Fashion
Singapore edition of ITMA ASIA + CITME attracts global crowd
Combined with CITME, the four-day ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition at the Singapore Expo concluded on 31 October 2025 with participants praising the international mix of visitors andstrong turn-out of buyers from the region. From the supply side, the exhibition was well represented by companies from key textile technology manufacturing regions, thus offering buyers a balanced selection of solutions.
ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025 in Singapore drew 26,600 visitors from 109 nations, with 92 per cent coming from overseas.
Over 840 exhibitors from 30 regions showcased innovations across 70,000 square metres.
Strong participation came from India, China, and Indonesia, reflecting Asia’s industry strength.
Next edition confirmed for Shanghai, November 20–24, 2026.
The Singapore exhibition attracted visitorship of over 26,600 from 109 countries and regions, reaffirming its reputation as the region’s most influential showcase of textile and garment manufacturing technologies.
Some 92% of the visitors came from overseas, with 35% of them from South Asia and 30% from Southeast Asia. The top three visitor countries were: India (19%), China (11%) and Indonesia (10%). Other countries in the top 10 list included Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam and Malaysia.
The show owners – CEMATEX (the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA), The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT TEX) – attributed its strong showing to Singapore’s ideal location, conducive business environment and seamless visitor experience.
Mr Alex Zucchi, President of CEMATEX, said: “Exhibitor feedback has been very positive as the high-quality visitorship and serious business discussions are greatly appreciated. The exhibition has created a strong sense of optimism about the opportunities ahead amid current economic challenges.”
Mr Gu Ping, President of CTMA remarked: “Asia, the world’s largest textile hub, boasts a vast industrial scale and plays a key role globally. With the successful conclusion of the ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025, it is clear that the Asian textile industry, encompassing regions such as East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, is experiencing rapid development. This also reflects the global textile industry’s demand for exploring emerging markets.”
Many of the exhibitors were elated by the outcome of their participation. Mr Tobias Schaefer, Vice President of Andritz Nonwoven & Textile, enthused: “The combined exhibition in Singapore proved to be a truly pivotal platform, bringing together a remarkably international audience. The high visitor numbers, the quality of discussions, and the strong focus on innovation and sustainability reflected the industry’s evolving priorities.”
Mr Stephane Picard, Sales & Marketing Manager at Pierret Industries, opined: “We are very pleased with the overall quality of the visitors at the exhibition. Despite the current market challenges, the event exceeded our expectations. The main objective of holding this show in Singapore was to attract people from Southeast Asia and Middle East markets, and the results were truly impressive.”
Sharing the same sentiment, Canlar Mekatronik Board Member Mr Kaan Cakici said: “We’re delighted with the overwhelming response received at the exhibition. The show days were filled with serious enquiries from buyers who came ready to invest and we concluded business deals during the show. The quality of discussions with visitors at our stand has given us confidence to expand our presence and support in the region.”
Underscoring the significance of the 2025 exhibition for the Indian market was Mr Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles of India who led a 30-member-strong government delegation.
Mr Kansal remarked, “India is one of the largest participants and exhibitors in this exhibition here in Singapore. This reflects our strategic vision in driving our textile industry’s growth through innovation, manufacturing excellence and sustainability. The fair provides a good meeting ground for people to exchange ideas, to look at new technologies, discuss business propositions and to see the latest innovations.”
Later, speaking at the co-located ITMA Sustainability Forum, Mr Kansal highlighted the Indian textile industry’s green transformation.
The comprehensive showcase of textile and garment making technologies at ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 occupied more than 70,000 square metres of gross space and featured over 840 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions.
ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 is organised by ITMA Services and co-organised by Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Company.
The next ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition will be held in Shanghai, China from 20 to 24 November 2026.
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The LPR framework reflects financing costs for businesses and serves as a key transmission channel for monetary policy. Although benchmark rates have remained unchanged since June 2025, borrowing costs in the real economy have continued to ease, as per Chinese media reports.
China’s benchmark lending rates stayed unchanged in December, with the one-year LPR at 3 per cent and the over-five-year rate at 3.5 per cent, signalling policy continuity.
Despite stable benchmarks since June 2025, financing costs eased, with new corporate loan rates averaging 3.1 per cent in November.
Authorities plan a more proactive fiscal stance and moderately loose monetary policy in 2026.
In November, the weighted average interest rate for newly issued corporate loans fell to 3.1 per cent, around 30 basis points lower than a year earlier.
China plans to adopt a more proactive fiscal stance together with a moderately loose monetary policy in 2026, as outlined at the Central Economic Work Conference held earlier this month.
