Japan's Uniqlo targets becoming world's biggest apparel maker
Uniqlo, the Japanese clothing chain has leveraged its prowess in mass production to build a fashion empire filled with shelves upon shelves of affordable, good quality items like down jackets,…
India explores anti-subsidy duty on Chinese MMF fabrics
Facing an onslaught of imported undervalued Chinese fabrics, there is some good news for textile manufacturers in the country's largest man-made fabric (MMF) hub in Surat. The government is in…
California cotton acreage moves up
After hitting lows last year not seen since the Great Depression, California’s 2016 cotton acreage is up at least 26 per cent. Roger Isom, president of the California Cotton Ginners…
China’s dyestuff companies less prosperous than printing and dyeing
"China came out with the 2016 Q1 report of listed printing and dyeing companies recently. The weighted average operating revenue of five representative listed companies reached 362 million Yuan, up…
ILC focuses on abuse in supply chains of big brands
The ILC (International Labor Conference) is addressing labor rights deficits in the supply chains of multinational companies. The expansion of global supply chains has been driven by a business model…
Pakistan garment exports up four per cent in value
During the first three quarters of this year, Pakistan’s readymade garment exports showed an increase of 4.2 per cent in terms of value and 1.56 per cent in term of…
Erratic rains to affect cotton plantation in India
This year, the main cotton growing districts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are likely to face a prolonged dry period after June. Cotton area fell short by 30 per cent…
APTMA rejects recommendation to impose regulatory duty on imported cotton
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) rejected the recommendation of Pakistan government’s Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research to impose Regulatory Duty on import of Cotton from…
SIMA Texfair gets overwhelming response
The Southern India Mills’ Association’ (SIMA’s) Texfair is a unique event for the mutual benefit of the manufacturers/suppliers of textile machinery, spares, accessories, equipments, etc., and the textile mills. The…
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New EU import rules set to raise prices for Shein and Temu, boosting European re…
Europe’s fashion and textile scenario is on the verge of its most consequential structural shift in over a decade. The... Read more
Global apparel trade rebalances in 2025 as Europe rises, Asia stumbles: Wazir Ad…
As the global apparel economy enters the final quarter of 2025, trade flows across major markets reveal a sector facing... 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... Read more
Profit with Purpose: Inside the 35% margin boom in upcycled fashion wholesale
The secondhand wholesale sector, once seen as the back end of fashion, is now leading a quiet revolution, one that... Read more
Inside Lululemon’s toughest year, tariffs, trend misses, and the fight to reigni…
For over a decade, Lululemon Athletica embodied everything the premium athleisure revolution stood for technical mastery, community-driven branding, and an... Read more
India's ‘Technical Textile’ sector 'Important for the World,' says Techtextil Di…
India is emerging as a global powerhouse in technical textiles, a growth recognized by the organizers of the world's leading... 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... 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... Read more
Cotton’s fragile comeback, how the US-China truce is redrawing global fiber map
When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping announced a fragile peace in Busan last week, most of the attention in... Read more
Viscose freed, industry revived as India’s raw material reforms trigger a new MM…
In a policy reversal that has given some relief across India’s textile ecosystem, the Ministry of Textiles has officially rescinded... Read more