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Hermes to open 26th leather goods site in Charleville-Mezieres
To support the success of Hermes’ leather goods collections, this new manufacture, the house’s twenty-sixth leather goods production site, will open its doors in the commune of Charleville- Mézières (Ardennes) in 2027. It will ultimately employ...

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...

Flocus to bring regenerative kapok solutions to Future Fabrics Expo
Flocus will showcase the world’s first OEKO TEX 100 Class 1 certified kapok fibre at Future Fabrics Expo set to be held on June 24-25 in London. Once wild and overlooked, kapok is now available in scalable volumes through a fully industrialised...

Bangladeshi students pioneer eco‑shoes made from cattails and denim
Image Courtesy: https://www.textiletoday.com.bd In a pioneering effort to promote sustainable fashion, four students from Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) have successfully created eco-friendly footwear using locally sourced cattails and...

Trident Group Marks Environment Week 2025 with Large-Scale Community Action and Green Initiatives
NewsVoir Budhni (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 18: Trident Group, a leading Indian business conglomerate and global textile manufacturer marked Environment Week 2025 with a series of meaningful initiatives rooted in the global theme - "Ending...

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...

Warning clothes banks should be ‘last resort’ as Wicklow gets new recycling bins
The arrival of the recycling service provider Liberty follows continuous representations from councillor Lourda Scott over the past year, as she noted the sector has faced major disruption over the past year and some councils have removed textile...

Iran-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan protocol to enhance Europe rail corridor
Iran, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan recently signed a protocol to expand cooperation on developing a multimodal transport corridor linking Central Asia with Europe.The deal was finalised during trilateral discussions conducted on the periphery of...

Man docked for allegedly stealing two sewing machines valued N140,000
A 20-year-old man, Hussaini Ya’u, was on Wednesday docked in a Kano Sharia Court for allegedly stealing two sewing machines and one lace textile material valued N140,000. The defendant, who lives in Dorayi Quarters, Kano, is charged with theft. He...

Worthing slow-living, sustainable homeware store Chintz and Wood celebrates first birthday
Hand-crafted lighting, natural dyed textiles and wooden homeware that celebrates handmade traditions await you in Chintz & Wood… Set a stone’s throw from Worthing’s picturesque seafront, Chintz & Wood is becoming a must-visit destination for...

YKK to expand Vietnam plant, boost tech hub in ASEAN region
Image Courtesy: YKK The YKK Corporation has decided to move the YKK Vietnam Co., Ltd. plant in Nhon Trach, Vietnam, which has developed into a major centre for the global textile industry for products including sportswear, outdoor clothing, and...

IALA Launches African Marketplace Dubai 2025
1 LAGOS – The Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy (IALA) has announced the debut edition of African Marketplace Dubai 2025, a platform that aggregates the finest export-ready SMEs, brands, and products from Africa and the Caribbean, spanning...

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...

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...

Pakistan’s Interloop expands global footprint with acquisition of Bonnie Doon brand
Textile Hub B.V., an associate company of Interloop Limited, one of Pakistan’s largest textile exporters, has acquired the global rights to the Bonnie Doon brand, a well-established legwear label. The acquisition includes all related global...

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...

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...
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Search begins for Devon's best young landscape artists
Young artists aged 18 and under have until the end of September to submit a painting, drawing, textile, collage, or mixed media artwork of a Devon view to win the coveted title of Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2025. The landscape could be a...
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...