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APTMA urges cotton exchange reopening as legal dispute disrupts Pakistan’s cotton infrastructure

Cotton
The dispute over Karachi’s Cotton Exchange has moved beyond a property question: it now affects price discovery, fibre-quality testing...

Pakistan cotton prices slide as budget relief fails to materialise

Cotton
The post-budget fall in lint, phutti and seed prices exposes a deeper policy failure: Pakistan’s cotton chain is being...

Trützschler IDF 3 raises the case for shorter, higher-output rotor-spinning preparation

Machinery
The strongest commercial signal from the IDF 3 trials is not only higher speed, but the possibility of processing...

ROICA refreshes global identity as stretch fibre market moves toward performance and lower impact

Fibres
Asahi Kasei’s ROICA update is less a cosmetic exercise than a positioning move for a stretch market under pressure...

Cotton-like smart fabric targets cold-weather apparel without moisture penalty

Innovation
Researchers have developed an ultralight synthetic textile that mimics cotton’s softness while repelling water and actively regulating heat. A new...

TERNAfil’s MAXCarbon hybrid fiber wins PitchMiUp 2026 award

Events
The RWTH Aachen spin-off is pushing carbon-ceramic fiber technology toward aerospace, energy and high-performance composite applications. TERNAfil, a spin-off from...

Polartec and Peak Performance put real-use design at the centre of outdoor apparel

FIBRES / YARNS / FABRICS
The collaboration shows how performance fabrics are increasingly judged not only by specifications, but by comfort, layering versatility and...

Prestige denim’s $20 million Egypt plant signals West Qantara’s sourcing pull

Denim
The Indian denim investment strengthens Egypt’s case as a nearshore textile base for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Indian...

FILO 66 sets “Botanica” theme as yarn makers look for renewal through quality and function

Yarns
The Milan yarns and materials fair is framing its next edition around natural fibres, refined textures, functional performance and...

Indorama Ventures pushes traceable recycled polyester at Brussels textiles recycling expo

Environment
The company’s message is practical: textile circularity will not scale through ambition alone, but through qualified material sources, verified...

Organic cotton summit puts farmer risk at the centre of scaling debate

Fibres
The Istanbul meeting made a clear point for brands and suppliers: organic cotton cannot scale reliably if farmers carry...

Recover launches yarn platform to move recycled cotton from fibre promise to factory use

Yarns
RecoverTM Yarns is designed to make recycled cotton easier to specify, source and scale across denim, workwear, jersey, fleece...

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...
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