Archive: 2020
Vietnam urged to source raw materials from Malaysia and India
Vietnam’s textile industry has been urged to source raw materials from Malaysia and India while its main supplier China rides out the storm created by...
Russian textile and clothing imports from China hit by coronavirus epidemic
Owing to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic in China, almost all Russian textile and clothing producers have begun to search for alternative partners that could replace...
Hungarian wool industry seeks investment for processing facility
A tender worth €10m (US$10. 8m) is being offered by the Hungarian government to establish a wool processing facility, of which only €4m (US$4.
Lithuanian producer is first to meet Greenpeace standards
Global environmental organisation Greenpeace has recognised SBA Group company Utenos Trikotazas as the first, and so far only, company in the world to work entirely...
Estonian clothing company lays off more than 300 workers
Estonian clothing company Baltika Group has laid off more than 300 workers.
& Other Stories to open first store in Moscow
H&M Group has announced it is opening its first & Other Stories store in Russia in the autumn.
Azerbaijani cotton yarn producer to increase production and exports
Azerbaijani cotton yarn producer Mingeçevir Tekstil plans to expand exports and increase output this year.
Myanmar clothing exports on track to meet 10-year target
Myanmar is on track to meet its target of achieving textile exports worth US$10bn by 2024, according to the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers’ Association.
Apparel buyers urge Cambodian government to address key issues
Some of the biggest buyers in Cambodia’s clothing sector have urged Prime Minister Hun Sen to address issues faced by unions and workers.
Additional US cotton imports from Indonesian trade mission
Cotton Council International (CCI), the export promotion arm of the National Cotton Council of America, has announced that Indonesian textile mills are set to purchase...