Trade & Market

Global Home Textile Market To Hit US$ 192.8 Bn By 2029, Asia-Pacific Driving Growth

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

The global home textile market, valued at US$ 148.23 billion in 2022, is projected to reach US$ 192.83 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 3.9% between 2023 and 2029, according to Valuates Reports. China leads global production with a 32% share, followed by Europe (16%) and India (15%),

Textile Print

Durst Integrates GMG Spectral Colour Management Into Workflow And Smart Factory

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

Durst Group, a leading manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, has announced the full integration of GMG’s spectral colour management technology into its proprietary Durst Workflow software and the open Smart Factory portfolio under the Open Software Initiative. The solution will be officially launched at Printing United 2025. This integration

Machinery

SHIMA SEIKI Unveils Next-Generation Flat Knitting Solutions At ITMA Asia + CITME 2025

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

Leading flat knitting solutions provider Shima Seiki Mfg. Ltd. will showcase its latest innovations at ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 in Singapore this October under the theme “Shima Seiki Reborn.” The concept embodies the company’s renewed commitment to innovation, brought to life through its R-generation knitting machines. Visitors to the Shima Seiki booth will see […]

Corporates

Shell Halts Construction Of Rotterdam Biofuels Plant

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has decided not to resume construction of its planned biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam, originally launched in 2022. After a thorough commercial and technical review, Shell concluded that the project would not be sufficiently competitive in the current market. Machteld […]

Corporates

SRTX Appoints Sophie Boulanger As CEO To Drive Global Growth

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

Canadian materials innovator SRTX, the company behind Sheertex, has appointed Sophie Boulanger as Chief Executive Officer as it looks to scale globally and strengthen its wholesale and private-label business. Boulanger, one of Canada’s most prominent retail entrepreneurs, previously co-founded and led BonLook, a direct-to-consumer eyewear brand that expanded to 40 stores

Industry

U.S. Tariff Shock Puts Tamil Nadu’s Export Backbone On The Line

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

Tamil Nadu’s export economy, long considered the bedrock of India’s global trade competitiveness, has been jolted by the United States’ sudden imposition of a 50% tariff on Indian goods. For a state that sends nearly a third of its exports to the U.S., the move has triggered fears of widespread job losses, collapsing orders and […]

Dyes & Chemicals

Blockchain Steps In To Bring Trust To Chemical Recycling

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

The race to build a circular economy is intensifying, and chemical recycling is at the centre of it. Seen as a breakthrough technology that can turn plastics, textiles and other polymers back into raw materials with near-virgin quality, chemical recycling promises to break the “take-make-dispose” cycle that has defined global production for decades. But the […]

Industry

AAFA Calls On Congress To Renew AGOA And Haiti Trade Programmes Before Expiration

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has urged Congress to immediately renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Haitian HOPE and HELP trade preference programmes ahead of their September 30, 2025 expiration. For more than two decades, AGOA has provided eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access, strengthening U.S.

Sustainability

Freudenberg Sets 2045 Net-Zero Target, Cuts CO₂ 29% Since 2020

Textile Insights September 8, 2025

Freudenberg Performance Materials, a leading maker of technical textiles, has published its first standalone sustainability report, marking a key step in enhancing environmental accountability. Until now, sustainability disclosures were included only in the Freudenberg Group’s consolidated report. The company, with a 175-year legacy, has set a goal of achieving CO₂

Corporates

Page Industries Appoints Benjamin Rajkumar CPO

Textile Insights September 8, 2025

Innerwear maker Page Industries, the exclusive licensee of Jockey and Speedo in India, has appointed Benjamin Felix Rajkumar as its new Chief People Officer (CPO), effective September 1, 2025, the company informed the stock exchanges. Rajkumar brings over 16 years of experience across people strategy, leadership and culture, employee relations, business partnering and