New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that French textile-to-textile regeneration company Reju will establish a US$ 390 million textile regeneration hub at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, its first facility in North America. The company plans to regenerate polyester textiles and
OEKO-TEX® has partnered with TextileGenesis, a Lectra company, to digitize Transaction Certificates (TCs) for organic cotton supply chains, aiming to strengthen fraud prevention and improve traceability as demand accelerates. The move comes amid a 381% year-on-year surge in OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON certifications as of December 31, 2025. Under the collaboration, OEKO-TEX®
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has urged the government to use the upcoming Union Budget to futureproof India’s textile and apparel sector through reforms aimed at enhancing resilience, innovation, and global competitiveness. “We are optimistic that the forthcoming Union Budget will significantly move the needle on policy and regulatory reforms,
The textile industry has welcomed the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries’ decision to withdraw its earlier Quality Control Order (QCO) pertaining to machinery and electrical equipment safety, effectively removing quality compliance requirements on imported textile machinery. Industry sources noted that the textile sector is among the largest importers of machinery,
EasyCut, a leading sign-making software solutions provider, announced the official release of Easy Cut Studio 6.016, the latest upgrade to its sign design and vinyl cutting software. The new version adds support for several vinyl cutters including Vevor Smart1, Vevor TT450, E-Cut TT-450, YOW! CraftY and the Roland CM series, while also introducing multiple enhancements
The two-day NIFT International Conference 2026 on Design for Inclusive Futures concluded on 23 January at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai, coinciding with the institute completing 40 years of contributions to fashion education, design innovation and industry engagement. Addressing the plenary session, Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh
The Tamil Nadu government has approved key amendments to its wind re-powering policy to address concerns raised by the wind energy sector. The changes which cover eligibility criteria, additional power assessment, development charges, power purchase agreements, banking rules and siting norms follow industry pushback against the original Tamil Nadu Re-powering,
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has announced an indefinite shutdown of all textile mills across the country starting from February 1, intensifying tensions within the textile-apparel value chain and exposing the deepening financial distress of the primary textile sector. The declaration came during a press briefing on January 22, at the BTMA office, where
As consumers enter 2026 with a renewed focus on comfort and conscious living, Bombay Dyeing has launched its Essential Range, a curated collection of four 100% cotton bedsheet lines designed to blend everyday luxury with affordability. The collections Florentine, Epigram, Cardinal, Blumen and Aster, deliver natural comfort for households that value quality without
Indorama Ventures, a global sustainable chemical company, has taken a significant step toward advancing circularity in textiles for home and public interiors. To enable fabric manufacturers to develop more sustainable versions of the well-known flame-retardant Trevira® CS fabrics, the company has introduced Trevira® flame-retardant fibers and filament yarns containing 50%





















