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2026-06-13 05:20:08 -

India’s FTAs Deliver Gains, But Risks Mount: GTRI
India’s expanding network of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is delivering broader market access but also creating new challenges, including widening trade deficits, limited utilisation by exporters and increasing pressure on domestic policy-making, according to a recent report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI). The report notes that FTAs have become a cornerstone of...

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2026-06-12 09:09:28 -

‘Recycling Was Always Last. Someone Moved It To The Front’
In this incisive and insightful article penned exclusively for Textile Insights, Mansi Bihani writes that the carbon footprint of recycling is not zero, it is simply lower than producing virgin material from scratch, which is a meaningful difference but not the same as being without cost. On World Environment Day, it is worth asking what we were actually taught and what was...

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2026-06-12 08:56:47 -

PLI Scheme Drives Investment, Exports And Employment In India’s Textile Sector
The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles is emerging as a key driver of investment, manufacturing growth and export expansion in India’s textile industry, with significant progress reported since its implementation. According to data released by the Ministry of Textiles, investments worth Rs 7,343 crore have been reported under the scheme, generating a turnover of Rs...

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2026-06-12 07:28:54 -

Recover Launches Recover Yarns To Boost Scalable Adoption Of Recycled Cotton
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 spinning partners, Recover...

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2026-06-11 11:36:45 -

‘Garment Manufacturing Will Unlock India’s Full Textile Potential’
In this exclusive interview, J C Laddha speaks candidly about Sudiva and India’s textile industry with Henry Dsouza, Associate Editor, Textile Insights Could you take us back to the start of your textile industry journey?My journey in the textile industry began in 1973, when I joined the prestigious LNJ Bhilwara Group as a management trainee. As a qualified Chartered...

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2026-06-11 10:27:57 -

DOST-PTRI Launches Banana Fibre Innovation Hub In Isabela
The Philippine textile sector has taken another step toward sustainable material innovation with the launch of a P6 million Natural Textile Innovation Hub in Benito Soliven, Isabela, an initiative designed to transform banana agricultural waste into high-value textile products while generating livelihood opportunities in rural communities. The project, spearheaded by the Department of Science...

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2026-06-11 09:26:51 -

From Wheat Straw To Wardrobes: How Agricultural Residues Could Rewrite Fashion’s Fibre Future
By turning farm waste into fashion-grade fibre, Project Latvus offers a glimpse into a forest-free future for textiles. The fashion industry is standing at a critical crossroads. As global demand for sustainable materials intensifies, brands are increasingly shifting away from petroleum-based synthetics and searching for lower-impact alternatives. Yet this transition presents an uncomfortable...

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2026-06-10 07:28:38 -

Nullarbor Biotech Fibre: The Sustainable Tree-Free Fibre
The production of Nanollose’s Nullarbor fibre impacts no trees or plants and uses very little water, significantly reducing the environmental footprint. This innovation represents the world’s first sustainable tree-free rayon fibre, writes Dr. N.N. Mahapatra As the environmental impact of the textile industry becomes more prominent, there is an increasing urgency among...

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2026-06-10 06:19:55 -

West Asia Crisis Tests India’s Textile Sector Resilience
India’s textile and apparel industry is facing one of its most complex operating environments in recent years as the escalating crisis in West Asia disrupts shipping routes, inflates freight and insurance costs, delays export deliveries and increases volatility in crude-linked raw materials. For a sector already battling uneven global demand, tariff-related uncertainties and fluctuating...

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2026-06-09 06:44:45 -

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Launches Forensic Verification Programme With Oritain
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has introduced a new Physical Assurance Programme in partnership with Oritain to scientifically verify the origin of U.S. cotton and strengthen supply chain transparency. The initiative follows a successful pilot project and incorporates forensic isotopic analysis to validate claims that cotton products are sourced from the United States. The programme is designed...

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2026-06-08 06:02:24 -

Centre Launches Rs 411-Crore Mission To Scale Assam’s Muga Silk Industry
The Government of India has launched Mission Muga Silk Senehjori, a Rs 411-crore initiative aimed at strengthening Assam’s Muga silk value chain and enhancing the livelihoods of more than 2.5 lakh stakeholders engaged in the sector. The three-year programme, to be implemented between 2026 and 2028, was launched virtually by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)...

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2026-06-08 05:40:45 -

KARL MAYER Expands TM WEFT Series With New 270-Inch Model For Apparel Applications
KARL MAYER has expanded its TM WEFT machine portfolio with the launch of the new TM WEFT, 270″, a high-performance weft-insertion warp knitting machine designed to deliver greater productivity and enhanced design flexibility for the fashion and apparel industry. Developed with a focus on the requirements of key apparel manufacturing markets such as China and Türkiye, the new model...

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