Cotton

Nigeria Urged to Act as 180 Textile Factories Shut Down

Africa Elham Habibi - October 9, 2026 0

Nigeria’s Federal Government has been urged to take immediate action to protect the country’s remaining cotton, textile and garment production assets following the reported...

Africa

Can Africa Turn Its Cotton Strength Into a Global Textile Industry?

Africa is an important supplier of raw cotton to the global economy, yet it captures only a limited...

Nonwovens

Trützschler Highlights Cotton Technologies for Premium Nonwovens

Marking World Cotton Day, Trützschler Nonwovens has highlighted the opportunities cotton offers for producing premium spunlace nonwovens, alongside...

Exhibition News

Cork Meets Cotton: Textile Innovation at Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles 2026

Drink your wine… then make fabric from the cork! One of the materials that really caught my attention at...

Fiber & yarn

Kenya’s Cotton Revival Shifts Focus From Farming to Textile Manufacturing

Thika Cloth Mills says Kenya’s renewed cotton production could support a wider industrial value chain encompassing ginning, spinning,...

Interview with Mr. Aly Elkabeer, Egyptian Cotton Association

Egypt June 13, 2023

As one of the most prestigious cotton varieties in the world, Egyptian cotton is celebrated for its superior softness, strength, and durability. At the...

Buy Semi Combed Yarn Cotton

B2B Marketplace May 20, 2023

Apeks Global, a Pakistan-based Turkish trading company, has announced new sourcing requirements as it continues to strengthen trade flows between Pakistan and Turkey. The...

Rethinking Cotton, Polyester, and Water in Sustainable Textiles

Article April 3, 2023

By: Kamal Kulshreshth / Market Research and International Business Specialist A sari costs just around Rs. 200 or less on the streets of Ahmedabad. Its...

Major Leap Forward for the Sustainable All-Inclusive Solution for Organic Fibre by GOTS

Fiber & yarn March 31, 2023

Interview with Mr. Muktar Dodo, GOTS Representative in Africa GOTS is the worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up...

COTTON USA Global Economic Update – March 2023

Fiber & yarn March 22, 2023

Cotton Council International (CCI), the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council of America (NCC), is a non-profit trade association that promotes U.S....

Top Yarn Manufacturers in Egypt

Egypt February 25, 2023

The spinning sector in Egypt has a long history dating back to the early 19th century. Today, it is one of the most important...

GOTS SIGNIFICANTLY RAISES REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED GINS

Textile World January 2, 2023

New criteria improve transparency and integrity As a holistic standard, the comprehensive and strict requirements of The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) ensure transparent and...

Haelixa and OVS partner on Italian traceable cotton

Fiber & yarn December 16, 2022

SICILY – When one thinks of the main cotton-growing countries in the world, Italy is not a nation which immediately springs to mind. While...

Demand Enhancement Critical for the Cotton and Textile Sectors

Fiber & yarn November 16, 2022

By: Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University, USA Demand for discretionary products like textiles is low, which needs enhancement. New cotton harvests are arriving in India...