Category: Emerging Markets
Dutch textile company opens workwear plant in Macedonia
VPTEX Macedonia, a new plant for manufacturing industrial and safety clothing, has been opened by Van Puijenbroek Textiel in the Ilinden industrial zone in Macedonia.
Cotton processing joint venture in Kyrgyzstan set up with South Korea
Kyrgyzstan is planning to set up a joint venture with South Korea to process cotton, according to Saparbek Asanov, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Minister of Energy and…
Report blames Cambodian factory faintings on malnutrition
Researchers have found baseline malnutrition in Cambodian garment workers, which could explain the spate of factory faintings that have plagued the sector in recent years.
Compass opens early-stage wool processing plant in Malaysia
A new early-stage processing plant has opened its doors in Malaysia, offering a “one-stop shop” for scouring, topmaking and shrink resist treatments.
Teijin Frontier to establish new company in Myanmar
Teijin Frontier will establish Teijin Frontier Myanmar in Yangon, Myanmar, on 1 October to strengthen the Teijin Group’s fibre products converting company’s overseas operations and…
BTK Group to produce Russian army uniforms
BTK Group, one of Russia’s largest producers of men’s clothing and uniforms, has signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence for the production…
Low & Bonar acquires Texiplast
UK-based Low & Bonar is to acquire Texiplast, a Slovakian producer of high- strength woven, knitted and nonwoven geosynthetic products serving the civil engineering market,…
Mango to begin again in Bulgaria
Spanish fashion brand Mango will go directly to the Bulgarian market, after the recent bankruptcy of its representative Atrium Bulgaria and the closure of all…
Aoyama Trading to build clothing plant in Indonesia
Japan’s Aoyama Trading will set up a clothing factory in Indonesia by next spring as part of efforts to shift production from China, where labour…
Strike continues at Cambodia's SL Garment Processing
An ongoing dispute at SL Garment Processing, which makes clothing for Gap and H&M, has seen a further 1,000 workers reportedly walk out on strike,…
Myanmar clothing industry receives growing amount of foreign investment
Myanmar’s clothing industry has received a large amount of foreign investment over the past six months, according to the Myanmar Investment Commission.
Plans to increase Russian wool production
Russia plans to significantly increase production of wool this year, despite the current problems in the industry and low demand for its products.
Baltika to represent Blue Inc in the Baltics
Estonian fashion retailer Baltika has signed a franchise contract with British company A Levy & Son, obtaining representation rights for Blue Inc trademarks in Baltic…
South Korean textile producers may invest in Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz government is considering signing an agreement with the Korean Federation of Textile Enterprises for the establishment of a cluster for the production of…
Vietnamese cotton plant will aid clothing sector
Construction of the Phu Hung cotton plant started in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Phu Bai Industrial Park in July.
Working conditions in Cambodia declining, says latest report
Conditions relating to worker safety in Cambodia’s clothing factories have worsened since 2011, according to the latest assessment from the International Labour Organization’s Better Factories…