Industry News

Strategy for sustainable growth: Energy-efficient textile industry
May 13, 2024

Since 2000, there has been a significant outburst in the global energy consumption, paralleled by Pakistan’s rising energy demands. Primary energy consumption in Pakistan has flown from 484 terawatt-hours (TWh) to 1071 TWh in 2021, a trend fuelled in part by the country’s energy-intensive textile industry.

Cambodia's apparel industry resilient, exports up 20% in Jan-Apr 2024
May 13, 2024

Cambodia's apparel exports grew by 20.80 per cent in the first 4 months of 2024, representing 32.42 per cent of its foreign income. This increase reflects a continued momentum in the textile sector, with exports of knitted and non-knitted clothing accessories also seeing significant rises.

Govt to give focused attention to promote textiles' exports, says secy
May 13, 2024

The government will accord focused attention to promote India's textiles exports, which declined for the second year in a row in 2023-24, Textiles Secretary Rachna Shah said. The government has set an ambitious target to achieve $ 100 billion export for textile products by 2030.

Double-digit growth propels India’s technical textiles industry to world’s 5th rank
May 10, 2024

India’s technical textiles market has a huge potential as it is clocking a double-digit growth of 10 per cent and has become the fifth largest in the world, Rachna Shah, Secretary of Ministry of Textiles, said on Thursday.

Textile industry must reform now - report
May 10, 2024

A new report from the Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) network says the European textile industry must reform now or risk deteriorating further into unsustainable and harmful practices. The paper emphasises the urgent need to phase out hazardous chemicals and tackle the release of microplastics, both of which it describes as barriers to a toxic-free circular economy.