Gap upgrades its vendors in Asia
Gap is trying to create transparent working conditions in Asian garment factories. For this, it is partnering with an investment fund which hopes to raise a billion dollars and transform…
Kenya aims to global leader in textiles and apparels
Kenya wants to make a mark in global textile segment. The government is trying to lure textile manufacturers with a new subsidy, this year slashing the cost of power. It’s…
Bangladesh has a tough road ahead
Bangladesh has set a target of reaching $50 billion in readymade garment exports by 2021. This is not unrealistic, given the potential and growth momentum of the sector over the…
Vietnam's export turnover up 19 per cent
Vietnam's garment and textile export turnover is likely to increase 19 per cent over last year. This will be the largest increase in three years. The industry's efforts in the…
Jeanologia develops laser scraper
Jeanologia has been continuously creating new technologies which help the industry in its eco sustainable initiative. One of the company’s latest developments is the light scraper. This is a new…
Future Materials award for Sympatex
Sympatex Technologies has won the Future Materials Award 2014. The winning product Sympatex Phaseable is especially suitable for high levels of physical effort during sports and outdoor activities. The laminate…
Invista wins Chinese innovation award
Invista has received an award for its outstanding achievement and constant pursuit of innovation and industry transformation. The Innovation Upgrade Award recognizes those companies that make outstanding contribution to corporate…
Oeko-Tex develops new standard
Oeko-Tex has created a new certification for textiles that give priority to human ecology and that are additionally produced in a sustainable and socially responsible manner. The certificate is called…
Indian companies receive positive response at Apparelsourcing Paris
The eighth edition of Apparelsourcing Paris will commence from February 17 to 20, 2015. India, which is increasing its representation with more than 30 companies, experienced positive response at previous…
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Indian Rupee’s Breach of 90: A double-edged equation reshaping India’s ‘Fiber-to…
The Indian rupee’s historic slide past the ₹90.43 per dollar mark in late 2025 has forced a fundamental recalibration across... Read more
Can cotton duty relief blunt US 50% tariff hit on Indian apparel?
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has issued a high-stakes call to the government, asserting that the permanent removal... Read more
The Great Sourcing Shuffle: Why tariffs failed to bring manufacturing back to th…
When Washington set out to ‘reclaim manufacturing’ through punitive tariffs, it was envisioned as a patriotic reset one that would... Read more
Beyond Search and Scroll: Why AI-powered shopping is becoming retail’s new opera…
When ChatGPT unveiled its Instant Checkout capability allowing users to discover, evaluate, and purchase products within a single conversational interface... Read more
How global acrylic fiber leaders engineered price stability amid historic ACN cr…
The global Acrylic Staple Fibre (ASF) market, long known for its sensitivity to violent swings in petrochemical feedstocks is facing... Read more
GTE 2025: An impactful event driving industry excellence
Jointly organized by Garment Technology Expo and India Exposition Mart(IEML), the 38th edition of the Garment Technology Expo (GTE) proved... Read more
Threads of Labor and Steel: The human-machine ecosystem powering India’s textile…
India generates nearly eight million tonnes of textile waste every year, placing the country at the center of the global... Read more
Hanging by a Thread: US Tariffs cripple Indian textile exports, orders drop 70%
India’s textile and apparel industry is facing an unexpected mid-cycle rupture that is reshaping the sector’s economics far faster than... 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... Read more
No A-Grades for Climate: What the fossil-free fashion scorecard reveals about in…
For years, the global fashion industry has promised a cleaner, greener future but 2025’s Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard by STAND.earth offers... Read more