For 24 years, Ambrish Chopra has been a cornerstone of GTE, steering the exhibition through its
evolution from traditional manufacturing to the era of AI. Balancing a rapid shift toward automation with
a deep respect for the labor force...

VEOCEL™, Lenzing’s flagship specialty nonwovens brand,
expands production at its Thai plant in Prachinburi. This is
the first-ever production of its nonwoven-grade lyocell fibers in
Asia. Built in 2022 with a 100,000-ton annual ...

As Nepal approaches its graduation from Least Developed
Country (LDC) status in November 2026, the textile
and garment sector faces growing pressure to meet evolv
ing global market expectations. The industry, a key source
of expo...

Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd., based in Wakayama, Japan, has
announced a new partnership with CLO Virtual Fashion
from Seoul, South Korea to combine their technologies for gar
ment design and simulation.
This collaboration brings togethe...

Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are disrupting
international shipping routes and creating new challenges
for Vietnam’s textile and garment industry. The sector, which
depends heavily on global trade and imported ra...

Vietnam’s textile industry is on the verge of a major
shift. ABB, the global engineering giant, has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with Swedish startup Syre
to explore technologies for the country’s first textile-to-textil...

Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the Prime Minister’s Advisor
in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, stated
that the government is considering increasing investment from
India and China in the industrial sector.
He made t...

Unpredictable market developments and geopolitical conflicts
in the Middle East have disrupted supply chains, driven up
transportation and insurance costs and affected business opera
tions. In response, authorities have proactively i...

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is gradu
ally shifting its industrial strategy toward higher-value manu
facturing as Bangladesh prepares for LDC graduation and faces
intensifying global competition. The move reflects a...

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters As
sociation (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manu
facturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) have received
permission to engage workers in the export-oriented ready
made garme...

Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector is entering a new
phase in water management. Water reuse is moving from
small pilot projects to large-scale factory operations. This shift is
driven by both cost savings and environmental pre...

Artificial intelligence is beginning to transform textile
recycling, offering new solutions to address the growing
problem of textile waste. In Zhangjiagang, an industrial city on
China’s east coast, a high-tech machine called Fas...

The LYCRA Company has signed a partnership agreement
with Texhong International Group Limited to introduce
Renewable LYCRA® fiber to China’s core-spun yarn sector.
Under the agreement, Texhong will exclusively collaborate with read more

Rising crude oil prices are creating significant pressure on
the global textile industry, particularly by increasing the
cost of petroleum-based synthetic fibers. The surge in oil prices,
largely driven by geopolitical tensions in t...

Pakistan’s textile exports declined to $1.3 billion in February
2026, registering a 7.2 percent decrease year-on-year and a
24.6 percent drop from January, according to data released by
the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
...

Pakistan’s efforts to revive its declining cotton sector have
hit another setback as the proposed merger between the
Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) and the Paki
stan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) remains stuck in <...