Tonello has partnered with Asahi Dyes and Chemicals and Asons to establish a new garment finishing innovation hub in Sri Lanka.It brings together Asahi’s expertise in textile chemicals, the established presence in Sri Lanka’s textile supply...

Cambodia’s export of garments, textiles, footwear, and travel products reached 11.76 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of 2026, marking a 7.2 per cent increase from US$10.97 billion during the same period last year, said an offic...

I ndonesia’s Ministry of Industry has been strengthening controls on imports of textiles and textile products to balance domestic supply and demand and protect local manufacturers, a ministry official said. Ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri ...

A Taiwan-based consortium has developed a new recycling technology that can convert textile waste into a soft, highperformance polyester elastomer. The technology aims to address the challenges of recycling composite materials commonly found in...

Pakistan’s textile exports witnessed a monthly slump and declined by 12.71 percent during August on month-on-month basis as compared to July 2026, however on year-over-year basis exports surged by 4.6 percent during the month as compared to t...

I n January-August, 2026, China’s total retail sales of consumer goods reached 32.75688 trillion yuan, up 1.1% year-on-year. In August alone, the total stood at 3.98244 trillion yuan, up 0.4% year-on-year. In August 2026, the retail sales val...

The financing will support MSL’s expansion of polyester chips production capacity from 107 tonnes to 407 tonnes per day and refinance short-term local working capital loans. The expanded facility in Bangladesh will produce high intrinsic visc...

Bangladesh’s garment exports to the US rose 25.65 percent to $806.46 million in August from July, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, as shipments picked up following the settlement of tariff to the American market. In the July-A...

Bangladesh’s merchandise exports maintained year-on-year growth in September, although export earnings declined sharply from the previous month. Export earnings rose 8.54% year-on-year to $3.94 billion from $3.63 billion in September 2025, ac...

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is accelerating its green and technological transition as global brands tighten sustainability and traceability requirements. The shift is key to retaining orders and moving up global value chains. Accor...

Bangladesh’s merchandise exports grew by 6.34 percent in the firstquarter (July-September) of the current fiscal year 2026-27, reaching US$13,094.13 millionagainst US$12,313.17 million in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. ...

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is stepping up efforts to retain orders and diversify markets amid global volatility, rising costs and tighter international trade standards. Businesses are also increasing the use of locally sourced mat...

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is facing both opportunities and challenges amid complex and unpredictable developments in the global market, prompting businesses to improve growth quality, optimise production costs and enhance adaptab...

China’s textile and apparel industry is showing signs of further contraction, with around 1,500 companies estimated to have exited the regime’s official industrial-enterprise statistics during the first half of this year, according to a rep...

Washington and Beijing are considering reciprocal tariff reductions covering $30 billion of goods in each direction, but clothing remains excluded from the provisional lists, limiting the immediate impact on the global fashion and textile indus...

China is moving from reacting to environmental requirements to building a broader rulebook for its textile industry. The shift goes well beyond wastewater. It now covers carbon footprints, chemicals, traceability, digital product passports, wat...