Category: Emerging Markets
Researcher turns durian peel waste into high-value sustainable fibre
A researcher from Chulalongkorn University has developed Thailand’s first woven fibre made from discarded durian peels, transforming one of the country’s largest agricultural waste streams…
Inaugural lifestyle trend forum at VIATT 2026
The Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Textile Technologies (VIATT) is set to host its first trend forum, offering a forward-looking, industry-wide perspective…
Bulgarian clothing sector in serious difficulties
The traditional Bulgarian sewing industry is on a downward path with companies having to downsize to survive; if the trend continues there will be no…
Strengthening Philippine textile MSMEs through trade training
An initiative to assist Philippine micro, small and medium-sized textile enterprises was held in December in Taytay, Rizal, with a comprehensive trade requirements training conducted…
Bico Industries pushes back deadline for Romanian fibreglass plant
Romanian construction materials holding company Roca Industry said the implementation deadline for a nonwoven fibreglass materials production plant that its subsidiary Bico Industries is developing…
Crisis had led to closure of thousands of workshops in Kyrgyzstan
In September, Kyrgyzstan’s clothing industry faced serious problems, and since then the government has provided no assistance, according to a private entrepreneur at a meeting…
Plans to increase Russian wool production
Russia plans to increase the production of wool and its processing and to begin sales via a commodity exchange, according to First Deputy Minister of…
PM urges Garco10 to become international fashion group
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the state-owned Garment 10 Corporation (Garco10) to transform itself into an international fashion group, deeply integrated into…
Indonesian protests against new minimum wage regulation
Indonesian trade unions organised nationwide protests in the last two weeks of December against a newly introduced government regulation on wages, criticising the lack of…
New clothing workers in Cambodia receive training in soft skills
The National Employment Agency is holding a soft skills training programme for those who have successfully completed a six-day apparel sewing course to prepare them…
Negliubka weavers honoured in Minsk
The 400-year-old Negliubka textile weaving tradition of the Vetka District of Gomel Oblast, Belarus, has been included on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage…
Shein opens principal European logistics hub in Poland
Chinese online fashion retailer Shein has opened its new e-commerce logistics hub in Wroclaw, Poland, which will become the company’s main hub in Europe and…
South Korean textile maker to shut Vietnamese operations from February
South Korean textile manufacturer Panko Vina will cease all production and business operations in Vietnam from 1 February, ending more than 23 years of operations…
Bulgarian hand-knitting yarn producer wins employer of the year award
Bulgaria-Tex has been awarded the Employer of the Year award by Bulgaria’s Employment Agency in the Partner of Medium-Sized Businesses category.
Promoting textile crafts between Kosovo and Albania
An activity was held recently in Prizren, Kosovo, as part of a partnership project of the Chambers and Associations Albania & Kosovo, with the support…
Primark to expand in Romania with four new stores in 2026
Primark has announced plans to expand its presence in Romania, confirming four new store openings for 2026, creating more than 450 new jobs.