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China Plans 300+ textile standards by 2028 as carbon, digitalisation and safety move into rulebook

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China is turning standards into an industrial-policy tool, extending them from conventional product quality into carbon footprints, circularity, AI-enabled...

Bangladesh garment exports to UK rebound 10.5% as market diversification improves

Trade
The UK recovery helped offset a weak July, while more flexible sourcing rules are also reshaping the competitive equation...

India plans 5,000–10,000 new textile exporters as it targets $100 billion by 2030

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India is taking textile export policy deeper into individual manufacturing clusters, aiming to turn thousands of domestic producers and...

EU–Philippines FTA could add €514 million to Philippine apparel exports to Europe

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The Philippines could emerge as a stronger EU apparel-sourcing base, but the widely cited €514 million opportunity is a...

EU–India FTA could erase Pakistan’s textile tariff advantage in Europe

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India is set to gain duty-free EU access for most textiles and apparel, narrowing the 9–12 percentage-point tariff advantage...

Foshan denim factory fire renews scrutiny of safety gaps in global apparel supply chains

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Eight deaths at a Chinese denim-processing facility underline a persistent sourcing risk: factory certification and social-compliance programmes do not...

Vietnam targets $48 billion textile and garment exports as tariffs test competitiveness

Trade
Vietnam needs a stronger final four months to reach its 2026 export goal as US tariffs, higher input costs...

EU textile circularity moves from strategy to infrastructure as DPP and EPR take shape

Trade
Europe’s textile transition is shifting from sustainability commitments toward product-level data, producer-funded waste systems and industrial fibre-to-fibre recycling. Europe’s textile...

Sri Lanka apparel industry sets $8 billion export ambition as competition intensifies

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JAAFSL wants Sri Lanka to move beyond its long-standing $5 billion export plateau through automation, local textile capacity, wider...

Bangladesh RMG exports to US surge 25.7% in August to $817 million

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The US is outperforming Bangladesh’s wider apparel export growth, reinforcing its importance as the country’s largest single-country garment market. Bangladesh’s...

India’s August exports Jump 25% as cotton textile shipments rise 13.8%

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Strong merchandise growth is extending into textiles, with both cotton and man-made-fibre categories advancing as India strengthens its position...

Global garment trade nears $547 billion as Bangladesh and Vietnam reshape sourcing

Trade
Garment exports have expanded sharply since 2006, but the bigger shift is competitive: Bangladesh and Vietnam have surged while...

Indian textile industry seeks six-month extension of duty-free cotton imports

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With cotton yarn prices up 60% in 2026 and domestic output falling for a sixth consecutive year, mills want...

China’s US exports jump 34% as apparel and textile shipments also recover

Trade
China–US trade is rebounding from 2025’s tariff shock, but apparel and textile exports are recovering much more slowly than...

The Gulf conflict pushes apparel costs higher as oil, fibres and freight rise

Trade
The shock is moving through the entire fashion value chain—from polyester feedstocks and cotton to factory energy, insurance and...

Pakistan accord marks 14 years since Baldia fire as safety program reaches 450 factories

Business
More than 40,000 safety risks have been identified across Pakistan’s garment sector since 2023, underscoring how factory safety is...

Pakistan’s GSP+ access faces critical 2028 test as EU tightens compliance rules

Business
The EU’s largest GSP+ beneficiary must reapply under a tougher 32-convention framework, putting billions of euros of textile and...

EU eyes import safeguards on PET, epoxy resins and glass fibre as chemical industry crisis deepens

Trade
France, Italy and potentially Germany are preparing to seek broad EU import quotas as cheap Asian supply intensifies pressure...

Bangladesh builds $300 million-plus tent export industry as technical-textile diversification accelerates

Trade
Large foreign investments in camping equipment are giving Bangladesh a foothold beyond conventional garments, with the US, Canada and...

Pakistan textile exports fall 12.7% in August but remain 4.5% higher year on year

Trade
The monthly decline reverses July’s strong opening, but cumulative textile exports remain ahead of last year despite logistics disruption...
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