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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...

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,...

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...

Pakistan textile exporters face double cost shock from power tariffs and freight surge

Business
Exporters are confronting a proposed Rs2.52/kWh electricity adjustment just as post-strike freight rates to the US have jumped more...

Brazil sets cotton export record at 3.37 million tonnes as Asian mills deepen sourcing

Cotton
Brazil’s 19% export surge reinforces its position as the world’s leading cotton exporter, with China, Bangladesh, Türkiye, Pakistan, Vietnam...

BASF opens global diaper and superabsorbents performance Lab in Mumbai

FIBRES / YARNS / FABRICS
The 200-square-metre facility can run more than 30 test methods, giving hygiene manufacturers faster access to diaper benchmarking, SAP...

Intertextile Shanghai 2026 draws eight International Pavilions as buyers seek broader sourcing options

Apparel
Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Türkiye will mount dedicated pavilions as Intertextile Shanghai combines traditional...

Chinese Researchers Develop ‘Living’ Fungal Textile Capable of Surface Renewal and Damage Repair

Fibres
The experimental material keeps fungal mycelium biologically active after fabrication, enabling regeneration, self-cleaning surfaces and programmable functions that conventional...

China’s Apparel Brands Gain Ground as Combined Brand Value Rises 27% to $15.2 Billion

Business
Five Chinese names now feature in Brand Finance’s Apparel 50 2026, signalling a shift from manufacturing scale toward higher-value...

VTT Develops Roll-to-Roll Mycelium Nonwoven as Potential Leather Alternative

Nonwovens
The Finnish research team has shifted fungal material production from slow tray cultivation to bioreactors and continuous sheet forming,...

China and Pakistan Deepen Cotton Research Cooperation on Climate-Resilient Varieties

Fibres
The new agreement targets germplasm, biotechnology and mechanised cultivation as Pakistan seeks to rebuild domestic cotton supply and reduce...

Recycled Polyester Cuts Fossil Inputs—but Energy and Feedstock Decide Its Real Climate Benefit

Fibres
New lifecycle data shows that recycled polyester is not automatically low-carbon: electricity source, transport distance and recycling technology can...

USDA raises 2026/27 cotton use to 122.9 million bales as global stocks tighten

Cotton
World cotton consumption is now forecast to exceed production by 5.3 million bales, tightening inventories even as Brazil expands...

US apparel imports tilt further toward cotton as tariffs reshape fibre economics

Trade
Cotton is gaining relative favour as US importers use fibre composition alongside sourcing-country shifts to manage an increasingly expensive...

Lenzing to close historic lyocell plants as strategy shifts to premium fibres and nonwovens

Fibres
Heiligenkreuz will stop fibre production by end-2026 and Grimsby by end-2027 as Lenzing concentrates capital on larger core sites...

China sanctions six US traceability and due-diligence groups as cotton compliance conflict deepens

Trade
The measures create a new operational dilemma for fashion companies: US rules demand stronger proof of cotton origin while...
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