UK clothing exports fall 14% in April amid weak EU demand

ICE cotton trades lower, dollar strength offsets crude gains

ICE cotton futures declined after touching a near one-week high on Tuesday. US cotton came under pressure as a stronger US dollar discouraged buying by making the commodity costlier for foreign buyers. However, a rise in crude oil prices helped...

Louis Vuitton most counterfeited luxury brand: Entrupy report

Louis Vuitton is the most counterfeited luxury brand, according to the new 'State of the Fake' report from Entrupy, which found the brand accounted for 32.76 per cent of all its submissions for luxury goods.It was followed by Gucci (13.6 per...

India’s FY25 GDP growth slows to 6.5%, ICRA projects 6.2% for FY26

India’s gross value added (GVA) growth rose to 6.8 per cent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of fiscal 2025 (FY25) from the upward revised 6.5 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of fiscal (FY25), according to the latest data from the National...

Brazil cotton prices ease in early June, exports & harvest lag

Cotton prices in Brazil showed marginal fluctuation in early June, with the CEPEA/ESALQ Index falling by 1.21 per cent to BRL 4.3643 (~$0.79) per pound on June 16 compared to May 30, as per the Centre for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics...

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...

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...

KPMG-REC report points to further reduction in UK recruitment in May

The latest KPMG-REC UK report on jobs pointed to a further reduction in recruitment activity in the country in May this year.Permanent placements fell at a slightly sharper rate, but the decline in billing practices related to temporary or...

Gartex Texprocess India Mumbai opens today with a robust industry showcase at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai

Bringing together India’s textile community under one roof, with a special focus on textile and garment manufacturing machinery and technology and innovations in fabrics, digital screen print, accessories, and trims, the Gartex Texprocess India...

20 Textile Enterprises from Qingdao Attended AFF in Tokyo, Japan Hand in Hand

TOKYO, June 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A report from IQingDao: 2025 Asia Fashion Fair (AFF) grandly opened in Tokyo, Japan on June 9. Organized by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade(CCPIT), Qingdao Sub-Council, a total of 20...

Exhibition “Berlin. Porto. Sofia” by Petar Pondev to Open at Boris Christoff Museum

The exhibition Berlin. Porto. Sofia by Petar Pondev opens on June 18 at the Boris Christoff Museum until June 23, the organizers announced. It consists of tufted paintings, textile works that trace the author's creative path through different...

Textile Recycling Roundup 2025

Danville, Va.-based Circ has announced plans to build a $500 million cotton and polyester recycling plant in France. Recycling textiles isn’t new, but investments point to a trend that is attracting interest that fits well with textiles burgeoning...

Waste reduction ambitions

The mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill, said the single-use project builds on council's long history of trying to reduce landfill, including free textile recycling, soft plastic and polystyrene recycling and the Blue Mountains repair network.

ViceVersa Unveils Filo64 Textile Vision in Online Video

ViceVersa is now live online—the video presenting the product development proposals by fabric designer Rossano Bisio for the 64th edition of Filo is now accessible on the official Exhibition website. Paolo Monfermoso, Manager of Filo, highlights:...

Textiles Monterey Group Acquires Patrick Yarns, Launches FilSpec USA

Sherbrooke, Quebec-based Textiles Monterey Group has acquired Patrick Yarns from the Coats Group and will integrate the Kings Mountain, N.C. facility into its operations under the new name FilSpec USA.The acquisition expands the company’s North...

Centre defers QCO on textile machinery to 2026