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Fashion
Despite a 3.1% contraction in 2025, Italy’s footwear sector sees the light at the end of the tunnel
Published
December 23, 2025
Despite the persistent crisis affecting the fashion sector, the Italian footwear industry is beginning to show signs of recovery, even as it closes the year down 3.1%: the third quarter, in fact, ended with a 0.9% decline, “a markedly better result than the steep contractions experienced in the first half of the year,” notes a press release from Assocalzaturifici.
“The current overall picture remains complex and spares not even the highest end of the market, but the third-quarter figures point to a slowing of the decline and a first glimmer of light at the end of the recessionary tunnel,” said Giovanna Ceolini, president of Assocalzaturifici. “Despite the lack of significant improvements on the geopolitical front, our companies’ ability to maintain a strong foothold in European markets and to capture demand in the most dynamic areas, such as the Middle East, is key to navigating 2026. Although business performance is uneven, with several firms still under strain, the modest downturn expected in full-year revenue (estimated at 12.8 billion euros) confirms the resilience of Made in Italy.”
On the foreign trade front, exports reached 7.72 billion euros (-1.3%) in the first eight months of 2025. The most significant figure concerns volumes: 131.8 million pairs were sold abroad, up 4.3%. This recovery in volume was accompanied by a normalisation of average prices (58.58 euros per pair, -5.3%), signalling a correction after the double-digit increases of 2022/2023.
The EU (which takes seven out of every ten pairs exported) is growing in both value (+2.2%) and volume (+7.6%). Germany stands out with a solid 6% rise in value and 10% in pairs, while positive results were also recorded in Spain, Poland, Belgium, and Austria. Outside the EU, the Middle East remains the most dynamic region, with overall value up 13%, driven by a surge in the United Arab Emirates (+20%). Turkey and Mexico also performed well. The Far East, by contrast, remains under pressure, with a contraction of more than 20% in both volume and value, affected by the sharp slowdown recorded in China (-24.6% in value) as well as in all the other main Asian markets (Hong Kong, Japan,and South Korea), and by the CIS region (-9.2%, with -17.8% in Russia), still hampered by the conflict.
“The US market remains under close watch, with the eight-month period closing up 2.9% in value against a decline in volumes (-4.2%). The sector is cautiously assessing the impact of the tariffs set under the US-EU agreement: while August registered a discouraging -17.8% in value, preliminary September data show a responsiveness that was, in some respects, unexpected. To date, 55% of member companies exporting to the US judge the effects of the tariffs to be far from negligible, with one in five companies facing severe difficulties,” the note concludes.
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Published
December 23, 2025
Brut Archives announces the opening of its second boutique worldwide, in New York, following its historic establishment in Paris. This launch marks a new milestone in the brand’s international development strategy.
Founded in Paris by Paul Ben Chemhoun, Brut Archives launched in 2017 with the creation of a vintage showroom designed exclusively for fashion industry professionals. This first space brought together a tightly curated selection of textile archives, drawn mainly from workwear, Americana, and denim.
In March 2019, the brand took another step with the opening of its first Paris boutique at 3 rue Réaumur, in the 3rd arrondissement. For three years, the offer available to the public consisted exclusively of second-hand pieces and rare vintage archive pieces, while maintaining a B2B activity serving industry professionals. This address became a hybrid space at the crossroads of boutique, archive and the transmission of textile know-how.
In 2022, Brut Archives made a major strategic shift, bringing its vintage activity to a definitive close to focus fully on developing its own clothing line. All creative work, as well as the upcycling studio, was then centralised in Paris under the direction of managing director and creative director Paul Ben Chemhoun. The collections are founded on raw, durable materials, combining new fabrics with archive materials- an approach that has become the brand’s signature.
Originally conceived as a menswear brand, Brut Archives now appeals to an ever-growing female audience, thanks to timeless pieces and a cross-cutting vision of the wardrobe. The brand currently employs more than 40 people worldwide and remains 100% owned by its founder.
With the US now Brut Archives’ largest online market, and New York’s energy an integral part of its DNA, opening a shop in the city was an obvious move. The New York boutique, located at 37A Orchard Street, near Chinatown, offers a total floor area of around 144 square metres, with 74 square metres dedicated to retail space and 70 square metres to logistics. This is the brand’s second boutique worldwide. The brand deliberately distributes its collections exclusively via its official website and its two boutiques, with no wholesale network.
Brut Archives now operates two boutiques worldwide, in Paris and New York. The brand plans to reach turnover of €10 million by the end of 2025, a projection that accompanies the structuring and international expansion of the house.
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