Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) President Mustafa Gültepe and Trade Minister Ömer Bolat jointly announced that Turkey's February exports increased by 1.6% year-on-year, reaching $21.65 billion, demonstrating resilience amid global economic challenges. However, two traditional stronghold sectors—chemical products and apparel—showed significant declines. According to the data, apparel exports in February amounted to $1.3 billion, a slight decrease of 2% year-on-year, while c

Leading social enterprise CottonConnect has announced that all cotton produced under its REEL sustainable fiber program is now fully traceable through its digital platform, TraceBale. This milestone was officially disclosed in the company's 2025 Impact Report, which highlights results from the 2024 to 2025 season. The TraceBale platform employs an innovative tracing methodology that begins at the farm level—participating farmers receive unique digital identities, enabling seed cotton produ

Bangladesh and Indonesia have recently agreed to expedite the negotiation process for a Preferential Trade Agreement to further expand bilateral trade and economic cooperation. This consensus was reached during a courtesy call by Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Herry Purwanto, on Bangladesh's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shah Md. Obaidul Islam. According to a press release from the Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two sides focused their discussions on enhancing cooper

Latest trade data shows Vietnam has surpassed China to become the largest apparel supplier to the United States. According to TexPro trade data, Vietnam's apparel exports to the US reached ** billion USD, capturing.percent market share, while China fell to.billion USD, with Bangladesh ranking third at.* billion USD. This shift in landscape reflects the profound restructuring of the global textile supply chain. However, although China has been overtaken by Vietnam in finished apparel exports, it

Recently, the escalation of the US-Iran conflict, coupled with surging global energy prices, has not only triggered sharp volatility in the global shipping market, leading to consecutive increases in the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index and a significant rise in freight rates on core routes to the Middle East and Latin America, but has also directly impacted the pattern of international cotton trade. Following a brief rebound in Brazilian cotton exports in February, factors such as recoverin

According to the latest report titled "Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain in India" released by Indian Textile Minister Giriraj Singh, India generates approximately 7.073 million tons of textile waste annually. Of this, 42 percent comes from manufacturing processes, while 58 percent originates from post-consumer waste such as discarded clothing. Currently, over 70 percent of textile waste is recovered through recycling, reuse, and upcycling, with nearly 95 percent of pre-consumer textile waste

The 15th edition of the Sri Lanka Textile Series Exhibitions was held from March 5th to 7th, 2026, at the Colombo Convention Centre. As the most comprehensive industry platform in South Asia, the event adopted a three-exhibition-in-one model to showcase full-industry-chain innovations spanning machinery, yarn and fabric, and chemical dyes, underscoring the Sri Lankan apparel industry's firm commitment to accelerating technological upgrades and supply chain integration. The exhibition was structu

A newly released research report reveals that heat stress is severely threatening the health and livelihoods of approximately 45 million workers in India's textile and garment industry, warning that without urgent reforms, the country could lose the equivalent of 35 million full-time jobs by 2030. TitledBreaking Point: Heat and the Garment Floor, the report—a joint study by HeatWatch and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences—conducted in-depth surveys with workers in Tamil Nadu, Guja

In late March 2026, the German city of Bremen will become the focal point of the global cotton industry. The 83rd Plenary Meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee will kick off here from March 23rd to 24th, followed by the 38th International Cotton Conference Bremen from March 25th to 27th. This marks the first historic collaboration between the two major organizations, holding consecutive meetings at the same venue with the aim of uniting the global cotton value chain to build a s

The recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East has led to the disruption of major international air routes, delivering a severe blow to garment exports from South Asia. As a crucial manufacturing hub for global fast-fashion brands, garment exporters in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan are facing significant challenges. Severe Air Freight Disruption: Since the conflict intensified in early March, several Middle Eastern countries have closed their airspace. Operations at the world's busiest a