Hanging by a Thread: US Tariffs cripple Indian textile exports, orders drop…
India’s textile and apparel industry is facing an unexpected mid-cycle rupture that is reshaping the sector’s economics far faster than policymakers anticipated. What began as a favourable season for the spinning and raw-material economy, egged on by a weak rupee and heavy government-led cotto... Read more
Sourcing's new compass, navigating apparel's great migration beyond Asia
The global apparel sourcing business is redefining the metrics of success beyond traditional labor costs. Led by geopolitical risks, consumer demands for sustainability, and the need for greater agility, brands are adopting multi-regional strategies and looking to a new generation of sourcing partne... Read more
No A-Grades for Climate: What the fossil-free fashion scorecard reveals abo…
For years, the global fashion industry has promised a cleaner, greener future but 2025’s Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard by STAND.earth offers a sobering verdict: not a single major brand has earned an ‘A’ for decarbonization. Despite public pledges, glossy sustainability reports, an... Read more
Wired Threads: How India’s textile backbone is powering the smart apparel f…
India’s huge textile industry, long celebrated for its command over cotton and competitive manufacturing scale, is going through a foundational redesign. At the heart of this shift lies an emerging consumer appetite for textiles that do more than drape and insulate. Fabrics are being engineere... Read more
The New Core Competency: How sustainability and advanced fabrics are drivin…
The SportTech Pavilion at Techtextil India, hosted by Concepts N Strategies, concluded with a unanimous declaration: for India to successfully execute its "Premium Mandate" and move "Beyond CMT," technical textile innovation and radical sustainability are non-negotiable. The future of Indian activewear reli... Read more
New EU import rules set to raise prices for Shein and Temu, boosting Europe…
Europe’s fashion and textile scenario is on the verge of its most consequential structural shift in over a decade. The European Union’s plan to abolish the €150 de minimis customs exemption for non-EU e-commerce imports, now fast-tracked for implementation by early 2026 is ready to ... Read more
Global apparel trade rebalances in 2025 as Europe rises, Asia stumbles: Waz…
As the global apparel economy enters the final quarter of 2025, trade flows across major markets reveal a sector facing contradictory currents, some markets still soft from inflation-linked demand fatigue, while others rise on renewed consumer confidence and resilient supply chains. Wazir Advisors’ ... Read more
Tariffs, turbulence and tenacity, India’s textile sector finds new strength
India’s textile and apparel export sector is showing a remarkable capacity to adapt and thrive in one of the most turbulent global trade environments in recent years. From punitive US tariff shocks to unpredictable demand cycles across international markets, the sector’s first-half performance... Read more
Future Fiber Demand and the Chemical Recycling Imperative: Global industry …
The global textile industry is entering a period of exponential growth and profound technological transformation, according to key figures speaking at the Dornbirn Global Fibre Congress (GFC) in Mumbai. While demand for fiber is set to soar, the industry's fossil-fuel foundation is shifting, placing pressur... Read more
Regenerative innovation and the Human-Centric future of textiles
The global textile industry is at a crossroads where mere efficiency and profit no longer guarantee survival. This was the central message delivered by Uday Paul Singh Gill, Senior Partner at Gherzi Consulting, Zurich, during his keynote address at the Dornbirn Global Fibre Congress (GFC). He argued that lo... Read more
Profit with Purpose: Inside the 35% margin boom in upcycled fashion wholesa…
The secondhand wholesale sector, once seen as the back end of fashion, is now leading a quiet revolution, one that blends sustainability, technology, and profit. A new white paper, ‘The Financial Impact of Upcycling and Value-Added Services on Secondhand Wholesalers in 2025’, reveals how upcyc... Read more
Beyond CMT: Collaboration, not competition, is India’s new growth strategy
The journey for India’s activewear industry to move "Beyond CMT" (Cut, Make, Trim) and capture the global premium mandate is not constrained by market demand or labor, but by structural bottlenecks in the supply chain, investment philosophy, and training. Panel discussions at the Techtextil India SportTech Pavi... Read more
Anti-Dumping probe on Chinese PTY threatens to negate QCO rollback benefits
Just days after the Indian government withdrew Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on Polyester Textured Yarn (PTY) and other textile inputs to boost the cost-competitiveness of the downstream industry, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated a fresh anti-dumping investigation into PTY im... Read more
India's new ‘Labour Codes’ weave global compliance into apparel exports
The full implementation of India's four consolidated Labour Codes (The Code on Wages, The Industrial Relations Code, The Code on Social Security, and The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code) marks a strategic overhaul of the country’s industrial framework, particularly bene... Read more
Cotton’s fragile comeback, how the US-China truce is redrawing global fiber…
When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping announced a fragile peace in Busan last week, most of the attention in financial circles revolved around soybeans, chips, and rare earths. But beneath the surface, the most immediate tremor was felt in the world’s oldest commodity trade, cotton. The... Read more
Viscose freed, industry revived as India’s raw material reforms trigger a n…
