Archive: 2013

Philippines clothing brands Bayo and Unica Hija are to merge to improve their chances of competing in the local market.

US-based Verdezyne, a developer of renewable polyamide fibre and bio-based chemicals, has been granted BioNexus status by Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation, Malaysia’s primary bio-based industry development...

Japanese fibre maker Teijin has set up a subsidiary in Thailand that will produce and sell its newly developed meta-aramid fibre from July 2015.

Vladimir Melnikov, owner of Russia’s leading apparel retailer Gloria Jeans, is considering selling a 25% stake in the company.

VPTEX Macedonia, a new plant for manufacturing industrial and safety clothing, has been opened by Van Puijenbroek Textiel in the Ilinden industrial zone in Macedonia.

Kyrgyzstan is planning to set up a joint venture with South Korea to process cotton, according to Saparbek Asanov, Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Minister of Energy and...

Researchers have found baseline malnutrition in Cambodian garment workers, which could explain the spate of factory faintings that have plagued the sector in recent years.

A new early-stage processing plant has opened its doors in Malaysia, offering a “one-stop shop” for scouring, topmaking and shrink resist treatments.

Teijin Frontier will establish Teijin Frontier Myanmar in Yangon, Myanmar, on 1 October to strengthen the Teijin Group’s fibre products converting company’s overseas operations and...

BTK Group, one of Russia’s largest producers of men’s clothing and uniforms, has signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence for the production...

UK-based Low & Bonar is to acquire Texiplast, a Slovakian producer of high- strength woven, knitted and nonwoven geosynthetic products serving the civil engineering market,...

Spanish fashion brand Mango will go directly to the Bulgarian market, after the recent bankruptcy of its representative Atrium Bulgaria and the closure of all...

The European automotive interiors industry is under investigation by the German anti-trust authorities on suspicion of fixing prices since at least 2002 on certain nonwoven...

The Acme Group has been granted a provisional patent on its latest suspension fabrics.

Autoneum has founded Summit & Autoneum in Thailand together with Thai automotive supplier Auto Interior Products, a subsidiary of Summit Auto Seats Industry.

Autoneum, a leading supplier of vehicle acoustics and thermal management, has added an innovative damping solution to its product portfolio.