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Lower Egypt to open cotton collection centres from mid-October as Giza 97 trials advance
Lower Egypt's governorates are preparing to open cotton collection centres from mid-October, as the Cotton Research Institute reports good performance from Giza varieties and trials the new Giza 97.
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Egypt's Industry Modernisation Centre pitches textile partnerships to Moroccan investors
Egypt's Industry Modernisation Centre held talks with a delegation of Moroccan investors on partnerships in textiles and ready-made garments, presenting Egypt's incentives and production capacity.
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USDA lifts world cotton output and stocks for 2026/27, trims US farm price to 77 cents
USDA's October supply-and-demand report raised its 2026/27 world cotton production and ending-stock forecasts and lowered the US season-average farm price by 1 cent to 77 cents a pound, pointing to am...
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Vietnam's textile and garment exports reach $35.7bn in nine months as orders hold to year-end
Vietnam's textile and garment exports rose 3.3% to $35.7bn in the first nine months of 2026. Producers say orders are secured to year-end, but warn of tariffs, costs and softer US and EU demand.
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Pakistan knitwear exporters seek emergency support as freight to key markets jumps up to 2.5 times
Pakistan's hosiery and knitwear exporters say freight to some key markets has risen 1.5 to 2.5 times and are asking for temporary support of 6-8% of FOB value to keep foreign orders.
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China's polyester staple fibre exports rebound in August, but year-to-date volumes stay flat
China's polyester staple fibre exports rebounded 25.4% month on month in August to 139.3 kt, though they were 12.2% lower than a year earlier and flat for January-August.
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Egypt and South Korea launch CEPA talks, list textiles among joint-manufacturing sectors
Egypt and South Korea have opened negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and upgraded ties to a strategic partnership, with textiles named among the sectors for Korean investme...
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Vietnam says reciprocal trade deal with the US is almost complete
Vietnam's trade ministry says negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement with the United States are essentially complete, with only a few technical issues left — a deal that would lock in terms for...
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Egypt courts Bursa industrialists to widen Turkish investment in textiles
Egypt's commercial office in Istanbul met Bursa's industrialists' association on 8 October, naming textiles, auto components and packaging as priority sectors for new Turkish investment in Egypt.
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Egyptian cotton prices ease on world markets as new crop arrives; Giza 94 slips to 142 cents
Prices of Egyptian extra-long-staple cotton softened abroad in the run-up to 4 October as the 2026/27 crop started to reach the market, with Giza 94 easing to about 142 cents from 147 cents, Al-Mal re...
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Egypt's share of EU apparel imports doubles since 2021 as H1 shipments rise 29%
EU imports of Egyptian apparel rose 29% to $746.7 million in the first half of 2026, lifting Egypt's share of the bloc's apparel imports from outside the EU to 1.09%, more than double its H1 2021 leve...
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Saurer and ATAG weigh 2027 rotor-spinning technology centre in Egypt's 10th of Ramadan City
Swiss spinning-machinery maker Saurer and its Egyptian agent ATAG are discussing a 2027 technology centre in 10th of Ramadan City where mills could trial rotor spinning with their own fibre, including...
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US apparel imports fall 7.4% to $49bn in January–August as China and India lose ground
US apparel imports dropped 7.42% to $49.08 billion in the first eight months of 2026, OTEXA data show, with China down 29% and India down 26% while Cambodia and Indonesia gained.
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ITMF survey: global textile demand still weak, but Africa leads an improving outlook
The 40th ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey shows business conditions improving but still negative, with capacity utilisation at 71% and Africa the most optimistic region for the next six months.
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Levi Strauss lifts profit outlook as US tariff refunds boost third-quarter margins
Levi Strauss & Co. grew third-quarter revenue 4% to $1.6 billion and raised its full-year earnings guidance, helped by refunds of US tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court; Europe and Asia outpaced...
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Only 3 of 13 textile recycling routes are bankable today, Accelerating Circularity study finds
A new Accelerating Circularity study finds that textile-to-textile recycling is held back by finance rather than technology, with only three of 13 routes bankable and mechanical recycling able to take...
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Egyptian cotton exports reach 7,081 tonnes in first five weeks of 2026/27 season, up 182%
Egypt shipped 7,081 tonnes of cotton between 1 September and 4 October 2026, against 2,511 tonnes a year earlier, according to the Cotton Exporters Union. The 2025/26 season closed at 64,060 tonnes wo...
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Egypt's textile chamber invites mills to shape agenda of next Egypt–Türkiye trade committee
The Chamber of Textile Industries has asked member companies to submit cooperation proposals and problems they face with Turkish firms ahead of the sixth Egypt–Türkiye Joint Trade Committee, due in 20...
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FONG'S Europe and Xorella see Egyptian demand for dyeing and finishing machinery rise
Executives of German-based FONG'S Europe and its Xorella brand say Turkish investment and new factories are driving demand in Egypt for dyeing, finishing, yarn-conditioning and automation technology.
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Fashion for Good launches project to set quality benchmarks for recycled cotton
The Cotton Reloop Matrix Project brings together Arvind, Bestseller, C&A, Interloop, Reformation, Shahi and Uster to map where recycled cotton meets brand quality needs and to publish an open-source s...
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European textile machinery makers see strong Egypt growth as Turkish and Chinese mills expand
Executives from Oerlikon Barmag and FONG'S Europe say Turkish and Chinese investment is driving new spinning, yarn and finishing projects in Egypt, citing its location and competitive energy, labour a...
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