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Clothing makers in southwest Bulgaria look for seamstresses
Clothing producers in southwest Bulgaria have now for received for the next few months, rather than for the whole year as it was before the…
Krupanj municipality buys bankrupt Krupanjka
All equipment of the bankrupt Serbian textile and ready-made clothing producer Krupanjka, which is a part of the Loznica Viskoza holding, has been purchased by…
Ukraine's Prime Minister challenges poor-quality clothing imports
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov (right) has called for the creation of barriers against the imports of poor-quality goods, particularly clothing.
Vietnamese clothing industry sets high export targets for 2013
Vietnam’s textile and clothing sector has set an export target of US$18.
New FDI laws allow 100% foreign investment in Myanmar's clothing sector
According to Myanmar’s new foreign direct investment (FDI) laws, the government will now allow 100% investments in the clothing sector; it previously only allowed joint…
Wool scouring and topmaking plant to open in Malaysia
A new wool processing plant – Compass Wool Processors (CWP) – is poised to become a central processing hub for the global wool industry.
NatureWorks selects Bangkok for the site of Asia Pacific headquarters
NatureWorks, a supplier of biopolymers such as Ingeo fibres and plastics made from plants, has announced that the company has located its first Asia Pacific…
Net success for carpet tile producer
A sustainable textile pilot project in the Philippines, which involves collecting discarded fishing nets to make nylon carpet yarn is now set to be developed…
Luen Thai to buy Ocean Sky apparel operations
Singapore-based apparel company Ocean Sky Global (OSG) is set to be acquired by Hong Kong-listed Luen Thai Holdings for US$55m.
Forced labour ‘continuing’ in 2012 Uzbek cotton harvest
Governments should take action to help end forced and child labour in the Uzbek cotton fields, according to a new report by the Uzbek-German Forum…