Celebrating 25 years of “Togetherness”!
After 37 successful editions, we are proud to announce the 38ᵗʰ edition of GTE’25—Garment Technology Expo, Ahmedabad
Dates: 07–09 November 2025
Venue: Helipad Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India)

Join South Asia’s premier showcase of garment machinery, accessories, and allied technologies.

Online Symposium: Global Cotton Market Insights

Online Session on the Future of Cotton Markets
Featuring Joe Nicosia | Louis Dreyfus Company

Join us for a live-streamed keynote session where Joe Nicosia, a leading authority in the global cotton trade and a senior executive at Louis Dreyfus Company, will share his expert perspective on the evolving dynamics of the cotton market.

Offering strategic insights into market trends and future outlooks impacting the global cotton landscape.

After a successful launch at Kingpins Amsterdam, Made in Japan is heading to the U.S. for its New York debut at Kingpins New York. A select group of Japanese mills and manufacturers will join the lineup at the July 23-24 show at Basketball City.

Calling All Startups: Apply Now for the CII Startupreneur Awards 2025!
CII CIES is launching the 6th edition of the CII CIES Startupreneur Awards 2025. The objective of the awards is to promote innovation and create robust entrepreneurial ecosystem by recognizing and rewarding startups that make substantial contributions through innovative products, services, technologies, or business models.
The award encompasses startups from all sectors.

Award Categories of Recognition!

It’s time to share some of the insights emerging from our Danida-funded research project on Global Value Chains and Climate Change. In this phase of our work, we take a closer look at the potential and impacts of textile recycling in South Asia — with a focus on Bangladesh.
To be honest, it's been disconcerting to see how dominant the narrative has become in parts of the European Union that all post-consumer textile waste is simply dumped across the Global South. This view is largely driven by high-profile media reports from Chile, Ghana, and Kenya. But it paints an overly simplistic — and at times misleading — picture.

The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) released findings from its 32 nd Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS), conducted May 12-22, 2025, revealing sharp regional variations across the global textile industry. The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) released findings from its 32nd Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS), conducted May 12-22, 2025, revealing sharp regional variations across the global textile industry.

Orders and Capacity Show Mixed Signals Global order intake declined for four consecutive months since January, reaching -21 pp in May. Africa again leads with positive intake (+18 pp), while Europe (-45 pp) and East Asia (-41 pp) struggle most.