Archive: August 2025

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Uzbek textile industry faces slowdown amid falling cotton prices

Uzbekistan has launched 396 large textile enterprises worth more than US$3bn over the past five years, generating US$10bn in output and employing around 500,000 people,…

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Launch of UK biomedical textiles innovation lab

Corza Medical, a global manufacturer of surgical technologies and medical device components, has inaugurated its new Biomedical Textiles Innovation Lab in Taunton, Somerset, UK.

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Natural fibre composites to enhance catamarans

Switzerland-based Bcomp is collaborating with Sunreef Yachts of Gdańsk, Poland, to bring natural fibre composites into the interiors of the boat builder’s latest power catamaran.

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Milan fashion programme launched for new Filipino designers

The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry, through its Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions, has announced the 12 Filipino designers selected for the…

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Wearable blood pressure monitor for real-time continuous measurement

Korean researchers from Seoul National University have created a skin-adhering electronic patch capable of continuously and non-invasively monitoring blood pressure in real time over extended…

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New Philippine handloom weaving centre to create job opportunities

The new Philippine Handloom Weaving Center in Taguig City aims to create more livelihood opportunities that could expand the local weaving communities and the textile…

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Ukrainian industrial park plans to double hemp processing capacity

The Ma’Rijany Industrial Park in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr oblast plans to double its hemp processing capacity.

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Russian sales of premium products continue to rise

Despite the general decline of the Russian economy and the mass departure of Western brands, Russians are continuing to purchase premium and luxury textiles and…

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Textilcolor and Malaysia's Chemdyes agree partnership in Asia

Swiss textile dyes and chemicals manufacturer Textilcolor has signed a partnership deal with Malaysia-based textile auxiliaries manufacturer Chemdyes to increase its presence in Asia.

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BMW iX3 focuses on entire vehicle lifecycle

The forthcoming 2026 BMW iX3 50 xDrive has been developed with a focus on reducing the vehicle’s environmental footprint that, the German automaker said, demonstrates…

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Union leaders in Myanmar arrested for support of factory strikes

At the end of July, in a series of arrests, a leading garment worker union leader in Myanmar, Myo Myo Aye, her daughter, Chue Thwel,…

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