Archive: 2019

Indonesian fabric producer Harapan Kurnia has bought its sixth Brückner stenter.

Malaysian clothing imports surged by 425% in the seven years to 2017, according to a report by Textiles Intelligence.

After 15 years in the leather goods sector, Dr Carmen Hijosa of Spain devised a material made from the filament of pineapple leaves, allowing her...

Thailand-based Absolute Denim will be the first denim manufacturer to switch 100% of its production to aniline-free indigo dyeing.

In the first 10 months of 2018 Vietnam’s textile and clothing garment export turnover reached US$25. 2bn, an increase of 17.

The government of Kyrgyzstan is considering adopting measures to solve the labour shortage problem in the textile and light industries.

Estonian start-up Gelatex Technologies has developed an eco-textile made from gelatine that is similar to leather, but is an environmentally friendly substitute for animal skin...

A towel production facility is due to be commissioned in Donetsk, Rostov region, by textile producer Rapira, with an investment of RUB2bn (US$30m).

The final decision has been made with regard to the prospects of Belarusian fabric producer Sukno.

Two students of electronic and telecommunication engineering at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, have invented a “smart carpet” that transforms...

Uzbek textile producer Uztex Group plans to expand production capacities at its flagship Shavat socks factory in 2019.