Mark Jarvis, Founder of Textile IQ and currently serving as Chief Strategy Officer at Fibre2Fashion, engages in a conversation with Salil Chawla, Director of DFU Publications, at Bharat Tex 2025.
The debate: MMF versus cotton—where do you stand?
Cotton has long held its significance, with its distinct functionality and place in the textile ecosystem. However, the case for MMF is growing stronger.
Globally, cotton production is struggling,
The HIGHTEX 2026 International Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Exhibition, the first and only exhibition in Turkiye on its subject, will open its doors at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center between June 9-13, 2026.
The exhibition will bring together leading technical textile and nonwoven technology manufacturers from all over the world and will host revolutionary innovations, especially in the fields of nonwoven fabrics and smart textiles, shaping the future of the industry.
Revolutionary Developments in Nonwoven Fabric Production.
Brazilian Cotton Harvest and Export: The cotton harvest in Brazil typically takes place between June and September. Cotton from the 2023/24 harvest is then commercialized in the subsequent marketing year, which is 2024/25.
Brazilian Cotton Analysis: All cotton produced in Brazil undergoes analysis by HVI Laboratories within the country.
These facilities include 12 classing labs, 83 HVI machines, and a central quality control lab known as CBRA.
After years of enduring gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH), courageous women workers in two garment factories have secured a groundbreaking, union-led gender justice agreement, signed in July 2024: the Central Java Agreement for Gender Justice.
These factories are owned by the firm Ontide, which was recently purchased by Korean multinational Creas F&C. For years prior to this, the factories operated under different ownership under the name Kukdong.
The Agreement establishes a union-led program to eliminate GBVH.
Techtextil North America 2025
Event Dates: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - Thursday, May 8, 2025
Event Venue: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, United States Techtextil North America
Organizers: Messe Frankfurt, Inc.
This event is America's most comprehensive show, serving largely for technical textiles and nonwovens, encompassing all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry, drawing global multistakeholders to one platform.
Mod´Unica, Portugal
Event Dates: Mod´Unica held on February 26th and 27th
Venue: at Exponor – Porto, Portugal.
Frequency: Mod´Unica, Portugal, is held twice a year.
The event consolidates its position as an essential meeting point for the Portuguese textile industry.
NEXTGEN SUMMIT, a special event organized by Jeanologia to celebrate its 30th anniversary. This summit brought together, for the first time, the new generation of global denim leaders to discuss the major challenges facing the textile industry, including digitalization, automation, and sustainability.
Among the highlights were inspiring talks, such as one from Bart Sights of Levi’s, as well as visits to leading global retailers like Mango. These activities underscore the commitment of key industry players to a more innovative and responsible future for the fashion world.
Kim Glas, President and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) alluded recently,“ The newly imposed tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada threaten a crucial textile and apparel coproduction chain with our two valued trade partners—one that sustains nearly 500,000 American jobs and a total of 1.6 million jobs across North America.
Destabilizing this production chain coupled with the de minimis loophole will only exacerbate migration and the fentanyl crisis.
We appreciate that President Trump has drawn much needed attention to these significant problems.
SWEEPING TARIFFS UNDERMINE ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR AMERICAN COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS.
The American Apparel & Footwear Association responds to 25 percent additional tariffs on virtually all U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent tariff on all U.S. imports from China (on top of existing extra tariffs).
"These new tariffs are compounding rapidly. Amid other hints at hitting hard on the EU and other allies as well, each HTS code of tariffs snowballs into a growing - and potentially crushing - burden on American businesses and hardworking American families.
Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition
Garment Tech Istanbul 2025, the only and most comprehensive exhibition of the garment and ready-to-wear sector, will host global brands of sewing machines and the latest technologies.
Dozens of manufacturers, including Juki, Yuki, Brother, Dürkopp Adler, Pfaff Industrial, Pegasus, Siruba will exhibit hundreds of types of sewing machines, such as industrial and household, automatic, zigzag, chain, overlock, and interlock, at Garment Tech Istanbul 2025.
The apparel industry thanks the Prime Minister for continued support and encouragement to the industry: Chairman AEPC.
Excessive employer influence is weakening worker safety protections in Bangladesh’s garment industry.
The research presented in the memorandum finds that strong employer influence has resulted in:
1) weakening of the programme’s mechanism used to enforce factory owners’ safety obligations, 2) the continuation of exports, including to Accord brand signatories, from factories terminated from the programme for failing to make mandated safety renovations, 3) delays in the implementation of a crucial programme to avert boiler explosions which have historically been a cause of injury and death for garment workers.
Spring Fair Ends on a High.
As the doors close on the 75th edition of Spring Fair, the UK’s largest retail trade show for Home, Gift & Fashion, the NEC Birmingham has been buzzing with energy, innovation, and meaningful connections.
Over four days, more than 38,000 retail buyers and industry professionals gathered to discover the latest trends, meet suppliers, and be part of the ever-evolving retail landscape.
Fashion for Good
Fashion for Good today announced "Closing the Footwear Loop," a major initiative bringing together 14 leading fashion and footwear brands and their existing circularity programmes to tackle the industry's complex circularity challenges.
This collaborative project aims to transform footwear's current linear "take-make-dispose" model into a circular one, driving innovation across the value chain.
IFCO, Istanbul Fashion Connection, February 5-8, 2025: Where Fashion Connects to the Future.
Where Fashion Connects to the Future is the motto of IFCO #7, Europe's largest fashion fair.
Event Date: Taking place from 5-8 February 2025 at the Istanbul Expo Center.
Over 500 exhibitors from all product areas of the fashion industry will present themselves.