Archive: 2016
Marzotto gains full control of Lithuanian wool yarn producer
Italian textile producer Marzotto, which controls two companies in Lithuania’s second biggest city Kaunas, has been permitted full control of another company based in that...
Belarus to raise Chinese loan to upgrade Orsha Linen Mill
Belarus is planning to raise a preferential consumer loan worth US$51.
Aglika to open two new textile factories in 2016
With three factories – in Tvarditsa and Veliko Turnovo in Bulgaria, and in Largo, Florida, USA – textile producer Aglika will open two new factories...
Aster Textile buys El Cegar plant in Serbia
Turkish investor Aster Textile, which recently bought EI Cegar at auction for €1. 5m (US$1. 6m), will develop the textile plant in Nis.
EBRD supports Bosnian sock producer
Under its Women in Business Programme, designed to provide women with the finance and know-how to grow their business, the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
Autotech Nonwovens orders needlepunch line for automotive nonwovens
Autotech Nonwovens of India has ordered a needlepunch line for the production of nonwovens for automotive and other applications from Andritz Asselin-Thibeau, part of the...
Izmir metro and tramway design combines modernity and tradition
MBD Design was chosen by Hyundai Rotem to conduct a design study for the metro and tram systems in Izmir, Turkey.
Airbag cutting solutions launched
Lectra has launched its FocusQuantum airbag cutting solutions.
KLM opts for Norwegian Wilton carpet on B787
Desso has developed a specially woven carpet for the new KLM Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Toray to build carbon fibre production line in the US
Toray Industries has signed a long-term agreement with Boeing to supply Torayca carbon fibre prepreg for the production of the new Boeing 777X aircraft, extending...
Clothing workers facing tough conditions in Myanmar, says Oxfam report
The clothing sector in Myanmar is booming owing to an upsurge in investment by international brands, but workers are facing tough conditions.
Apparel brands urged to pay living wage in Cambodia
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) has called on brands such as H&M, Gap, Levi’s and Inditex to ensure Cambodian clothing manufacturing workers receive US$177 a...
Tax cuts proposed for Indonesian textile and footwear companies
Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has proposed income tax cuts to support the country’s textile and footwear industry.
Prolexus to construct new knitted fabric plant in Malaysia
Apparel producer Prolexus Group is to start construction of a new knitted fabric plant as a part of its plans to become a vertically integrated...
Lee clothing now sold in vending machines in Thailand
The Lee jeans brand is exploring new opportunities from foreign tourists and vending machines in Thailand.
Russia may formally ban Turkish textile products
Vadim Solovyov, deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on constitutional legislation and state construction and a member of the Communist Party, has written to Prime...