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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...

Global cotton area and production are projected to decline in the 2026/27 season

Cotton
The June 2026 issue of Cotton This Month projects a modest contraction in global cotton area, production, and trade...

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...

Textile ETP Sets 2035 Roadmap for Europe’s Digitally Integrated Textile Industry

Business
The new DigitX roadmap frames digitalisation as a licence-to-operate issue, not a technology upgrade, for Europe’s textile and apparel...

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...

The 21st Guangzhou international textile, clothing & printing industry expo 2026 has concluded successfully

BUSINESS / TRADE
On May 21, 2026, the three-day 21st Guangzhou International Textile, Clothing & Printing Industry Expo (ITCPE Guangzhou) came to...

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...

Lindex and BASF bring textile-to-textile recycled polyamide into lingerie

Fibres
The partnership moves recycled polyamide 6 from concept and outerwear trials toward one of fashion’s most technically demanding product...

Bangladesh targets $7bn jute industry through diversification and modernisation

Fibres
The government’s ambition is to move jute beyond its traditional export base by linking better seeds, research, private management...

Teijin Frontier and Asahi Kasei Advance announce new company name ahead of planned business integration

Fibres
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., a Teijin Group company, and Asahi Kasei Advance Corporation, part of the Asahi Kasei Group,...

Pakistan textile mills face 7.2m-bale cotton import gap in 2026-27

Trade
Weak domestic cotton output is turning raw-material security into a central cost and competitiveness issue for Pakistan’s textile value...

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...

Target expands Syre partnership to scale textile-to-textile recycled polyester

Environment
The retailer’s circularity strategy is moving from brand commitments toward material offtake, with home and apparel expected to be...

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...

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...
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