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ITM 2028 set to unlock new markets and global business opportunities for textile industry

Machinery
ITM 2028 is preparing to bring together the global textile machinery and technology industry in Istanbul from 13 to...

Vietnam accelerates AI and Robotics adoption to boost textile competitiveness and target $49 billion exports

Business
Vietnam is shifting from labour-intensive garment manufacturing towards AI-driven production, automation and digital supply chains to improve productivity, reduce...

Pakistan revises duty drawback rates for textile, garment and leather exports from October 27

Business
The Federal Board of Revenue has introduced product-specific customs duty refunds, with rates ranging from zero on certain yarns...

Shein agrees to $100 million US settlement as regulatory pressure and delivery complaints mount

Fashion
The fast-fashion retailer faces mounting compliance costs in the US and Europe, weakening the economics of its low-price, cross-border...

EU parliament backs waste compliance relief for small textile firms, but Non-EU exporters remain covered

Trade
Proposed EU legislation would ease cross-border administration for small European businesses while preserving textile waste management fees and existing...

Renaissance fiber secures $2.24 Million to scale US hemp textile production

Business
The North Carolina investment aims to turn domestically grown hemp into spin-ready fibre using existing cotton and synthetic-textile machinery,...

BGMEA moves toward mandatory ESG reporting for 2,500 garment factories

Business
Bangladesh is shifting sustainability from individual factory certification toward sector-wide data disclosure as buyers increasingly demand evidence on carbon,...

Portugal textile exports rise 2.4% as technical fabrics and woven apparel lead growth

Technical Textiles
Exports reached €3.78 billion through August, with technical textiles, woven clothing and markets outside the EU providing the strongest...

Levi’s turns denim icons into Japanese loopwheel knitwear with BEAMS

Denim
The collaboration replaces conventional woven denim with ultra-slow Japanese Tsuriami knit, showing how fabric construction itself can become the...

Livinguard cuts reactive dye wash-off water 32% and steam 88% in Indian trial

Dyeing & Finishing
The +DYE SC after-treatment reduced cotton wash-off from nine stages to six while retaining colour fastness, offering dyehouses a...

Stäubli pushes 3D weaving from R&D into industrial composite production

Machinery
Stäubli’s Technical Weaving Systems centre is targeting one of technical textiles’ highest-value frontiers: converting complex 3D woven architectures into...

Geotextiles market seen reaching $37.4 billion as infrastructure spending accelerates

Technical Textiles
Roads, railways, drainage and climate-resilience projects are turning geotextiles into one of technical textiles’ most attractive infrastructure-linked growth markets. The...

The new textile reality: Enhancing productivity for a demand-driven market

Printing / Digital Printing
The textile industry is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Manufacturers face increasing pressure to reduce environmental impact, shorten lead...

Paris Fashion Week highlights open knits, relaxed tailoring and gold for Summer 2027

Fashion
Hermès, Victoria Beckham, Balenciaga and Saint Laurent offer contrasting directions in fabric openness, garment volume, colour and surface decoration. Paris...

Kyocera FOREARTH prints 27 looks for ANREALAGE’s Paris Fashion Week collection

Printing / Digital Printing
The collaboration showcases pigment printing on stretch fabrics, combining vivid graphics with a process designed to minimise water use. Kyocera...

Brightplus and Leaf Bio develop bio-based textile laminate without separate adhesive

Dyeing & Finishing
A two-layer concept combines a PEF textile with a functional bonding film, simplifying construction for performance fabrics. Finland’s Brightplus and...

Handa moves upstream in Bangladesh with knitting and dyeing expansion

Business
The Chinese-owned manufacturer is turning Bangladesh from a garment-production base into an integrated knit-to-garment platform, raising the competitive bar...

Adidas, H&M, Inditex and Bestseller test cross-border EPR for used clothing

Apparel
The Apparel Recovery Coalition will test whether producer-responsibility funding can follow second-hand garments across borders instead of stopping in...

Ortovox combines textile-to-textile polyester with durable odor control for MTB debut

Dyeing & Finishing
The Sequence collection shows how performance apparel is evolving from single-function finishes toward integrated packages combining recycled feedstock, durability...

Bangladesh garment factories turn to energy diversification as power crisis disrupts orders

Business
Bangladesh’s garment industry is confronting a severe energy-supply shock, with gas shortages and power disruptions cutting factory output just...
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