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Freudenberg acquisition to boost floor mats business
Japan Vilene, part of Germany’s Freudenberg, is to buy Hanns Glass to boost its car floor mats business.
Toray opens new airbag yarn and fabric plant in Mexico
Toray Advanced Textile Mexico has opened its new automotive airbag nylon yarn and fabric manufacturing and distribution plant in Mexico.
Fibertex Nonwovens makes acquisition in Brazil
Fibertex Nonwovens has acquired Brazilian nonwovens manufacturer DUCI, giving it a foothold in the growing South American market as a supplier of nonwovens for the...
Malaysian clothing maker to focus on new knitting plant
Prolexus Group, one of Malaysia’s biggest clothing manufacturers, has delayed the completion of a new facility in Vietnam to concentrate on the imminent opening of...
Cambodian clothing factory fainting figures disputed
Cambodia’s clothing producers have welcomed a reported drop in the number of workers who fainted while at work in apparel factories last year, although the...
CBI supports leading clothing companies in Myanmar
The Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) is holding an export coaching programme to support locally owned clothing factories in...
Singapore university researchers create aerogel from waste cotton fibre
Scientists at the National University of Singapore have devised a fast and cheap method of converting waste cotton into aerogel, a super-lightweight and versatile substance...
German shirt maker set for market entry in Thailand
German business shirt brand Olymp is entering the Thai market, aiming to use it as a springboard to expand into the ASEAN region.
Hyosung commits to key production base in Vietnam
In a meeting last month with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi, Hyosung chairman Cho Hyun-joon committed to utilising Vietnam as a global...
Lack of workers for Moldovan clothing sector
Moldova remains Europe’s poorest economy, with gross domestic product per capita less than US$6,000 per year. However, this small country with 3.
Best results in 12 years for Czech textile and clothing industry
In 2017 Czech textile and clothing companies recorded their best results over the past 12 years.
Modernisation of large textile factory in southern Russia completed
The authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria, one of the largest regions in the North Caucasus, together with private investors, have completed the modernisation and expansion of the...
Rising business for second-hand clothing in Bulgaria
According to the Customs Agency, in 2016 and the first two months of 2017, Bulgaria imported 12. 4 tonnes of second-hand clothing worth BGN22.
Portuguese fashion brand seeking franchise partners in former Yugoslavia
Portuguese fashion brand Giovanni Galli is looking for partners in all countries of the former Yugoslavia, except Slovenia, according to company representative Tiago Caruso.
Kyrgyz clothing exporters eye European market
Kyrgyzstan is still largely unknown among European garment sourcers.
Nissan tests self-parking slippers
A traditional Japanese inn near Tokyo is testing out self-parking slippers, floor cushions and tables built by Japanese car maker Nissan.