Panipat’s textile trade reels under cost pressures, business down by half
A combination of weakening demand, escalating polyester yarn costs, steeper freight rates and prolonged delivery schedules has dealt a severe blow to Panipat's handloom...
Indian apparel exports tumble in April-July, textiles buck trend
Exports sales of Indian textiles and clothing slipped 1.84% on-year totaled US $11.96 billion across the April–July 2026 period, as steep losses in garment...
Loyal Textile Mills significantly narrows Q1FY’27 net loss
In the first fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2026, Loyal Textile Mills significantly narrowed its net loss over the same period of the first...
Nigeria’s textile & apparel imports almost triple in two years
Nigeria's reliance on foreign-made textiles and apparels has expanded dramatically, with the nation's textile import bill climbing 181% within a two-year window to reach...
Vietnam will remain top cotton importer in 2026/27 season
Vietnam looks set to hold its position as the world's foremost cotton importer in 2026/27, a ranking first it claimed in 2025/26, with Bangladesh...
US boosts defense textile manufacturing with $480mn programme
The US Department of War has awarded a 10-year programme to North Carolina (NC) State University to overhaul textile production across the United States...
US to continue importing duty free garments from 32 African countries
The US senate has voted decisively to prolong duty-free trading terms for dozens of sub-Saharan African economies, in a move set to reassure manufacturers...
Supplies tighten but USDA sees world cotton mill use rising in 2026/27
The latest projections from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) point to another year of expanding cotton consumption, with worldwide mill use for the...
Bangladesh taps Chinese capital to boost textile value chain
Bangladesh's main apparel trade body has rolled out a fresh drive with the country's Chinese business community to pull in investment from China and...
Tariff arithmetic tilts US apparel buyers towards cotton
Fresh figures on US clothing imports for June 2026 add to a growing body of evidence that duty pressure is reshaping not just where...
