Industry

Global Used Clothing Leaders Urge UNEP To Ensure Transparency In Textile Trade Guidelines

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

A coalition of second-hand clothing industry leaders, policymakers and academics from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America has raised concerns about the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) “Circularity and Used Textile Trade Project.” Led by the Ghana Used Clothing Dealers

Sustainability

European Circular Textile Coalition Launches Manifesto For A Circular Economy

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

Reju, along with 11 other companies across the textile value chain, has launched the European Circular Textile Coalition and unveiled a manifesto calling for a fully circular textile economy under the vision that “a world without waste is possible.” The coalition urges the European Union to transform post-consumer textile waste into a driver of green […]

Sustainability

Erema Invests In Australian Startup To Scale Textile-To-Textile Recycling

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

Austrian recycling technology leader Erema Group has made a strategic investment in Brisbane-based startup BlockTexx, aiming to scale post-consumer textile-to-textile recycling to industrial levels. The announcement was made at the K fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 2018, BlockTexx has developed a world-first technique to convert mixed polyester-cotton fabrics into

Corporates

Sun Chemical, Onlineprinters Co-Develop Sustainable Ink Range

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

Sun Chemical has partnered with Onlineprinters, one of Europe’s largest online print providers, to co-develop and optimise the SunLit ProPace ink range, the company’s latest vegetable oil-based, sheetfed process inks built on its innovative PACE technology platform. Designed to enhance productivity and sustainability in commercial publication and non-food packaging

Product Launch & Innovation

Freudenberg Unveils 100% Bio-Based Binder-Free PLA/Wood Pulp Nonwovens

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

Freudenberg Performance Materials has achieved a major sustainability milestone with the launch of its new 100% bio-based, binder-free PLA/wood pulp wetlaid nonwovens. The innovation combines the natural water absorption and biodegradability of wood pulp with the strength and hot-sealability of PLA, delivering both environmental and performance benefits. Developed using

Corporates

SCZONE, Infinity Fabric Launch US$ 15M Textile Project In Sokhna

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a US$ 15 million contract with Infinity Fabric to establish a yarn and textile manufacturing facility in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, according to an official statement. The project will occupy 24,000 square metres within SCZONE’s development arm, Main Development Company (MDC), and will […]

Financial Results

Shoppers Stop Q2 Sales Up 10%, EBITDA Up 11%

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

Shoppers Stop Ltd., a leading department store chain, reported a 10% growth in Q2FY26 sales to Rs. 1,175 crore and an 11% rise in EBITDA to Rs. 173 crore, driven by strong performance across its core business, beauty and INTUNE segments. For H1FY26, sales grew 8% to Rs. 2,270 crore, with EBITDA up 16% to […]

Trade & Market

AAFA Warns New U.S. Port Fees Could Disrupt Trade, Urges Reconsideration

Textile Insights October 19, 2025

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has responded to the U.S. government’s new port-fee regime targeting Chinese-owned and operated carriers, as well as carriers with Chinese-built vessels calling at U.S. ports. The fees, effective today, aim to address China’s dominance in global shipbuilding, where it produced 53% of the world’s ships in 2024 and […]

Industry

Ghana Targets US$ 2 Billion Textile And Garment Industry By 2033

Textile Insights October 18, 2025

The Government of Ghana has unveiled an ambitious plan to scale the country’s textile and garment manufacturing industry to a value exceeding US$ 2 billion by 2033, as part of a new policy framework aimed at revitalising the sector and boosting economic growth. According to the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, the initiative is […]

Sustainability

Sangam India Invests In Green Energy For Captive Power Needs

Textile Insights October 18, 2025

Sangam (India) Limited, one of India’s leading textile manufacturers, has entered into agreements to acquire a stake in CGE II Hybrid Energy Private Limited, marking a strategic move to secure renewable power for its manufacturing operations in Rajasthan. The company announced that its Investment and Borrowing Committee has approved and executed a Power Consumption