Archive: 2015

Turkish textile producer Kaya Group is setting up a textile project in Georgia and will export products produced in the plant to EU countries.

Slam Clothing plans to invest BGN2m (US$1. 12m) in a clothing plant in Vidin, north-western Bulgaria, according to district governor Momchil Stankov.

Lear has announced plans to open a new plant in summer to produce automotive seat covers in Gostivar, Macedonia.

Cortex Hümbelin has been manufacturing technical textiles for Formula 1 for almost 15 years at its manufacturing sites in Ruppersil and Niederlenz, Switzerland.

Automotive interiors supplier International Automotive Components has officially opened its new Arteaga, Mexico, manufacturing operation.

Hexcel has officially opened the site in Roussillon, France, where it will invest US$250m in the construction of a carbon fibre plant.

Initial results of a study on lightweight textile composite solutions for transport applications were presented at last month’s Techtextil by Dr François Boussu of ENSAIT/Gemtex,...

Press reports from Vietnam suggest the government is considering a 2% duty on imports of polyester staple fibre to encourage domestic production.

Cambodia’s clothing exports for the first quarter of 2014 grew by 11% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Commerce, indicating a...

The Indonesian government is being urged to issue a legal umbrella for efforts to fix the distribution channels of cotton imported into Indonesia as part...

More than 100 workers at garment factories in the Shwepyithar Industrial Zone in Myanmar have been protesting to demand better wages since February.

The Bulgarian textile and clothing sector is a diverse industry that produces a wide range of products.

A Polish company is to set up an enterprise to manufacture mattresses, mattress cases and furniture upholstery fabrics in Gomel, Belarus.

VNB Fashion is to open a knitwear plant in Grdelica, Serbia, in July.

The government of Uzbekistan together with Asia Silk, one of Vietnam’s largest silk textile producers, plans to significantly expand the existing facilities for the production...

Private equity-backed Sage Automotive Interiors has acquired Miko, which makes suede-like automotive interior fabrics, for an undisclosed amount.