Product Launch & Innovation

Karl Mayer Launches RDJ 7/3 For Spacer Fabrics

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Karl Mayer has introduced the RDJ 7/3, a new Jacquard Double Needle Bar Raschel machine designed to meet the evolving demands of the athletic and casual footwear market. Featuring three jacquard bars, the machine offers unprecedented design flexibility, enabling manufacturers to create highly

Machinery

Setting Benchmark Standards In Carded Counts: LMW Delivers Industry Best Performance At Chowdary Spinners

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Cotton carded yarn continues to offer balance between cost efficiency and performance across spinning mills worldwide. Carded yarn plays a crucial role in meeting the demands of garmenting, knitting, and weaving sectors. With evolving expectations for consistency, strength, and reduced imperfections, mills today are under constant pressure to deliver superior yarn quality

Dyes & Chemicals

Can Chemical Recycling Unlock Circularity For Polyester Textiles?

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

European Commission Study Highlights the Promise and Challenges of Closing the Loop on Textile Waste As the global textile industry races to meet ambitious sustainability targets, chemical recycling is increasingly being viewed as a critical technology for achieving true circularity, particularly for polyester-based textiles. A new report from the European Commission’s

Sustainability

Textile Industry Can Cut Microfibre Leakage By 95% By 2032

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

A new report by Earth Action, developed in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, has revealed that global textile production generates approximately 92,000 tonnes of microfibre losses annually, while highlighting that coordinated industry action could reduce production-phase microfibre leakage by as much as 95 per cent by 2032. The study titled ‘From Shedding to

Sustainability

Weaving Circularity Into India’s Textile Future

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Sustainability is no longer a niche agenda for India’s textile industry. As global markets demand greater transparency, traceability and environmental responsibility, circularity is emerging as a strategic imperative for the sector’s next phase of growth. India’s textile and apparel industry has long been one of the country’s most important economic pillars.

Economy

DITF Develops Smart Textiles That Change Shape With Temperature

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Researchers at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, have developed smart textile yarns capable of reversibly changing shape in response to temperature, paving the way for energy-efficient textile actuators. The innovation is based on thermoplastic two-way shape-memory

Cotton

The Cotton Story: Who Decides What Goes Into Your Clothes?

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

For nearly two centuries, the country that grew some of the world’s finest cotton was not allowed to make much cloth from it. Colonial law taxed Indian-woven textiles until British mills in Manchester could undersell them — raw cotton left Indian ports one way and came back the other—spun, woven and priced by someone else. […]

Tete-A-Tete

The Future Of Cotton In India Is Living Soil: Dr Ajay Ranka

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Dr. Ajay Ranka believes the future of Indian cotton lies in restoring soil health, reducing chemical dependence and creating a profitable transition to bio-based farming. For Dr. Ajay Ranka, the future of Indian cotton farming will depend on one fundamental question: can the country improve soil health while making farming more profitable for the farmer? […]

Cotton

Global Cotton Trade Set For Growth Even As Supply Tightens

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Global cotton trade is expected to remain on a growth trajectory over the medium term despite increasing supply-side pressures and geopolitical uncertainties, according to the latest World Cotton Trade Report – July 2026 released by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). The report projects global cotton trade to reach 9.6 million tonnes in 2026/27 and […]

Trade & Market

US Apparel Imports Decline During Jan-May 2026 With Sharp Slide in China Shipments

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

US apparel imports continued to weaken during the Jan-May 2026 period, with total imports falling by 9.1 per cent compared with the same period last year, reflecting softer sourcing activity and a sharp decline in shipments from China. According to the latest trade data, US apparel imports during the January–May 2026 period were valued at […]