Copyright (c) 2026. All rights reserved by www.fibre2fashion.com http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/allnews.aspx Free Textile and Fashion Industry News RSS XML Feeds - Get Free News through xml feeds - Textile, Fashion, Apparel and Retail Industry across the world - Fibre2fashion.com en-us Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT 0 142 18 http://www.fibre2fashion.com http://www.fibre2fashion.com/images/logo_f2f.gif https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/chemicals-news/germany-s-ppg-unveils-five-marine-coatings-at-smm-2026-313136-newsdetails.htm PPG has launched the PPG One Range portfolio of five ready-to-use, one-component marine coatings at SMM 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. The range is designed to simplify onboard fleet maintenance, supporting more efficient application, easier preparation, storage and handling, and less waste. PPG will preview the battery-powered PPG PowerPack tool for roller and brush application at the trade fair. Chemicals 313136 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/chemicals-news/india-s-sudarshan-chemical-sells-vp4-frankfurt-to-celanese-313135-newsdetails.htm Sudarshan Chemical has announced the sale of step-down subsidiary VP4 Frankfurt GmbH to Celanese Corporation, USA, tightening its focus on pigments and colorants. VP4 makes Diketene and mainly operates as a tolling supplier for Nutrinova, an affiliate of Celanese and Mitsui & Co Japan. Nutrinova will keep supplying materials Sudarshan needs after completion. Chemicals 313135 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/brazil-cotton-body-urges-natural-fibre-focus-in-import-debate-313129-newsdetails.htm Abrapa is urging Brazil’s Congress to weigh natural fibres, domestic textile competitiveness and synthetic-fibre impacts as MP 1,357/2026 nears a vote. The measure keeps a zero import duty on online foreign purchases up to $50; without approval in early September, the previous 20 per cent duty returns. A proposed CIDE-Têxtil would tax imported finished textiles by synthetic-fibre content. Textiles 313129 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/diversify-india-s-import-sources-fortify-manufacturing-ey-expert-313133-newsdetails.htm India needs to diversify import sources while strengthening domestic manufacturing, according to D K Srivastava, chief policy advisor of EY India. As India’s non-oil imports, which accounted for 77.6 per cent of merchandise imports in FY26, remain heavily concentrated in China, there is a need for both source diversification and a targeted import substitution strategy, he said. Textiles 313133 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/chemicals-news/south-korea-s-lg-energy-solution-signs-10-year-us-lithium-supply-deal-313134-newsdetails.htm LG Energy Solution has signed a 10-year binding offtake deal with Smackover Lithium for 8,000 metric tonnes of US-produced battery-quality lithium carbonate annually. The agreement supports local cathode-material sourcing for ESS LFP batteries as North American demand grows. Supply will come from Arkansas’ South West Arkansas Project using DLE and purification. Chemicals 313134 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/uk-biz-confidence-hits-53-in-august-2026-highest-since-march-lloyds-313125-newsdetails.htm UK business confidence rose by four points in August to 53 per cent, the highest since the start of the Middle East conflict in March and above the 12-month average of 47 per cent, the Lloyds Business Barometer revealed. Business confidence among UK manufacturers rose by eight points to 55 per cent—the highest since October 2025. Retail firms saw an increase of five points to 48 per cent. Textiles 313125 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/chemicals-news/romania-s-omv-petrom-lifts-petrobrazi-green-hydrogen-capacity-to-55-mw-313132-newsdetails.htm OMV Petrom has delivered seven modules for a 35 MW green hydrogen electrolyser at Petrobrazi, lifting total installed capacity to 55 MW. It will support SAF and HVO production from vegetable and waste oils, relevant to lower-emission transport and sourcing logistics. The two projects are estimated to produce 8,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually, with a 250,000-tonne SAF/HVO unit under construction. Chemicals 313132 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/chemicals-news/us-slb-to-acquire-kelvion-for-3-4-bn-to-expand-data-centre-business-313131-newsdetails.htm SLB has agreed to acquire Kelvion, adding thermal management and heat exchange technologies to its Data Center Solutions business. The deal positions SLB to serve cooling-intensive AI infrastructure as customers look to bring data centre capacity online faster. Kelvion expects $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion revenue in 2026; closing is targeted for the first half of 2027. Chemicals 313131 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/why-is-pfy-slipping-despite-rising-crude-pta-and-meg-costs--313130-newsdetails.htm Domestic China PFY fell 0.2-2.5 per cent across major grades even as crude, PTA and Asian MEG rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Weak downstream demand, need-based mill buying and producer discounts are overriding feedstock cost pressure; healthy POY margins provide room. If upstream costs stay firm, margin compression could end discounting, with POY margin erosion the key signal for PFY buyers Textiles 313130 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT https://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/sri-lanka-s-ppi-for-apparel-manufacturing-up-10-yoy-in-july-2026-313123-newsdetails.htm Sri Lanka’s producer price index (PPI) for all economic activities was 249.7 in July—a 5-per cent YoY growth. The PPI increased by 0.5 per cent month on month (MoM) to 249.7 in July 2026 from 248.6 in June. The index for apparel manufacturing went up by 10 per cent YoY and 0.3 per cent MoM in the month, while the index for textile manufacturing dropped by 0.7 per cent YoY and remained unchanged MoM. Textiles 313123 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:13:03 GMT