Category: Emerging Markets
Indonesian menswear market expanding
Indonesia’s menswear market has been experiencing robust growth over the past few years, with businesses from designers to publicly listed and small-scale fashion retailers revealing...
Adidas Vietnam records repeated losses
Sportswear giant Adidas made its debut in Vietnam in 1993, but only in 2009 did it officially set up Adidas Vietnam, a 100% foreign-invested company...
Topp Textile to take over Ploucquet waistband production in Romania
German textile producer Ploucquet Group is to sell its European waistband business in Romania to accessory producer Gerhard Topp as part of a new long-term...
Russian ban on textile and clothing imports a possibility
Russia has threatened retaliation against a US and EU decision to toughen sanctions, saying the move to expand penalties undermines the peace process in Ukraine.
Number of textile employees increases in Georgia
The number of people employed in the manufacture of textiles and textile goods in Georgia totalled 5,605 in the second quarter of this year, compared...
Turkish company to invest in synthetic fibre production in Bulgaria
Turkish investors have bought the production facilities of the Mlada Gvardia plant in Haskovo, Bulgaria, and are preparing a large factory for the production of...
Pan Brothers to invest US$70m in factory expansion
Publicly listed Indonesian clothing manufacturer Pan Brothers is to invest US$70m in a major three-year expansion to help the company tap the potential of South...
UK union urges action on Cambodian clothing worker ‘repression’
The UK’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) is urging the UK government to take action over the increase in the repression of clothing workers in Cambodia.
Anti-dumping duty likely to be imposed on filament yarn
Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs has signalled its support for the imposition of anti-dumping duties on filament yarn that is currently being investigated by...
Vietnamese textile and clothing companies short of orders
Many small and medium-sized clothing companies in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, reportedly have received only 50-60% of the orders they expected this year, with...
Russian clothing producers fail to reach government targets
According to the business newspaper Kommersant, Russia will fail to fulfil the government’s target to increase the share of domestically manufactured clothing up to 50%...
Pakistani investor plans to build large textile and clothing factory in Bulgaria
A Pakistani investor who produces sportswear, jeans and leather jackets in Germany plans to build a large textile and clothing factory in Knezha, Bulgaria.
Lithuanian textile industry's focus shifts after Russian sanctions
Russia’s ban on EU textile companies is unlikely to have a dramatic impact on the Lithuanian textile industry, although it may harm some enterprises that...
Daewoo targeted by cotton protestors
South Korea-based Daewoo International has been targeted by protestors demanding the company cease sourcing cotton from Uzbekistan over forced labour concerns.
L&T invests US$6.5m for expansion project in the Philippines
Apparel manufacturer L&T International, part of Hong Kong-based Luen Thai Holdings, is investing around US$6.
Cambodian clothing workers may get next wage rise in January
Clothing workers in Cambodia are likely to get their next wage rise on 1 January 2015, as the Labour Advisory Committee (LAC) has agreed to...