China’s yarn exports slip again as Vietnam steals ground from Pakistan
China exported 15,900 tonnes of cotton yarn in June 2026, a fall of 5.99% against June last year and 8.07% down on its previous...
Pakistani apparel exports clock CAGR of 7.7% & double in 10 years
Pakistan garment exports have more than doubled in the past ten years from $1.96 billion in fiscal 2015–2016 to $4.17 billion in fiscal 2025–26....
China’s Cotton Association Fires Back at Latest US Blacklist Expansion
China's top cotton industry body has issued a sharply worded rebuke of Washington's newest round of sanctions aimed at domestic cotton and textile firms,...
Bangladesh garment exports dip in opening month of new fiscal
Bangladesh's overseas garment shipments edged lower by 1.92% in July, the opening month of the 2026-27 financial year as per figures released by the...
The Tracksuit Is Back, but This Time It Wants a Place in Fashion
The tracksuit has long been a comfy fixture of the gym, the airport, the football stand and the Sunday-morning wardrobe. Now it is bigger...
Spindles up, looms down: Recap of 2025 textile machinery market
Asia & Oceania tightened its grip on the world's textile machinery trade in 2025, absorbing the overwhelming bulk of new equipment even as several...
Fungi will fuel next sustainable textile revolution
Researchers at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a flexible living textile based on fungal mycelium.The...
New study puts number on microfibres which end up in environment
The textile sector sheds an estimated 92,000 tonnes of microfibres annually during manufacturing alone, and nearly two-thirds of that or upwards of 58,000 tonnes...
Messe Frankfurt and Supima introduce Prefab – a new curated fabric sourcing event in New York City
Messe Frankfurt is expanding its international textile network with the launch of Prefab, a new boutique-style sourcing event dedicated exclusively to high-quality fabrics. Taking...
Egypt’s H1 apparel exports surge 15%. June alone up 47%
Egyptian garment makers just turned in their best first-half showing in recent memory, with shipments abroad climbing to $1.775 billion between January and June...