15 C
Lahore
Monday, December 29, 2025
HomeNewsFIBRES / YARNS / FABRICS

FIBRES / YARNS / FABRICS

Xinjiang bets on cotton-to-chemicals integration to climb the textile value chain

Fibres
China’s cotton heartland is turning scale into strategy—utilizing energy, chemicals, and logistics to transition from raw fibre to finished...

Pakistan’s cotton shortfall deepens reliance on imports

Trade
Climate shocks, land-use shifts and weak incentives are forcing mills to look abroad—again. Pakistan’s cotton harvest has fallen sharply short...

Circulose finds its route back to scale—via Birla

Fibres
Circulose, a leading producer of recycled textile pulp for the fashion and textile industry, and Birla Cellulose, a global...

Mixed-fibre recycling breaks a long-standing deadlock

Fibres
Selective dissolution offers a credible path to circularity for nylon–elastane garments. For years, garments made from blended fibres have been...

Turkmenistan is exploring cotton exports to Kyrgyzstan

Fibres
Turkmen fibre could help Kyrgyzstan rebuild its light industry—if logistics and scale align. Turkmenistan is exploring cotton exports to Kyrgyzstan...

From waste to carbon feedstock: Loom Carbon pushes textile recycling beyond fibre

Innovation
A new research partnership between Singapore-based Loom Carbon and RTI International, a US scientific research institute, signals a shift...

Asia’s cotton-yarn market: big, stable, and running out of easy growth

Yarns
By 2035, volumes may barely move; the real contest will be over value, efficiency and market share. Asia’s cotton-yarn market...

SMX Proves End-to-End Molecular Traceability for Recycled Cotton

Fibres
SMX has completed a landmark industrial pilot demonstrating, for the first time, permanent, molecular-level traceability of recycled cotton across...

Cotton Council International Positions Performance Support at the Core of Mill Competitiveness

Fibres
At ITMA ASIA 2025, Cotton Council International (CCI) reinforced its evolving role in the Indian and South Asian textile...

Arena debuts first Commercial Swimwear using Bio-Based LYCRA®, Blending Performance with Circular Design

Fibres
The launch signals growing maturity in renewable elastane as brands test scalable alternatives to fossil-based stretch fibres. Italian swimwear specialist...

Pakistan’s Cotton and Spinning Sector Enters “Unprecedented Crisis” as Taxes, Power Tariffs, and Under-Invoiced Imports Cripple Competitiveness

Fibres
Pakistan’s spinning and cotton textile sector is confronting what industry leaders describe as the worst economic crisis in its...

Türkiye gets its first National Organic Cotton Curriculum as OCA expands its Training Model

Cotton
The new framework aims to strengthen farmer capacity, accelerate regenerative adoption and build a more transparent organic cotton sector. The...

Woolmark’s Denim Play: Why Merino Wool Is Moving From Niche Curiosity to Mainstream Material Strategy

Fibres
Wool denim is gaining traction as a premium, high-performance alternative—backed by new tools, new technologies, and a shifting mindset...

Archroma and Fibre52® partner to scale next-generation low-temperature neutral-ph, bleach system for cotton and cotton/polyester fabrics

Chemicals
Archroma becomes the exclusive global distributor of Fibre52®’s patented chemistry—advancing a new standard in sustainable processing. Combined with Archroma’s...

Pakistan approves industry-led plan to revive cotton as output falls to historic lows

Cotton
Islamabad backs a strengthened cess regime and governance overhaul to restore confidence in the cotton value chain. Pakistan has endorsed...

Pakistan’s cotton arrivals fall again as structural weaknesses deepen

Cotton
Pakistan’s cotton crisis shows no sign of easing. The latest Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) report, covering arrivals up...

Kazakhstan launches Central Asia’s largest cotton cluster to rebuild its textile ambitions

Cotton
Kazakhstan is moving to reshape its cotton economy with plans for Central Asia’s largest integrated cotton cluster in the...

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Publishes Landmark Five-Year Report, Delivering Verified Data for a New Era of Sustainability Regulation

Fibres
As the fashion industry shifts from broad pledges to verifiable impact, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has released its...

NILIT and Asahi Kasei Launch Bio-Based Performance Fabric Concept Using Biomass Balanced Nylon and Stretch Fibers

Fibres
NILIT’s SENSIL ByNature and Asahi Kasei’s ROICA have joined forces to introduce a new bio-based fabric concept for high-performance...

XLANCE® redefines stretch denim at Denim PV Milan

Denim
Denim evolves but never loses its identity. At Denim Première Vision Milan, XLANCE® spotlighted with a clear mission: to demonstrate...
Load more

STAY CONNECTED

11,285FansLike
394FollowersFollow
10,000SubscribersSubscribe

Latest News

Contact us