Archive: 2016
Sritex signs deal to supply uniforms to Cambodia
Indonesian firm Sri Rejeki (Sritex) has signed a US$50m deal with Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior to supply the country’s police and armed forces with new...
Malaysian kenaf fibre in high demand in China and Thailand
National Kenaf and Tobacco Board chairman Datuk Mohd Adhan Kechik said that, during the October 2014 – December 2015 period, Malaysia exported 760 tonnes of...
Lingerie producer to open third plant in Myanmar
Bogart Lingerie is set to open its third plant in Myanmar in June, three years after becoming the first international lingerie manufacturer to set up...
Italian textile machine builders on show at Saigontex
Twelve Italian machinery manufacturers will be exhibiting at Saigontex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 30 March to 2 April.
H&M bans Turkmenistan cotton from supply chain
Swedish multinational retail clothing supplier H&M has put a ban on cotton from Turkmenistan and Syria since December owing to underage workers involved in cotton...
Polish and Czech clothing workers in poverty wages claim
Low wages, forced and often unpaid overtime, and harmful working environments are some of the problems faced by clothing workers in Poland and the Czech...
Russian government approves new state programme for textiles
The Russian government has approved a new state programme for the development of the national textile and light industry for 2016.
Second life for old clothing in Bulgaria
A German entrepreneur has received funding of almost BGN2m (US$1. 1m) for a sorting centre for used textiles near Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Turkish investors eye Serbian workwear producer
A major Serbian workwear producer is likely to find a new owner as two potential buyers are eying the Vranje-based company, according to local media...
Malaysia to benefit from TPP agreement
The Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association expects the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to bring a new lease of life to the textile and clothing industry in Malaysia,...