Archive: January 2022

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Around 220,000 jobs lost in Myanmar's clothing sector

An estimated 220,000 clothing workers, most of them women, lost their jobs in Myanmar last year owing to the combined effects of the military coup...

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Japanese-owned firm to invest in silk production in Cambodia

A Japanese-style beauty salon is reported to be interested in investing in Cambodia’s silk production to serve the textile and cosmetic sectors.

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Vietnam's fibre export turnover reaches US$5.6bn

Vietnam’s export turnover of fibres of all types reached a record high of US$5. 6bn in 2021, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Uzbek cotton spinning firm orders spunlace line

Uzbek cotton spinning company Texygen has ordered a complete neXline spunlace line from Andritz.

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Philippine senator wants Catanduanes to be ‘abaca capital’

Philippine Senator Cynthia Villar has asked her colleagues in the Senate to rally behind her proposed bill, making Catanduanes in the Bicol Region the “Abaca...

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Cambodian training institute addresses the clothing sector skills gap

Cambodia’s clothing industry is seeking graduates as part of a campaign to see local staff take over senior positions in factories (reports Nikkei Asia).

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Bulgarian synthetic fibre maker to build photovoltaic power plant

Bulgarian synthetic fibre manufacturer Yambolen, which has suspended its main production for several years, intends to build a photovoltaic plant with the aim of using...

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Croatian clothing producer making pet beds

Last year, a women’s clothing firm in Kutina, Croatia, launched a range of pet products.

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Ethnic textile enterprise founder wins Malaysian award

Anne Antah, the founder of Chanteek Borneo, a cottage industry, has won the Anugerah Usahawan Wanita Harapan (Promising Woman Entrepreneur Award) in conjunction with the...

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Ukrainians bring sustainability to bedding and sleepwear

Founded by Natalya Ishchenko and Eteri Saneblidze in Odessa, Ukraine, Sea Me Linen combines sustainability with minimalist design, bringing slow fashion to the bedding and...

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