Denim mills diversify into hemp blends to cut cotton dependence
Commercial textile mills are expanding hemp-cotton fabric portfolios beyond niche sustainable collections, developing blends for mainstream denim, stretch trousers, lightweight shirts and heavy-duty workwear. Suppliers across South Asia, Turkey and Europe are combining cottonized industrial hemp with virgin... Read more
Industrial Giants and Composite Specialists Sweep MATEXIL Export Awards: Dr…
Indian synthetic and technical textile exporters captured international market share across high-value fibre, filament, blended yarn, and engineered fabric categories, underscoring the domestic industry's export competitiveness amid volatile global supply chains. At the MATEXIL Export Award Function in Mumb... Read more
Upstream Scale and Advanced Materials: Reliance Industries anchors India’s …
At a transformational moment when the Indian textile sector is targeting an aggressive expansion to 350 billion dollars in total output by 2030, primary polymer and filament feedstock scale remains the bedrock of India's global trade positioning. At the MATEXIL Export Award Function in Mumbai, Reliance Indu... Read more
Resilience Under Pressure: Bhadresh Dodhia on how Indian textile exporters …
Global textile exporting is not an enterprise for the faint-hearted. Facing relentless volatility in raw material pricing, demands from international buyers for aggressive discounts, unstable ocean freight corridors, and stretching payment cycles, Indian textile manufacturers operate in an environment where... Read more
Regulatory Modernization and Mandatory Digital Governance: Textile Commissi…
India’s textile and apparel sector, an ecosystem sustaining more than 50 million livelihoods, stands at an operational turning point driven by shifting global fibre demand, non-tariff trade barriers, and mandatory supply-chain traceability. Addressing industry leaders and exporters at the MATEXIL Expo... Read more
Scaling India's Manmade Fibre Base to 18 Million Tonnes: MATEXIL outlines r…
India stands before a decisive commercial inflection point in its global textile positioning, holding massive upstream manufacturing volumes while capturing only a fraction of international consumer markets. Outlining an operational roadmap at the Export Award Function in Mumbai, Manmade and Technical Texti... Read more
Global Economic Diplomacy and Relaxed PLI Thresholds: Minister Pabitra Marg…
India’s textile sector is undergoing a structural repositioning on the world stage, combining bilateral free trade negotiations, aggressive economic diplomacy, and expanded domestic manufacturing incentives to establish the country as an integrated global sourcing hub. Delivering the Chief Guest addre... Read more
Export ambition and policy realignment anchor MATEXIL Export Awards in Mumb…
The Manmade and Technical Textiles Export Promotion Council convened the MATEXIL Export Award Function in Mumbai on 31 October 2026, gathering captains of the domestic synthetic and technical textile industry alongside senior administrative leadership to recognise export excellence and define a commercial roa... Read more
Madhya Pradesh consolidates textile power with new investments
Madhya Pradesh is rapidly cementing its status as a cornerstone of India’s textile value chain, securing Rs 1,592 crore in fresh investment proposals duri... Read more
Italy, India collaborate to build more resilient supply chains
Actively pursuing an expanded industrial footprint within India’s textile sector, Italy seeks to leverage the momentum from the recently elevated Special ... Read more
Textile Ministry to infuse high-solutions in weaving with ‘Handloom Hackathon 20…
The Ministry of Textiles aims to infuse high-tech solutions into India’s decentralized weaving industry with the recently inaugurated ‘Handloom Hack... Read more
Soft wholesale demand, price cuts test Under Armour restructuring strategy
Under Armour’s multi-year operational turnaround is confronting severe ... Read more
Philippines’ textile imports decline as raw materials procurement contracts…
A sharp contraction in intermediate raw material purchasing dragged the Phili... Read more
Central Asia emerges as production launchpad for Turkiye, Uzbekistan textil…
A strategic shift in regional textile dynamics is transforming Central Asia i... Read more
Global cotton consumption to outpace production in 2026-27: ICAC
A widening global supply gap is failing to trigger the expected commodity pri... Read more
Bangladesh shifts focus to MMF and technical textiles
The world’s second-largest clothing supplier, Bangladesh plans to repla... Read more
Ghana champions apparel-led export diversification strategy
West African textile manufacturing is gaining momentum as trade corridors exp... Read more
Footfalls across Tiruchi T&A showrooms decline amid elevated costs and …
Textile and apparel showrooms across Tiruchi’s commercial hubs - includ... Read more
Kering deploys brand-level line extensions as luxury brands recalibrate ret…
Luxury conglomerates are recalibrating retail strategies across Greater China... Read more
Pearl Global Industries expands footprint as revenue rises by 31.1% Y-o-Y i…
Global fashion retailers are increasingly shifting order allocations toward m... Read more
Ralph Lauren accelerates D2C expansion to defy luxury slowdown
While global luxury fashion conglomerates grapple with cooling consumer dem... Read more
SGCCI to establish direct supply channel for MMF and finished apparel
The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) finalized two s... Read more
Global sourcing hub redesign targets European apparel market demands
International apparel brands are restructuring supply chains to mitigate global log... Read more
Industry leaders prioritize AI deployment ahead of APTEXPO 2026
Rising global regulatory pressures and shifting trade flows are forcing fashi... Read more