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Grupo Antolin opens headliner plant in China
Vehicle interiors supplier Grupo Antolin has opened a new factory in Shenyang, China, the world’s largest car market, to offer the best service to its...
Asahi Kasei chases automotive growth
Following July’s announcement of the acquisition of Sage Automotive Interiors, the world’s largest manufacturer of car seating fabrics, Japanese conglomerate Asahi Kasei is looking to...
Airbus explores synthetic spider silk technology
AMSilk is to develop composites based on its artificial silk fibre for aerospace applications with Airbus.
Lightweight hemp-based biomaterials gain momentum
Faurecia aims to triple production of its NAFILean lightweight hemp-based biocomposites over the next three years, as they are increasingly being adopted by original equipment...
Uniqlo plans manufacturing facility in Indonesia
Fast Retailing has confirmed to business media group Nikkei that it will open a manufacturing facility in Indonesia as early as November in collaboration with...
Cotton farming abandoned in Cambodia
Despite huge amounts of potential and a well-rooted past, Cambodia’s cotton cultivation industry seems to be in a precarious state.
US is Malaysia's leading export market
The Malaysian textile and textile products industry became the country’s 11th largest export earner in 2017, accounting for MYR15. 3bn (US$3. 72bn) – 1.
Chinese clothing factory refuses to rehire 30 workers in Myanmar
The Chinese-owned Fu Yuen Garment factory will not rehire 30 workers it sacked in August for violating factory rules and actions that decreased its output,...
Thai initiative to create high-end textiles from plastic waste
A Thai company has signed a memorandum of understanding with a petrochemical refiner to develop textile products using plastic waste.
Coats adds capacity at Hung Yen site in Vietnam
Industrial thread manufacturer Coats has added capacity at its site in Hung Yen, near Hanoi, Vietnam, making the location one of the UK-based company’s largest...
Hungarian workers shun sewing jobs
Although the share of exports in total Hungarian clothing turnover has decreased from 74. 4% in 2013 to 66.
Texsus invests in new nonwovens plant in Poland
Italy-based Texsus, a manufacturer of nonwovens and frontal tape for disposable hygiene products, is investing in a new site in Poland.
Russian textile production to grow by 5% annually to 2030
Textile production in Russia will grow by almost 5% annually until 2030, according to the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and the Ministry of Industry...
Flax machine builder sees reviving demand in Belarus
Between 2009 and 2013, Belarus invested substantial amounts in flax harvesting and preparation machines.
New product tax proposed on second-hand textiles and clothing in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Environment and Water plans to introduce a product tax on second-hand textiles, clothing and footwear, which will be used to help pay...
New textile consortium established in Kazakhstan
A new consortium called Zhasampaz has been established in Kazakhstan, which unites 30 leading textile producers to lobby their interests to the government.