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Large knitting facility in Vietnam nears completion

A large vertically integrated knitting factory, a joint venture between Pacific Textiles Holdings, one of Hong Kong’s largest knitting mills and Hong Kong-based clothing maker...

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BTK and YKK to establish production of zippers in Russia

BTK Group, Russia’s largest producer of military uniforms, has signed an agreement with Japan’s YKK, one of the world’s largest producers of zippers, to establish...

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Russian businessman acquires Italian cashmere producer

Sergey Lomakin, a businessman and co-owner of Tsentrobuv, one of Russia’s largest footwear chains, has acquired a stake in Malo, one of Italy’s largest and...

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Czech textile and clothing sales grow 10.7% in H1

Sales in the Czech Republic’s textile and clothing industry increased by 10. 7% year-on-year to CZK26. 6bn (US$1.

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Bankrupt Aha Mura loses Hugo Boss contracts

Slovenian clothing company Aha Mura, which entered receivership in May owing to an unpaid tax bill, has now lost its biggest client, German luxury brand...

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Uzbekistan plans to increase cotton fibre processing

Uzbekistan plans to increase the domestic processing of cotton fibre to 500,000 tonnes by late 2015, said Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyayev during a conference held...

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Vinatex fails to sell all shares in IPO

Vietnam’s state-run textile and clothing maker Vinatex fell short of selling all shares in its initial public offering (IPO), which took place on 23 September,...

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Fashion brands commit support for wage increase in Cambodia

Eight major fashion brands, including Inditex and H&M, have indicated their support for talks to raise wages for Cambodian clothing workers, in line with efforts...

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Indonesian menswear market expanding

Indonesia’s menswear market has been experiencing robust growth over the past few years, with businesses from designers to publicly listed and small-scale fashion retailers revealing...

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Adidas Vietnam records repeated losses

Sportswear giant Adidas made its debut in Vietnam in 1993, but only in 2009 did it officially set up Adidas Vietnam, a 100% foreign-invested company...

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