Event

CMAI Hosts Mumbai Roadshow For North India Garment Fair

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) hosted a roadshow in Malad, Mumbai, on September 4 to promote the upcoming 3rd North India Garment Fair (NIGF) 2025, scheduled from November 25–27 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. The roadshow showcased opportunities for regional brands to expand

Sustainability

CITI, GRI Join Hands To Boost Transparency & Sustainability In India’s Textile Sector

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has partnered with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to launch the Improving Transparency for Sustainable Business (ITSB) initiative in India on September 10. Backed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the programme aims to strengthen sustainability practices and reporting standards

Event

ITMA 2027 Stand Space Application Opens

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

Stand space application is now open for ITMA 2027, the world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition, which will be held at Messegelände Hannover, Germany, from 16–22 September 2027. With the theme “Co-creating the Future of Textiles,” the seven-day event will bring together global leaders and innovators to showcase technologies, forge partnerships, and drive

Industry

GRI Draft Standards Push Apparel Sector Towards Transparency, Worker Rights

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

The global textiles and apparel sector, which employs over 90 million workers, predominantly women, migrants, caste-affected groups and refugees, remains plagued by poverty wages, unsafe conditions, and systemic discrimination, according to Peter Dawkins, Senior Manager at GRI Standards. In a new article, Dawkins stresses that entrenched inequalities based on gender,

Cotton

Cotton Import Duty Waiver: Relief For Textile Industry, But Detrimental For Farmers

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

India’s Central government has extended the waiver of the 11% import duty on cotton until December 31, 2025. The measure, initially valid between August 19 and September 30, is intended to stabilize yarn prices and provide relief to exporters grappling with the fallout of steep 50% US tariffs on Indian textiles. The decision has been […]

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%), making Asia-Pacific the fastest-growing region […]

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