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
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
Tamil Nadu’s export economy, long considered the bedrock of India’s global trade competitiveness, has been jolted by the United States’ sudden imposition of a 50% tariff on Indian goods. For a state that sends nearly a third of its exports to the U.S., the move has triggered fears of widespread job losses, collapsing orders and […]
The race to build a circular economy is intensifying, and chemical recycling is at the centre of it. Seen as a breakthrough technology that can turn plastics, textiles and other polymers back into raw materials with near-virgin quality, chemical recycling promises to break the “take-make-dispose” cycle that has defined global production for decades. But the […]
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has urged Congress to immediately renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Haitian HOPE and HELP trade preference programmes ahead of their September 30, 2025 expiration. For more than two decades, AGOA has provided eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access, strengthening U.S.






















