US-India Trade Reset: Apparel and textiles set for high-volume comebac…
The high-stakes trade standoff between Washington and New Delhi has reached a decisive turning point. Following a strategic dialogue between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on February 2, 2026, the United States has moved to slash reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18%, down fr... Read more
Beyond Bangladesh, Vietnam, how the India-EU FTA repositions India in …
In the sprawling textile clusters of Tiruppur, Surat, Panipat, and Karur, the familiar hum of looms has taken on a sharper urgency. The finalisation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) this week is being read across India’s textile heartland not as a routine trade pact, but as a reset, one that... Read more
From Shanghai to Paris: China’s GREENEXT Expo 2026 launches as a cross…
Amid an accelerating global shift toward low-carbon economies and systemic industrial change, the official launch of GREENEXT Expo 2026 has been announced. As China’s premier cross-industry exhibition and summit platform dedicated to sustainable development, this edition is scheduled to take place in ... Read more
Brick-and-Mortar Strikes Back: How ‘Phygital Integration’ is beating ‘…
This feature marks the final installment of our special series, Wrap Up 2025 | Outlook 2026, exploring the tectonic shifts in global commerce. For a decade, the narrative of fashion retail was a eulogy for the physical store. The "Retail Apocalypse" was supposed to be the final chapter for brick-and-morta... Read more
The 2026 Apparel Business Blueprint: Moving from traditional mass prod…
This feature is part of our dedicated series, "Wrap Up 2025 | Outlook 2026," investigating the structural shifts defining the next era of garment commerce. The transition from 2025 into 2026 marks the end of the "trial era" for digital tools in the textile world. For decades, the industry operated on guess... Read more
The 2026 Global Textile Segments Outlook: From volume commodities to v…
This report is the eighth installment of the "Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026" series, providing a definitive roadmap for the industry’s high-growth categories and regional shifts. The 2026 global textile landscape is defined by a decisive move away from general-purpose manufacturing toward specialized, h... Read more
The Great Fabric Bifurcation: Why 2026 is the year of ‘Brut’ authentic…
As part of our definitive annual series, "Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026," we examine how the textile and apparel sector has moved beyond a phase of simple recovery into a period of high-stakes material evolution. The final data from 2025 reveals an industry no longer satisfied with singular product identities.... Read more
The Recycling Mandate: Converting textile waste into high-value feedst…
As we present this feature as part of our year-end series, 'Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026', and as the apparel industry closes the books in 2025, the strategic focus has moved beyond the simple substitution of virgin materials to a comprehensive industrialization of textile-to-textile recycling. For years, the... Read more
From Smart Factory to Smart Business: How AI in 2026 is transforming T…
The next feature, we present as part of our year-end series, 'Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026', as the global textile and apparel (T&A) industry closes the books on 2025,a year defined by aggressive tariff adjustments and a race for supply chain transparency—the sector is crossing a decisive commercial... Read more
Paperless or Powerless: Regulations as the new 'Digital Non-Tariff Bar…
As we present this feature as part of our year-end series, 'Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026', the global textile and apparel industry is clearly moving beyond a simple calendar change. We are entering a period of "Radical Transparency" where the core of international trade is being rewritten. For decades, the primary hurd... Read more
The Circular Yield Why 2026 is the year sustainability paid the divide…
As the global textile industry moves through the final quarter of the year, this feature serves as a cornerstone of our "Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026" series, charting the transition from experimental sustainability to scaled industrial reality. While 2025 was defined by the pressure to decarbonize, 2026 is e... Read more
The Great Decoupling: The global play and regional and country trade o…
This feature marks the second article in our exclusive series, "Wrap Up 2025 | Outlook 2026," where we dissect the structural shifts redefining the B2B textile and apparel landscape. As the final bobbins of 2025 spin to a halt, the global textile and apparel industry is not merely turning a page; it is bur... Read more
NITMA, CITI oppose ADD on MEG
Along with major trade bodies like CITI and SGCCI, The Northern India Textile Mills&r... Read more
Textile exporters seek new customers in Europe to offset US tariffs
Indian textile exporters are actively searching for new customers in Europe and offer... Read more
Telangana to introduce new textile policy soon: D Shridhar Babu, IT and Ind…
Telangana plans to soon introduce a new textile policy, says D Sridhar Babu, IT and I... Read more
Government to launch National Cotton Productivity Mission to revitalize cot…
Shrinking yields in the world's second-largest producer, India's cotton industry has ... Read more
NCTO elects Chuck Hall as Chairman, Amy Bircher Bruyn as Vice Chair for FY2…
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has announced its newly elected ... Read more
BGMEA signs MoU with PRGMEA to boost economic ties between two nations
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) signed an MoU with... Read more
Implement PM-MITRA scheme in Bihar, urges Sudharkar Singh, MP, RJD
Sudhakar Singh, Member of Parliament, representing Buxar from the Rashtriya Janata Da... Read more
US tariffs on other textile exporting nations to boost Kitex Garments’ reve…
Tariffs imposed by the US on major textile-exporting countries including Bangladesh w... Read more
NCCS applauds NEC’s plan to establish CTG Development Board
Olalade Majekodunmi, National Coordinator, Nigerian Cotton Cooperative Society (NCCS)... Read more
Trump’s trade policies compel Skechers to downgrade annual earnings forecas…
Trump administration’s unpredictable trade policies compelled footwear brand Sk... Read more
IAF welcomes pause in import tariffs on the clothing sector by the US
Welcoming the current pause in the implementation of a significant portion of import ... Read more
