Special Report

Future Looms, Second-Life Fibres

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Reimagining Handloom for AI-Enabled Technical Textiles By Rony Banerjee  I returned from Bharat Tex 2026 with optimism, but also with a familiar discomfort. Everywhere there was confidence. Technical textiles, sustainability, AI, circularity, traceability, ESG, exports, global markets. All the

Tete-A-Tete

India’s Next Big Fibre Opportunity Could Be In Agriculture Waste!

Textile Insights August 9, 2026

Nicole Rycroft on Bharat Tex 2026, the need to diversify India’s fibre basket and the opportunity to turn agricultural waste into next-generation materials For Canopy, Bharat Tex 2026 is becoming an important platform for India to demonstrate its ambitions in the global textile industry. “India has been a long-respected and trusted major manufacturing hub for […]

Special Report

Giriraj Singh Releases CMAI-GATS ‘CXO Blueprint 2030’ To Guide India’s Textile Export Growth

Textile Insights July 16, 2026

Giriraj Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Government of India, released the India Textiles & Apparel CXO Blueprint 2030, a strategic report by the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) and the Global Alliance for Textile Sustainability (GATS), at the Sustainability & Circularity Impact Pavilion during Bharat Tex 2026. The report outlines strategic

Sustainability

Estonia To Introduce Producer Responsibility For Textiles By 2028

Textile Insights July 7, 2026

The Estonian government is moving to make producers of textiles, footwear and food products responsible for financing the collection, recycling and reduction of waste under proposed amendments to the country’s Waste Act. The draft legislation, submitted by the Ministry of Climate for approval, aims to curb textile and food waste by introducing an extended producer

Sustainability

HKRITA Signs Mou With Jeanologia And Looptworks To Scale Circular Textile Recycling

Textile Insights July 7, 2026

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spanish textile technology company Jeanologia and US-based textile recycler Looptworks to establish the Green Machine Circular Textile Ecosystem, a collaborative initiative aimed at accelerating large-scale recycling of blended textiles. The

Corporates

Reju Joins Recycling Europe Textiles To Strengthen Circular Economy Push

Textile Insights June 22, 2026

Recycling Europe has welcomed Reju as a new partner in its textiles branch, reinforcing efforts to accelerate textile circularity and strengthen markets for recycled materials across Europe. Reju is a textile-to-textile regeneration company focused on converting post-consumer PET waste and polyester textiles into new materials. The company brings together engineers,

Sustainability

New Zealand Explores Sustainable Textile Regulations Aligned With EU Standards

Textile Insights June 19, 2026

New research released by the Textile Advisory Group shows regulated product stewardship (RPS) for textiles could add $602 million to the economy and bring significant environmental, social and sector benefits for New Zealand. “Regulated product stewardship is the foundation of a resilient, fair and thriving textile industry in Aotearoa New Zealand, this is especially

Product Launch & Innovation

Recover Launches Recover Yarns To Boost Scalable Adoption Of Recycled Cotton

Textile Insights June 10, 2026

Recover, a leading materials science company and one of the world’s largest producers of recycled cotton fibre, has announced the launch of Recover Yarns, a curated portfolio of ready-to-use yarn solutions aimed at accelerating the adoption of recycled cotton across the global apparel supply chain. Developed in collaboration with a global network of over 150 […]

Corporates

SANKO Textile Earns TRUECYCLED Certification For Post-Consumer Textile Recycling

Textile Insights June 10, 2026

Trützschler has awarded its TRUECYCLED certification to SANKO Textile, recognizing the Turkish textile manufacturer’s efforts in transforming post-consumer textile waste into high-quality recycled yarns and advancing circular textile production at industrial scale. The certificate was officially presented during ITM 2026 in Istanbul by Stephan Witt, CEO of the Trützschler

Technology

Uster Unveils New Tool For Recycled Fiber Processing

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

Uster Technologies has introduced a new Recycling Opening Index (ROI) within its AFIS 6 R Recycling Module, providing spinners with a data-driven tool to evaluate and optimize the processing of recycled cotton fibers. The innovation is being officially launched at ITM 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye. As the textile industry accelerates its transition toward circularity, recycled