The Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM) participated in the MODE – Shanghai Fashion Trade Show officially opened on March 25 during Shanghai Fashion Week. By setting up the Macau Fashion Pavilion at the five-day exhibition, CPTTM aimed to leverage this premier platform to enhance the visibility of Macau’s fashion brands, expand their professional […]
IAF and ITMF’s Apparel and Textile Transformation Initiative (ATTI) continues to gain momentum in our two pilot countries, Bangladesh and Türkiye. In Bangladesh, the ATTI needs assessment is underway with support from Engineering Resources International (ERI). The ATTI Manufacturer Survey will be distributed next week by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh […]
EURATEX is pleased to invite you to the Brussels Textiles Forum 2026, taking place on 11 June in De Warande, Brussels. This year’s edition will once again bring together stakeholders from across the European textile and apparel ecosystem to exchange views with EU policy makers, and help shape the future of our industry. High-level plenary […]
In a bid to foster the growth of Macau’s fashion industry, the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM) organized a study tour to the Paris Fashion from March 6 to 13, where participants gained an in-depth understanding of the operational models and global development trends of the international fashion industry. Macau’s local designers The […]
Marking its 40th anniversary, the Taiwan Fashion Design Award enters a new chapter. Organized by the Industrial Development Administration (IDA), Ministry of Economic Affairs, and executed by the Taiwan Textile Federation, the award has established itself as one of Asia’s leading platforms for emerging fashion designers, dedicated to nurturing talents with global potential. Building on […]
Guest perspective from industry leaders By Edward Hertzman The newest line item in every profit-and-loss statement isn’t labor. It isn’t freight. It isn’t surcharges. It’s risk. Perhaps it’s time we start accounting for it that way. For years, supply chain disruptions have been treated as anomalies, unexpected hits to margin, neatly explained away in quarterly […]
The Social and Environmental Compliance Workshop, organized with the aim of evaluating the current state of social and environmental compliance audit processes in the apparel sector and developing a solution-oriented roadmap, was successfully completed with broad participation from industry stakeholders. Attendance of key board and committee members The workshop was attended by İHKİB Vice Chairman […]
The Netherlands will present its first national pavilion at Techtextil, taking place from 21–24 April in Frankfurt, positioning itself as a European hub for circular textiles and digital innovation. Under the theme ‘NL Circular Textile Solutions, Ready for Europe’, the mission aims to accelerate the scaling of circular business models and technologies across the continent. […]
Uniting Asia’s Textile & Apparel Manufacturers at 2nd Asia Sourcing 2026 (Textiles & Apparel): A Strategic Sourcing Exhibition for the next Supply-chain era. The global textile and apparel industry stands at a defining inflection point. Supply chains are being re-engineered as brands and buyers respond to rising tariffs, shifting trade alliances, geopolitical recalibrations, cost pressures, […]
Once again, the apparel industry is facing a major external shock that is likely to drive up input costs, reduce demand and add to the shell of uncertainty that increasingly surrounds global supply chains. The hostilities in the Gulf region, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are already creating acute shortages and driving […]
