Industry News

India's textile exports face second consecutive year of decline amid geopolitical strains
Apr 19, 2024

India's textile exports experienced a setback for the second consecutive year in 2023-24, reported TOI on Friday. The decline can be attributed to geopolitical tensions casting a shadow on the global economy.

Pakistan’s textile exports fall by 8% MoM in March
Apr 19, 2024

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports grew by 3.29% to $1.299 billion in March, compared to $1.257 billion in the same month last year whereas exports fell by 7.67% on a month-on-month (MoM) basis, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Growth Of Technical Textiles Industry Increased Interest In HIGHTEX 2024
Apr 19, 2024

İSTANBUL, Turkey— April 17, 2024 — HIGHTEX 2024 Exhibition, which will bring together the world’s leading technical textile and nonwoven manufacturers and technology leaders with global buyers, will open its doors to visitors on 4-8 June 2024. HIGHTEX 2024, which attracts great interest from domestic and foreign companies, will host thousands of industry representatives and visitors from all over the world.

European Parliament vote on the Waste Framework Directive
Apr 19, 2024

Yesterday, the European Parliament voted in plenary on a revision of the Waste Framework Directive to make the textile industry more sustainable.

EESC-Cedefop forum on skills: the EU must anticipate trends in order to keep up, and not just adapt to change
Apr 16, 2024

More flexible and even tailored pathways to upskilling and lifelong learning can be one way of reaching people with low skills levels, from poorer backgrounds or at risk of social exclusion. Attention still needs to be paid to gender imbalances in labour markets.