Price of t-shirts no indication of durability, study finds

Price of t-shirts no indication of durability, study finds

August 01, 2025

Most expensive item costing £395 ranked 28th out of 47 for performance. By Innovation in Textiles 29th July 2025 United Kingdom A new academic study by the University of Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) and environmental action NGO WRAP has concluded that price has...Read More

Decathlon aims to double India sourcing to $3 billion by 2030

Decathlon aims to double India sourcing to $3 billion by 2030

July 31, 2025

French sportswear retailer Decathlon plans to increase its sourcing from India to $3 billion by 2030, raising the country’s share from 8% to 15% of its global procurement. The expansion focuses on footwear, technical textiles and fitness equipment. By Reuters 29th July, 2025 Reading...Read More

Asahi Kasei Expands Planova™ Production with New Spinning Plant, Strengthening Life Science’s Global Bioprocess Supply Capabilities

Asahi Kasei Expands Planova™ Production with New Spinning Plant, Strengthening Life Science’s Global Bioprocess Supply Capabilities

July 31, 2025

By Asahi Kasei Europe GmbH 29th July, 2025 DÜSSELDORF, Germany & CHELMSFORD, Mass. & NOVI, Mich. & TOKYO – July 29, 2025 – Asahi Kasei Life Science, a division of diversified global manufacturer Asahi Kasei, announced plans to construct a new spinning plant for...Read More

India accuses Walmart's Myntra of breaching foreign investment rules

India accuses Walmart's Myntra of breaching foreign investment rules

July 29, 2025

India's financial crime agency said on Wednesday an investigation had found that Walmart's fashion business Myntra Designs breached laws prohibiting foreign wholesalers from selling to consumers. By Reuters 24th July, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes The case comes amid growing...Read More

World's First Microfiber Recycling Center Plans To Combat Ocean Pollution At Its Source – Our Homes

World's First Microfiber Recycling Center Plans To Combat Ocean Pollution At Its Source – Our Homes

July 29, 2025

The center takes tiny particles captured by washing machine filters and converts them into recyclable materials. By Dr. Russell Moul -Science Writer Edited by Holly Large 20th June 2025 The world’s first microfiber recycling facility has just opened in Cornwall, England. Run by the...Read More

Sridhar encourages Taiwanese to invest in TG’s growing textile industry

Sridhar encourages Taiwanese to invest in TG’s growing textile industry

July 28, 2025

By Nikhil Reddy 26th July, 2025 Hyderabad: Telangana’s Industries and IT Minister, D Sridhar Babu, has invited Taiwanese business leaders to invest in the state’s growing textile industry. He urged them to join the “Rising Telangana” movement. The Minister...Read More

India-UK trade deal to prove boon for textile hub Ludhiana

India-UK trade deal to prove boon for textile hub Ludhiana

July 28, 2025

The agreement is expected to take effect within a year. BY Kuldeep SIngh New Delhi, Updated At : 03:30 AM  26th July, 2025 IST India is poised to see a 30-45 per cent surge in textile exports to the UK by 2030, following the signing of a landmark India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA)...Read More

GST Council may discuss uniform 12% rate for textile sector by September

GST Council may discuss uniform 12% rate for textile sector by September

July 28, 2025

Move aims to fix duty inversion, rationalise rates across the value chain – from cotton to garments – to reduce compliance burden and attract investments By Meghna Mittal  28th July, 2025 / 04:02 IST A proposal to introduce a uniform 12 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST)...Read More

Indian textile firms cheer UK FTA, expect robust demand for polyester yarn, cotton garments, home textiles

Indian textile firms cheer UK FTA, expect robust demand for polyester yarn, cotton garments, home textiles

July 25, 2025

Story by Moneycontrol News 24th July 2025 Reading time: 2 min read Indian textile companies welcomed the 2025 free trade agreement (FTA) signed between India and UK as it eliminates tariffs on nearly all local textile and apparel exports, making Indian products more price competitive against...Read More

Textile industry seeks immediate withdrawal of 2% AIT; BTMA threatens cotton import halt

Textile industry seeks immediate withdrawal of 2% AIT; BTMA threatens cotton import halt

July 07, 2025

UNB News  05th July, 2025, 03:19 PM Bangladesh's vital textile sector is teetering on the brink of crisis, with industry leaders vehemently protesting a newly imposed 2 percent Advance Income Tax (AIT) on imported cotton and an increased specific tax on locally produced...Read More

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