Press Releases

LUDHIANA, INDIA: The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), with the support of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, under the National Technical Textiles Mission, is organizing a one day Conference on Technical Textiles on 25th July 2025 at CICU Complex, Focal Point, Ludhiana.

This industry-focused conference aims to bring...

PARIS, FRANCE: Reju, the progressive textile-to-textile regeneration company, and Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems, a key builder of ecosystems and infrastructures unlocking textile-to-textile recycling, today announced a partnership to further facilitate a circular textiles ecosystem in the U.K.

Circle-8 will furnish Reju’s future European Regeneration...

BURBANK, CALIFORNIA: Following a successful International Working Group (IWG) vote, Textile Exchange will launch the approved criteria for its new Materials Matter Standard on December 12, 2025.

The Materials Matter Standard is a voluntary sustainability standard for the production and initial processing of raw materials. It establishes what best...

TAMPERE, FINLAND: In order to demonstrate and validate the steps taken so far to develop a blueprint for the optimized cycling of discarded textiles, the EU-funded project tExtended will be present at the next ECOSYSTEX conference, which will take place on September 29 – October 1 at the Jacy’z Hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden.

tExtended will present...

USTER, SWITZERLAND: What does it take to spin quality yarn from recycled fibres? Uster Technologies brought textile industry leaders together to discuss the role of technology, data and automation – as well as the current challenges in using recycled raw material. Experts from Rieter, Säntis Textiles, Otto Yarns, and TVU commented on the current...

PFAEFFIKON SZ, SWITZERLAND: The environmental impact of textiles arising from microfibre shedding has increased dramatically over the past years as the use of synthetic fibres in the apparel industry continues to grow and fast fashion business models continue to gain share. Fibre fragmentation and resulting microplastic and chemical pollution...

LONDON, U.K.:Coats, the world’s leading manufacturer in thread and structural components for apparel and footwear and an innovative pioneer in performance materials, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire OrthoLite Holdings LLC (‘OrthoLite’), the global market leader of premium insoles, accelerating Coats’ growth strategy to create a super...

Bengaluru, India: TechnoSport, a leader in stylish activewear, marked a historic milestone in its retail journey by launching three new stores in a single day— with its largest stores ever in Bengaluru, and two new exclusive brand outlets in Pune at Kharadi and Pimple Saudhagar. The landmark Bengaluru store elevates the brand’s total store count to...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: ReHubs is leading systemic change across the textile and apparel industry, bringing together key stakeholders to achieve ambitious circularity goals through aligned efforts in infrastructure, policy, and finance. Since its inception, ReHubs has been the catalyst and engine for transforming Europe’s textile and apparel recycling...

MILAN, ITALY: Enhancing the value of Made in Italy must be placed at the heart of the challenges facing the Italian textile machinery industry in the coming years. This was the message emphasized by Marco Salvadè, President of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, during the General Assembly, held on Friday, 4 July, at...