Financial Results

Grasim Sees Textile Recovery, Fibre Profit Hit

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

Grasim Industries reported a mixed performance in its cellulosic fibres and textiles businesses for Q2FY26, with the cellulosic fibres segment facing profitability pressure, while the textiles business saw demand revival supported by festive season sales. In the cellulosic fibres segment

Cotton

Australian Cotton Shipments Focus On India As Duty-Free Window Narrows

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

The Australian cotton industry is heading into the final quarter of 2025 with ginning operations across key growing regions expected to conclude during October. With the harvest largely completed and classing nearly finished, attention has now shifted to merchant activity as exporters move unsold stocks into global markets. India has emerged as the most active […]

Industry

BGMEA, BBCC Sign MoU To Boost Trade And Investment Cooperation

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Business Chamber of Canada (BBCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in trade, investment and knowledge exchange between the two organisations. Under the MoU, BGMEA and BBCC will work to create closer networking and communication channels

Corporates

Ha-Meem Signs Major 16.9 MWp Solar Project To Cut Industry Emissions

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

Bangladesh has taken a significant step forward in advancing its industrial sustainability efforts with the signing of a 16.9 MWp rooftop solar power project under a CapEx model with Ha-Meem Group, one of the country’s largest textile and apparel manufacturers. The project will be implemented across the Group’s Textile Zone, including Ha-Meem Denim Ltd., Ha-Meem […]

Industry

Ghana’s Import Dependency Raises Concerns Over Local Industry Decline And Economic Imbalance

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

Ghana’s growing dependence on imported goods is placing increasing pressure on local industries, employment and the country’s foreign exchange reserves, according to economic observers. Once home to a thriving textile manufacturing sector employing around 20,000 workers, Ghana now hosts only about 2,000 textile jobs, with Accra’s Kantamanto Market, a major hub for

Sustainability

VERDEinMED Launches Knowledge Platform To Support Circular Transition In Textile Industry

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

The European VERDEinMED project has launched a new Knowledge Platform designed to accelerate the shift toward a circular textile industry. Funded by the Interreg Euro-MED Programme, the platform was developed by the Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH) with contributions from project partners across the Mediterranean. Serving as a digital hub, the platform

Sustainability

Preventing Pollution Delivers Major Health, Economic And Social Benefits, Experts Say

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

Many of the impacts of pollution are invisible, making their scale difficult to measure. Yet experts warn that preventing pollution is far more cost-effective than addressing its consequences, and doing so offers benefits across health, economic growth, food security and social equality. Pollution remains the world’s largest environmental cause of disease and premature

Industry

Four Garment Factories Receive Grants To Improve Worker Commuting Safety

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

Four garment factories in Cambodia and Vietnam have been awarded grants through the Commuting Safety Challenge, an initiative of the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Vision Zero Fund supported by Nike Inc. The programme encourages factories to propose practical, scalable solutions to reduce commuting-related accidents for garment workers, an often overlooked

Industry

ILO Unveils New Digital Grievance Tools For Indonesian Workers

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

The International Labour Organization (ILO), together with major trade union federations in Indonesia, has launched a new suite of upgraded digital grievance applications aimed at improving workplace conditions in the garment, footwear and palm oil sectors. The launch event, held in Jakarta on 29 October, marks a significant step toward strengthening industrial relations

Tete-A-Tete

Automation, Digitalization And Sustainability Were The Overarching Themes At ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025: Cornelia Buchwalder

Textile Insights November 10, 2025

The innovations showcased at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025 showed a clear vision of the future, one where textile factories operate with higher automation, reduced staffing needs and improved sustainability, averred Cornelia Buchwalder, in this exclusive tete-e-tete with Henry Dsouza, Associate Editor, Textile Insights How was ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025 for the Swiss Textile […]