Industry

TN Handlooms Minister Visits Textile Mills, Reviews Operations And Schemes

Textile Insights May 8, 2025

State Handlooms and Textiles Minister R. Gandhi visited several textile mills in southern Tamil Nadu over two days to review operations and inspect government-supported facilities. On Tuesday, he visited Madura Coats in Madurai and held discussions with the management on best practices,

Industry

Report Challenges Nike’s Wage Claims at Cambodian Supplier

Textile Insights May 8, 2025

A recent investigation has cast doubt on Nike’s claims regarding wages at its supplier factories, revealing that only 1% of workers at a Cambodian facility earn nearly double the country’s minimum wage. The report, published on April 25, 2025, by ProPublica, analyzed a detailed payroll data set from Y&W Garment, a Cambodian factory producing baby […]

Trade & Market

Vietnam Tackles US Tariffs With Reforms And Diversification

Textile Insights May 8, 2025

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry, a cornerstone of its export economy, recently faced heightened challenges as the U.S. moved ahead with proposed tariff hikes that could increase duties on textile exports from the previous 15–16% to as high as 61–62%. With the U.S. accounting for 40% of Vietnam’s US$44 billion textile exports in 2024, the […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Bodice Unveils Eco Collection with Bemberg

Textile Insights April 20, 2025

In a striking return to the runway, contemporary Indian fashion label Bodice unveiled its latest collection at its flagship store in New Delhi, in collaboration with Bemberg, the regenerated cellulose fibre brand by Asahi Kasei Corporation, Japan. The showcase marks a journey of self-discovery, transformation and mindful fashion, bringing together heritage textiles, modern

Industry

TAI South Gujarat to Host Seminar on MMF Export Opportunities on April 22

Textile Insights April 20, 2025

The Textile Association (India) – South Gujarat Unit is set to organize an insightful seminar on April 22, 2025, focusing on the export potential of Man Made Fibre (MMF) products. With global demand for MMF textiles rising, the event aims to highlight strategies for growth through sustainability, innovation and government support. The seminar will feature […]

Cotton

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and Supima Join Forces To Boost Cotton Traceability

Textile Insights April 20, 2025

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and Supima have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen traceability in the cotton supply chain, addressing increasing demand from consumers and brands for transparency and accountability. This collaboration leverages the USDA’s permanent bale identification system and TextileGenesis’s digital traceability platform to track Supima’s

Corporates

M&S Set To Remove 5.5 Million Plastic Units From Men’s Essentials Range

Textile Insights April 20, 2025

Marks & Spencer has announced a major packaging overhaul across its men’s essentials range, replacing plastic with recyclable paper packaging—a move set to remove approximately 5.5 million plastic units from its Clothing & Home business over the next year. The initiative covers all men’s socks, woven pyjama sets and nearly 40% of men’s underwear lines, […]

Corporates

Durst Integrates Amazon Transparency Into Workflow

Textile Insights April 20, 2025

Durst Group, a global leader in digital printing and production technologies, has announced the integration of Amazon’s Transparency programme into its Durst Workflow software. With this innovation, Durst Workflow becomes the first pre-press workflow solution capable of seamlessly generating and incorporating Amazon’s Transparency codes into the production process.

Corporates

Wrangler Teams Up With Accelerating Circularity To Launch Circular Jeans at Walmart

Textile Insights April 20, 2025

Wrangler has teamed up with Accelerating Circularity to launch jeans made with 26% recycled cotton—half from post-consumer waste, half from post-industrial sources—now available at Walmart. This marks a major milestone in bringing circular fashion to mainstream retail. Part of Accelerating Circularity’s U.S. trials, 23 tonnes each of post-consumer and post-industrial

Corporates

Reju Partners With Rematrix To Advance Circular Textile Economy In Europe

Textile Insights April 20, 2025

Reju, the purpose-driven textile-to-textile regeneration leader, has announced a strategic partnership with Rematrix, a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) based in Vicenza, Italy. This collaboration ensures a reliable, compliant and sustainable supply of end-of-life textiles, reinforcing Reju’s mission to scale circular systems that tackle fashion waste at its