Sustainability

Elevate Textiles Reports Strong Sustainability Gains

Textile Insights April 23, 2026

Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality and mission-critical textile solutions, has released its 2026 Sustainability Report, highlighting significant progress across its operations and brands. The report covers updates from its distinguished portfolio, including American

Industry

European Textile Industry Faces Continued Decline, Urgent Action Needed: EURATEX

Textile Insights April 23, 2026

Europe’s textile and apparel industry continues to face mounting challenges, with factory closures becoming an increasingly frequent reality across the region. Each shutdown brings not only job losses and community disruption but also the erosion of critical industrial capabilities. According to the latest Economic Update released by EURATEX, the industry recorded negative

Corporates

Circulose And CTA Partner To Scale Lyocell Fibres Using Recycled CIRCULOSE Pulp

Textile Insights April 23, 2026

Circulose has entered into a collaboration with China Textile Academy Green Fibre (CTA) to enable the production of lyocell fibres using CIRCULOSE pulp, marking a key step toward expanding textile-to-textile recycled materials across a broader range of applications. Lyocell fibres, produced through a solvent-based spinning process, are widely recognised for their strength,

Sustainability

Axens, IFPEN And JEPLAN Validate Large-Scale Textile-To-Textile Recycling Of Polyester Waste

Textile Insights April 23, 2026

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN have successfully completed a major semi-industrial trial to recycle post-consumer, polyester-rich textile waste into high-quality raw material for new polyester production, marking a significant step toward circularity in the textile industry. The trial involved processing several tens of tonnes of European textile waste, sourced from public

Corporates

Shahi Exports Scales Fibre52 Technology For Lower-Impact Cotton Processing

Textile Insights April 23, 2026

Shahi Exports, one of India’s largest apparel manufacturers and exporters, has partnered with Innovo Fiber LLC, USA, to scale its Fibre52 cotton pretreatment technology across integrated textile operations. The deployment at Shahi’s knits processing facility marks the largest industrial-scale implementation of the technology globally, signalling a major advancement in

Sustainability

India Can Unlock US$ 9.4 Billion From Textile Waste: FICCI–RECEIC Report

Textile Insights April 22, 2026

India has the potential to unlock nearly US$ 9.4 billion (Rs 78,500 crore) annually from textile waste by strengthening collection, sorting and recycling systems, according to a joint report by FICCI and Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Industry Coalition. The country generates around 7.25 million tonnes of textile waste each year, but a large portion […]

Economy

RBI Introduces New E-Mandate Framework For Safer, Seamless Autopay

Textile Insights April 22, 2026

The Reserve Bank of India has rolled out the Digital Payments – E-Mandate Framework, 2026 to make recurring digital transactions more seamless, secure and user-centric, while strengthening a consent-driven autopay ecosystem. A key feature of the framework is the mandatory 24-hour pre-debit notification, requiring issuers to inform users in advance about transaction details

Cotton

Rising Cotton Prices Spur Industry Call For Import Duty Relief

Textile Insights April 22, 2026

India’s textile industry has urged the Government of India to allow duty-free cotton imports as domestic prices continue to rise in line with global trends, putting pressure across the value chain. The sharp increase in cotton prices is impacting margins from spinning mills to garment exporters, with exporters particularly vulnerable due to fixed long-term contracts […]

Fibre

Govt Tightens Raw Jute Stock Limits To Curb Price Surge, Hoarding

Textile Insights April 22, 2026

The Government of India has revised stock limits on raw jute to ensure fair distribution, curb hoarding, and stabilise prices following a sharp surge in recent months. The move amends earlier restrictions issued by the Jute Commissioner on March 20, 2026, amid concerns over tight supplies as market prices continued to remain well above the […]

Export

India-Linked Tariff Refunds From US Seen At US$ 10–12 Billion: GTRI

Textile Insights April 22, 2026

India-linked tariff refunds on exports to the United States are estimated at US$ 10–12 billion, following the opening of a US$ 166 billion claims window by US authorities for duties imposed during the administration of Donald Trump that were later struck down by courts, according to the Global Trade Research Initiative. The refund process, which […]