Charities, local authorities and the public to bear cost of UK’s used textiles crisis

Global environmental action NGO, WRAP issues a stark warning: if the UK’s used textile sector goes under, charities, local authorities and consumers will have to pay the cost of dealing with unwanted used textiles. WRAP predicts the cost of the...

Duly Noted: Celebrating a hut, biking for bluegrass, Rahab the goat, and textile taxidermy

First Friday in Haines was a busy one, with plenty of new faces in town. The Bookstore celebrated its change of ownership with balloons and huge pieces of chocolate cake for everyone to enjoy. Former owner Amy Kane handed over the bookstore to the...

Textile processors take lead for deep sea discharge project

Textile recycling programs move forward across U.S.

Textile recycling projects are moving forward this spring and summer as municipalities, states and business advocates look for ways to divert apparel and other items from disposal. Here’s a look at recent textile recycling regulations and...

Diverse Patterns: Creativity knows no boundaries at Threadbender Textiles.

By Tim Pompey | Photos by Viktor Budnik Tucked away in a Camarillo business alcove is a small nonprofit that specializes in something unique — providing diverse people a chance to weave and discover their artistic talents. These individuals might...

India’s Odisha state clears projects worth $0.45 bn; covers textiles

India’s Odisha state government recently approved 17 industrial projects worth ₹38.78 billion (~$0.45 billion) that are expected to create 10,584 jobs across 11 districts. The projects cover multiple sectors, including textiles, power, logistics...

BST, Remora bring biofilm prevention tech to textile market

Remora’s partnership with BST will see its solutions being applied to various textiles including performance wear, outdoor clothing, and technical materials. Biofilms, which consist of microscopic organisms that cling to fabrics, present a...

Retail sales of clothing, textiles, and footwear in Azerbaijan surpass 3B manats

Retail sales of clothing, textiles, and footwear in Azerbaijan surpass 3B manats 16 June 2025 15:31 (UTC+04:00) Between January and May 2025, consumers in Azerbaijan spent a total of 3.04 billion manats on textile products, clothing, and footwear,...

Cambodia's exports of garments, textiles, shoes, travel goods up 23 pct in January-May period

PHNOM PENH, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia exported garments, textiles, footwear, and travel goods worth 6.13 billion U.S. dollars in the first five months of 2025, up 23 percent from 4.97 billion dollars over the same period last year, an official...

Vietnam’s Textile Industry Set to Innovate with First-Ever Steam-Generating Heat Pump Pilot Project

H&M Group is amongst the partners in the project. Vietnam’s textile and apparel industry is set to take a significant leap towards sustainability with the introduction of electric thermal technology later this year. The first steam-generating heat...

Nitish Kumar inaugurates US $ 4.44 million bag unit, boosting Bihar’s textile, leather sector

Image Courtesy: x.com Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated a Rs. 37 crore (US $4.44 million) bag manufacturing unit, Cosmos Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd., in the Bela Industrial Area in Muzaffarpur, under the Bihar Textiles and Leather Policy 2022....

Centre pushes back QCO on textile machinery to September 2026

Image Courtesy: Haijia Machinery The Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India, has rolled back the Quality Control Order (QCO) on textile machinery to September 2026. Originally slated to start in August 2025, the delay was announced...

Erode residents report high textile industry pollution levels

Residents and farmers in Vairapalayam, Erode, have raised fresh concerns about rising pollution levels in the River Cauvery, blaming the discharge of untreated effluents from textile processing units. Locals allege that industrial waste is being...

China's textile & garment exports rise slightly to $116 bn in Jan-May

NTTM and PLI flipping India’s technical textiles script

A few years ago, technical textiles were viewed as a peripheral segment, limited in scope, underinvested and heavily reliant on imports. Today, they stand at the centre of India’s industrial transformation. This shift is not incidental. It is the...

Globe Textile Mills owners sue OBS to terminate merger agreement

In a significant development within Pakistan’s corporate landscape, the majority shareholders of Globe Textile Mills Limited (PSX: GLOT) have initiated legal proceedings against OBS Pakistan, seeking to annul a previously agreed-upon acquisition...

China's textile & garment exports rise slightly to...

Heat Recovery Slashes Emissions At Yorkshire Textile Dyer

business Richard Smith, Operations Manager, in the winding area Yarn dyer Atkinson Dyeing has installed a heat-recovery system that captures 60 °C wastewater and uses it to pre-heat incoming water, cutting gas use by up to 20 per cent and...

GenZCFO Launches SOS CFO for Startup Crisis Support

GenZCFO, a forward-thinking financial consulting firm catering to Gen Z and millennial-led startups, has officially launched SOS CFO, an emergency CFO service tailored to support startups facing financial crises. This initiative focuses on...

BGMEA signs MoU with Textilepages to enhance access to international buyers

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Textilepages.com, a global B2B platform, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sunday at the former’s Uttara office in the city. This partnership aims to empower...