AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCircular Textiles: The Nature Conservancy launched a Microfiber Action Alliance with Nike, Patagonia, Under Armour, Lululemon and other brands to advance ways to reduce fiber pollution from textiles. Industry Investment: Madhya Pradesh officials were told to speed up road, power and water infrastructure at the PM MITRA textile park in Badnawar; a new Trützschler service station in Lahore will support spinning mills. Market Access: At China’s import expo, a Nepalese cashmere business says it has connected more than 600 artisan families with Chinese buyers. Factory Pressures: Unrest over garment workers’ pay has shut hundreds of factories in Bangladesh; the government has formed a wage board. Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the US also fell 4.57% in January–September. African Production: CANEX participants are pressing for a continent-wide fashion growth charter, with local garment manufacturing seen as a route to a much larger industry. Cotton Supply: Uzbekistan reported a record cotton harvest, while India’s cotton production outlook faces pressure from a research body’s funding shortage.
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