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Century Synthetic Fiber is now a licensed manufacturer of Repreve, Unifi’s recycled fibre, and will now manufacture, sell and distribute Repreve filament yarn in Vietnam.

Vnesheconombank, one of Russia’s largest state-owned banks, has finally approved a 13-year RUB20bn (US$306m) loan for a new synthetic fibre plant in the Ivanovo region,...

Lithuanian jersey fabric manufacturer Utenos Trikotazas has joined Greenpeace’s Detox campaign.

Global clothing manufacturers are reported to be considering Ukraine’s apparel industry as an alternative to far-away production in China or expensive labour costs in “Old...

The Lebanese Armenian Nazarian family intends to establish the production of home textiles in Armenia, in particular towels and bathrobes.

Clothing producer MIK-BG of Ruse, Bulgaria, has started implementing a project under the EU’s Innovation and Competitiveness programme, which will be completed this year.

A new large-scale textile factory with 2,000 employees is planned for the Ontustіk special economic zone in the South Kazakhstan region.

Diversified business group Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), founded by Indonesian businessman Sukanto Tanoto (pictured), is building the first integrated viscose fibre factory in Indonesia, which...

TÜV SÜD, a provider of testing, inspection, audit and certification services, is to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Garment Manufacturers Association in...

Myanmar’s clothing export earnings increased to US$940m in the year to mid-October 2016, up from US$409m in the corresponding period of 2015.