AAFA warns of economic fallout from steep US port fees, tariffs on Chinese …
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has strongly opposed the US Tr... Read more
Temu, Shein to raise products’ prices from April 25, 2025
With President Trump’s crackdown on low-value imports and sweeping tariffs rais... Read more
Nigeria’s government announces new adaptable policy framework for the CTG s…
John Enoh, Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Nigeria, has announ... Read more
New Zealand Government directs agencies to prioritize wool use in building …
The New Zealand Government has directed its agencies to prioritize on the use of wool... Read more
Madagascar faces loss of 60,000 textile jobs owing to 47% tariffs impositio…
Madagascar's crucial textile industry is facing the potential loss of approximately 6... Read more
US brands welcome tariff pause, urge lasting trade stability and market aff…
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has urged the US administratio... Read more
US tariffs threaten garment workers livelihoods in Asia and Africa: Clean C…
The Trump administration’s announcement on April 2 of steep tariffs on US impor... Read more
India to expand scope for PLI Scheme to include the textile sector: SBI Rep…
India needs to broaden the scope of its current Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) sch... Read more
Integrated supply chain, quality offer Pakistan a competitive edge despite …
Khurram Mukhtar, Patron-in-Chief, Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA), says... Read more
Textile Ministry organises roadshow in Coimbatore to promote Bharat Tex 202…
Ministry of Textiles recently organised a roadshow in Coimbatore to promote India&rsq... Read more
CITI hails extension of RoDTEP, IEP schemes, introduction MIP on knitted fa…
Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has hailed the Government's decision ... Read more
Twelve companies to receive first-ever incentive payments under PLI Scheme …
Marking a significant milestone for the initiative, about a dozen textile companies a... Read more
Budget 2024-25: CITI praises growth, calls for textile competitiveness
Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), Rakesh Mehra, congra... Read more
Textile minister unveils plans to expand PLI scheme with the inclusion of g…
Textile Minister Giriraj Singh unveiled the government's plan to expand the Rs 10,000... Read more
CITI recommends policy measures to remove import duty on cotton
To enhance the cost competitiveness of the cotton value chain, CITI recommends certai... Read more
Mini Textile Park Scheme to streamline production for Tiruchi weavers
The proposed Mini Textile Park Scheme will benefit the Tiruchi weaving industry by st... Read more
NCTO responds to House Ways and Means De Minimis reform
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has emphasized the need for urge... Read more
Rajapalayam Spinning Mills shutdown leads to mass job losses
The textile industry in India, particularly in regions like Rajapalayam, is facing a ... Read more
India's textile ambition: $600b exports by 2047
India is charting an ambitious trajectory in the textile sector, targeting a substant... Read more
Pakistan to introduce new policy for upliftment of the textile sector
The Pakistan Government will soon introduce a comprehensive wheeling policy to uplift... Read more
Mexico reassesses anti-dumping duty on PFY imports from India, China
Mexico’s Ministry of Economy is currently reassessing the anti-dumping duty app... Read more
Revenues from India’s textile industry to rebound next financial year: CRIS…
After being hit by volatile cotton prices and muted export demand in the previous two... Read more
Introduce separate ‘Apparel Policy’, urges PRGMEA
The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has urged the ... Read more
Copenhagen Fashion Week updates first sustainability rules
Copenhagen Fashion Week, as the pioneer in global fashion events, has mandated Sustai... Read more
Exporters appeal for exemption from compliance to Section 43B (h) of the In…
Exporters spanning various sectors have united to appeal for exemption from a recentl... Read more
Government announces extension of the ‘Samarth’ scheme for textiles
The central government has announced the extension of the 'Samarth' scheme, a flagshi... Read more
Government imposes Minimum Import Price on synthetic knitted fabrics
In a bid to fortify domestic manufacturing and mitigate the inundation of low-cost im... Read more
France passes bill to address environmental impact of fast fashion products
France's National Assembly has passed a bill aimed at addressing the environmental im... Read more
Introduce new textile policy on urgent basis, urges SGCCI
In a recent meeting with the state government officials, several representatives of t... Read more
DGFT grants exemption from QCOs to viscose staple fiber imports
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has granted an exemption to certain i... Read more
NCTO: Asian apparel practices hurt US textiles
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) warns of a looming crisis in the... Read more
Government extends RoDTEP benefits to the textile sector
The government has declared an expansion of benefits under the renowned export promot... Read more
Karnataka announces new textile policy for 2024-2029
The Karnataka Government has formulated a new textile policy spanning from 2024 to 20... Read more
Centre extends RoSCTL scheme for apparel exporters
The Central Government has announced an extension of the Rebate of State and Central ... Read more
Kenya's textile players raise concerns over duty-free import of fabrics
Kenyan textile manufacturers have raised concerns over a government proposal to allow... Read more
Stringent government restrictions exacerbating MEG scarcity in Indonesia: A…
Stringent government import restrictions are exacerbating the scarcity of mono-ethyle... Read more
STMA urges for extension of VAT exemption to power loom manufacutrers
Sri Lanka's Textile Manufacturers' Association (STMA) is urging the government to ext... Read more
Textile Ministry pushes for expansion of PLI scheme in textiles
The Indian government plans to expand the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme fo... Read more
Kenya textile manufacturers oppose import of duty-free cotton fabric
Textile manufacturers from Kenya's cotton-growing regions are fiercely opposing the g... Read more
CMAI express concerns over recent amendment to MSMEs payments policy
The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) has expressed concerns about t... Read more