Archive: 2019

Clothing manufacturers in Laos are facing several problems including a shortage of labour, according to the Association of the Lao Garment Industry.

Malaysian apparel brand LOL has partnered with printing and imaging technologies company Brother International to launch the Cozmic Lab, an in-store platform that will allow...

Switzerland-based embroidery company Bischoff Textil is to outsource production to Asia.

Industrial hemp, a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant, is becoming increasingly prevalent in Serbian fields, and agricultural producers and experts believe the trend of...

An entrepreneurial yoga enthusiast has established what is reported to be the first company in Poland to produce yoga pants made from recycled plastic bottles.

Apranga Group, a leading Baltic retail clothing supplier, has moved to new modern premises at the Vilnius Business Park in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Spain-based fashion retailer Inditex has reached an agreement with Russian textile factory Morozov Traditions on contract production of its clothing and textile products under the...

Armenian textile producer Artik PHK is investing AMD6bn (US$12.

Kazakh textile producer AGF Group has announced its plans to become the largest producer and exporter of home textiles in the CIS region over the...

Thailand-based Indorama Ventures is to acquire Germany’s UTT, which produces airbag fabrics, for an undisclosed amount.

Recaro Aircraft Seating has opened its own seat cover production centre in Swiebodzin, Poland, close to one of its seat production facilities.

With several original equipment manufacturers starting to use renewable materials, Austrian fibre producer Lenzing is offering sustainable and functional alternatives for car seating.

Trend analyses and market predictions suggest a drastic change in the automotive interiors sector over the next 20 years.

Japan’s Mitsubishi is to acquire a 25% stake in UK-based ELG Carbon Fibre (ECF) from ELG Carbon Fibre International, a subsidiary of ELG Haniel of...

Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have demonstrated that carbon fibres can be used as battery electrodes, enabling them to store energy directly.

While the United Nations says the incidence of child labour has fallen sharply in Cambodia’s clothing factories, many informal subcontractors using children are escaping scrutiny,...