Archive: October 2024
Increasing textile production and cotton exports in Tajikistan
Russia is increasing its imports of cotton from Tajikistan and other Central Asian states owing to rising demand from domestic producers.
Exhibition of Kurak celebrates heritage through textile art in Kyrgyzstan
The University of Central Asia’s Cultural Heritage and Humanities Unit, in collaboration with the Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts (KNMFA), organised and launched an…
Thai garment maker adopts production planning and control tool
Thailand’s Pilot Knit Garment has adopted Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan solution to transform manual planning processes, improve efficiencies and reduce lead times.
Rescue plans in progress after Sritex bankruptcy ruling
Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry is formulating several rescue strategies for publicly listed Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) following the textile manufacturer’s recent bankruptcy declaration.
Bulgaria's TexCycle turns waste textiles into new products
Bulgarian company TexCycle, which specialises in the collection, sorting, distribution and recycling of used clothing, shoes and other textile products, is working on the remodelling…
Street clothing brand opens new Tallinn showroom
Estonian street fashion brand Maison Beast, which participated in this year’s New York and Milan Fashion Weeks, has opened its first showroom in Tallinn.
Latvian social entrepreneurship initiative awarded
The best Latvian social entrepreneurship initiatives of the year included the creative sustainability platform Bourzma, according to local press reports.
Cambodian textile exports surge 25% in first three quarters
Cambodia earned nearly US$9bn from the export of textile products during the first three quarters of 2024, an increase of nearly 25% compared with the…
Croatian clothing maker goes bankrupt over €5m debt
The commercial court in Zagreb has launched bankruptcy proceedings against Croatian men’s and women’s clothing producer Zlatna Igla – Siscia (Golden Needle –Siscia) owing to…
Clothing workers in Myanmar ‘face ongoing abuse’
Clothing workers in Myanmar continue to face “dire and repressive working conditions” with 155 cases of abuse against workers reported in garment factories from 1…