Textile Market News

Leading home textiles manufacturer, Welspun Living has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to launch a large-scale skilling and employment initiative.

Previously known as Khurshid Spinning Mills, Arctic Textile Mills has announced the immediate shutdown of its leasehold spinning unit, citing the challenging and ‘adverse conditions’ currently plaguing Pakistan's spinning sector.

A prominent textile manufacturer, Gini Silk Mills registered a 52.67 per cent Y-o-Y decline in its net profit to Rs 0.33 crore during Q4, FY25 as against Rs 0.70 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

A global authority on wool, Woolmark has launched a groundbreaking yarn coloring method poised to transform the textile industry- QuantumColor in partnership with Colourizd, a leader in dry textile coloring.

The textile hub of Surat is has seen a robust polyester and viscose yarn market, with demand holding steady and prices moving up.

Held from June 11-13, 2025 at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in Futian, Yarn Expo Shenzhen 2025 attracted an array of exhibitors and visitors from numerous countries, with a notable presence from India.

Luxury British brand The White Company and the recycling program, The Cotton Lives On have launched a new initiative to reduce cotton waste. Unveiled during The White Company's inaugural sustainability week, this initiative has already spurred growth in cotton recycling efforts.

South India’s cotton yarn market continues to struggle due to a sluggish monsoon season demand, resulting in fewer orders from weaving and garment manufacturers.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, a global leader in spider silk innovation, has received official approval to begin operations in Cambodia, marking a move to scale up and diversify its production capabilities in 2025.

This cotton season, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) bought nearly 10 million bales of cotton from farmers at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Of this, 3.5 million bales have been sold on the open market.

Filo has unveiled ‘Vice-Versa’, its latest product development concept for the upcoming 64th edition of the yarns and fibres exhibition, set for September 23-24, 2025 in Milano Rho.

The federal government’s decision to retain sales tax on cotton and its by-products in the latest budget has sparked alarm across Pakistan’s ginning and oil milling sectors.

The USDA’s June 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report has revised US cotton outlook for 2025-26, projecting lower production, beginning stocks, and ending stocks, while keeping consumption, imports, and exports unchanged from last month.

The US Department of Agriculture has lowered its 2025-26 cotton outlook, reducing production to 14.0 million bales its second lowest level in a decade due to delayed planting and heavy rainfall in the Delta region.

Germany’s Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has welcomed Louisa Lösing of the Global Nature Fund (GNF) to its Cotton Advisory Board.

Tajikistan is focused on transforming its cotton industry through the European Union’s €19.88 million green transition grant, says agricultural expert Mizrob Amirbekov.