India to seek parity with other countries on US garment quota relief
The Indian Textiles Ministry is considering whether to press the US for the same quota-based tariff relief recently extended to competing garment-exporting nations.The Textiles...
One Nation, One Fit: Textile Ministry near rollout of uniform apparel size
The Ministry of Textiles is in the final stages of drafting a national garment sizing standard, one that will still use the familiar S/M/L...
Global cotton trade set to contract in 2026/27 as India’s import appetite cools
The international cotton market is bracing for a smaller trading year ahead. Total world cotton trade is expected to hit 43.3 million bales in...
India wins the US tariff battle, but loses the global textile war
A new analysis from Emkay Research suggests that Indian garment and textile manufacturers may struggle to fully capitalize on their seemingly advantageous position in...
China’s Jack taps AI & robots for 30% garment factory efficiency gain
Jack Technology, a leading Chinese sewing machine manufacturer, has adopted Siemens technology to transform into AI-enabled intelligent garment manufacturing, applying low-code software and digital...
BRAZILCORE FASHION TREND 2026: The Colourful Wave Giving Global Fashion a Fresh Identity
Fashion often moves in cycles, but every once in a while, a trend arrives that feels less like a passing moment and more like...
Global cotton outlook 2026/27: Tighter supplies, India bucks the trend
World cotton growers are set to harvest 117.3 million bales of 480 pounds each in the 2026/27 season, down 4% or 4.65 million bales...
Industry 5.0: Where smart textiles machines & skilled operators meet
Forget the vision of a dark, lights-out mill running itself. The next chapter in textile manufacturing looks more like a well-run control room —...
EU Digital Product Passport Registry goes live ahead of 2027 deadline
The European Commission has launched the Digital Product Passport Registry together with a testing environment, marking an important milestone in making the Digital Product...
Global cotton consumption to hit second-highest level since 2017/18
Fresh forecasts from the US Department of Agriculture point to a tightening global cotton market in the year ahead, with consumption outpacing output and...