AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTextile Circularity: Harvest Nano unveiled a platform to sort post-consumer textiles and recover cellulose materials, while a Dutch-Bangladesh project and new research on textile-waste recycling point to growing investment in circularity. Manufacturing Investment: A textile company plans a $2 million expansion in Halifax County; Brückner also showcased textile-finishing technology at ITMA Asia. Policy and Trade: Euratex and Global Fashion Agenda formed an alliance to address EU textile rules, as Bangladesh considers cutting textile-sector income tax to 15% through 2030 and seeks a solution to a yarn-import dispute. African Industry: Fashion leaders at CANEX called for more local textile and garment production, arguing that processing cotton at home could create jobs and retain more value. Workers: Bangladeshi garment workers protested for a higher minimum wage, seeking Tk 30,000 a month against the current Tk 12,500.
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