser, using whole-genome AI to accelerate conventional breeding as heat,...

Aalto researchers strip up to 99.3% of reactive dye from cotton for fibre-to-fibre recycling

Environment
A two-stage reduction–oxidation process turns dark reactive-dyed cotton into light, redyeable feedstock while retaining about 87% of tensile strength,...

Donghua process recovers 99% of polyester monomer while preserving cotton and spandex

Fibres
The selective chemical-recycling process operates at 80°C and leaves more than 96% of companion cotton and elastane intact, addressing...

LYCRA builds 895-sq-metre Intertextile Pavilion around new stretch, cooling and renewable fibres

FIBRES / YARNS / FABRICS
The Shanghai showcase pairs 19 supply-chain partners with new COOLMAX, LYCRA FiT400 and 70%-renewable LYCRA technologies, shifting the trade-show...

Hyosung starts commercial sugarcane-based Bio-BDO production in $1 Billion Spandex push

Fibres
The 50,000-tonne Vietnam plant moves bio-based elastane beyond pilot-scale sourcing, with capacity designed to expand fourfold as apparel brands...
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