In a policy reversal that has given some relief across India’s textile ecosystem, the Ministry of Textiles has officially rescinded the Quality Control Order (QCO) on Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) with immediate effect. Published in The Gazette of India on November 18, 2025, the order reverses the earl... Read more
Q3 Lyst Index reveals a turning point, Saint Laurent rises, Loewe slumps
In a fashion industry often driven by noise viral micro-trends, rapid-fire drops, and overstated marketing the third quarter of 2025 delivered a surprising truth: quiet power is winning. Lyst’s Q3 Index, the global barometer of what consumers are searching, buying, and obsessing over, has crowned Sa... Read more
India Fashions a Greener Future: Global Fibre Summit spotlights $100 bn exp…
The world's largest fibre innovation congress, the Dornbirn Global Fibre Conference (GFC) Asia, made a landmark debut in Mumbai this week, positioning sustainability and circularity as the critical engines for India's ambitious textile growth. Held under the umbrella of the Techtextil India Symposium 2025, ... Read more
Future Fiber Demand and the Chemical Recycling Imperative: Global industry eyes India for next tech leap
The global textile industry is entering a period of exponential growth and profound technological transformation, according to key figures speaking at the Dor... Read more
Regenerative innovation and the Human-Centric future of textiles
The global textile industry is at a crossroads where mere efficiency and profit no longer guarantee survival. This was the central message delivered by Uday P... Read more
Beyond CMT: Collaboration, not competition, is India’s new growth strategy
The journey for India’s activewear industry to move "Beyond CMT" (Cut, Make, Trim) and capture the global premium mandate is not constrained by market demand or l... Read more
Sustaining the 1.5°C Goal: The corporate imperative of COP28
“COP28, coined as 'the financial focus COP,' will centre its discussions on vital financial and investment matters, highlighting the pivotal involvement... Read more
The crucial role of mega textile hubs in establishing India’s global leadership
Dr S N Modani, Managing Director, CEO, Sangam India is also the Chairman of the Rajasthan Textile Mills Association. With 33 years of experience in the textil... Read more
Eurecat x Canmartex to develop predictive quality control systems for knitwear t…
Aracne's system uses photonics, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence to predict potential manufacturing defects before the fabric is made. This ... Read more
Growing demand from domestic, foreign players boosts India’s textile machinery b…
Heralding a textile revolution in India, the textile machinery industry is transforming from labor-intensive to a more modern and automated manufacturing ... Read more
Innovation key highlight at ITMA 2023
ITMA has announced it will continue to present and share innovative manufacturing technology and materials with the industry at its 19th edition in Milan.... Read more
ARC 2025 convenes 220 experts from 28 countries
The Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) 2025 successfully convened nearly 220 e... Read more
Scott Fyfe poised for a bright future as financial stability improves
David Jones, CEO, Scott Fyfe, believes, the 187-year-old chain is poised for a ... Read more
Source Fashion launches essential guide for textile EPR compliance
Europe's leading fashion sourcing show, Source Fashion is tackling the fashion ... Read more
Citi Trends raises full-year guidance as sales grow by 10.1% in Q3, FY25
US-based Citi Trends' has raised its full-year guidance on strong Q3, FY25 resu... Read more
Roica set to return at ISPO Munich 2025
Premium stretch fiber by Asahi Kasei, Roica is set to make a significant return... Read more
Over eight textile companies acquired in Surat
India’s textile sector is currently undergoing a significant development ... Read more
YKK to showcase fastening solutions at debut CES 2026 edition
YKK Corporation has announced its highly anticipated debut at CES 2026 (Consume... Read more
CIFF launches TechCreate in collaboration with Delogue
Northern Europe’s biannual fashion trade show, The Copenhagen Internation... Read more
Sensil by Nilit and Roica by Asahi Kasei collaborate for a fabric with low-…
Rapidly transforming apparel into a lower-carbon industry requires collaboratio... Read more
Puma amplifies retail presence with new store in London
Global athletic brand Puma has significantly amplified its retail presence with... Read more
Inditex Chairperson to elevate Zara’s focus on quality and sustainability
Shedding the image of a fast-fashion label, Marta Ortega Pérez, Chairper... Read more
Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris scheduled from February 2-4, 2026
This year’s edition of Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris will once again be... Read more
Global functional apparel market to reach $505.80 billion by 2026: Report
Fueled by a rising focus on health, wellness, and advanced textile technology, ... Read more
T&A market to grow to $646.96 billion by 2033: IMARC Group
Already a major economic engine, India’s textile and apparel (T&A) ma... Read more
Paris Pushes 'Green Shield': Mandating transparency to outflank fast fashio…
The French fashion industry faces a challenging 2026, anticipating flat sales amidst ... Read more
Zara double down on 'Phygital' monolith, opens flagship in Barcelona
Zara's launch of a sprawling 7,200 sq. meter flagship on Barcelona's Paseo de Gracia ... Read more
India: Tiruppur’s carbon-negative strategy drives 22% export surge
The net-zero industrial design championed by individual units is now transforming the... Read more
USA: The unseen 33% growth in value apparel
While broad retail data reflects caution (with some clothing categories posting negat... Read more