Archive: 2017

Koteks of Tesanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has opened a branch in Zavidovici, in the former Stolicar plant that operated within Krivaja.

The government of Turkmenistan, together with private investors, has started building a new cotton spinning factory, which is expected to be one of the largest...

Autoneum is expanding its production capacities in China with the opening of four new plants.

Lantal Textiles showed new seat cover designs for the interiors of city and intercity buses and tour coaches alongside innovative products as well as visualisation...

Porcher Industries, a producer of technical textiles and thermoplastic composites, has completed the acquisition of Interglas Technologies’ operation including all business operations, workforce resources, assets,...

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors has developed a technology designed to make visible natural fibres that are usually hidden within composites behind panelling an attractive choice for...

Hyundai Mobis has developed what is claimed to be the world’s first panorama sunroof airbag system.

Three automobile suppliers – Autoneum, Nihon Tokushu Toryo (Nittoku) and Toyota Boshoku – are to expand their existing collaboration through joint research and development activities...

Demand for cotton in Myanmar is expected to rise and production likely to double owing to the reopening of government textile mills this year, say...

Cambodia’s textile, clothing and footwear workers are to receive an 11% rise in minimum monthly wages from the beginning of next year.

The Indonesian Textile Association (API) believes the country’s textile industry could grow by 4-5% year on year in 2017, with exports hitting US$12. 3bn.

South Korean companies, the third-largest investor in the Philippines, are increasingly departing for Vietnam and other South East Asian destinations, driven by lower costs, red...

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has launched a “number 5” power-saving label to be given to textile and clothing producers that match specific power-saving...

Denmark’s Spectre has opened a factory to produce outdoor sportswear in the northern Vietnamese province of Nam Dinh.

Several global fashion brands are expanding their production in Russia.

The German-Ukrainian Fund (GUF) together with Kredobank, which is part of Poland’s PKO BankPolski, have agreed to lend UAH1bn (US$37.