Archive: 2014
JEC predicts steep rise for automotive composites
The second meeting of the new Automotive Composites Circle – an exclusive networking event for top management in the automotive sector – was held during...
Hong Kong clothing makers shift production to benefit from cheap labour
A group of Hong Kong clothing manufacturers have signed a deal to set up their first industrial park in Yangon, which they expect will reduce...
Grand Twins sets listing date on Cambodia Stock Exchange
Taiwanese clothing manufacturer Grand Twins International says it will officially list and start trading on the Cambodia Stock Exchange on 8 May after spending several...
Indonesia's Pan Brothers profits up 50% on increasing sales
Publicly listed Indonesian clothing producer Pan Brothers has achieved a substantial rise in profits last year on the back of surging domestic sales and Asian...
Myanmar's textile and clothing industry needs 'completely rebuilding’
German textile machinery manufacturer of complete finishing lines Interspare was able to acquire a good appraisal of the textile and clothing industry in Myanmar when...
BTB Bulgaria opens new clothing factory with 230 jobs
BTB Bulgaria recently opened its second production facility located in Ruyno, near Dulovo in south-eastern Bulgaria.
Belarusian shirt maker invests in modernisation
Last year, the Dzerzhinsk-based apparel manufacturer Eliz spent more than BYR4bn (US$410,000) modernisation, according to director general Andrei Zhuk.
Lithuanian textile and clothing exports rise 8.8% in 2013
Lithuanian textile and clothing exports increased by 8. 8% to LTL2.
Italian plans to invest in Bulgarian textile sector
Italian businessman Edoardo Miroglio (right) is to invest BGN55m (US$38. 8m) in the Bulgarian textile sector in 2014.
Johnson Controls to sell interiors unit to private equity firm
Johnson Controls plans to sell a division making interior parts to private equity firm Atlas Holdings by the end of April, the company said.
Turkey manufactures first local aircraft seat
Turkey took another step towards its much-anticipated dream of localising its aviation sector, with the production of the first indigenous plane seat by a company...
Intelligent textiles in buses and coaches
In co-operation with the University of Ghent and Ghent College and with the support of the European and the Flemish governments, Busworld Academy has started...
Magna to develop bioplastic for automotive interiors
Canadian Tier 1 automotive supplier Magna International is exploring potential automotive applications for a bioplastic made from by-products of sugar production.
Chinese textile producers turn to ASEAN region
The rise of the textile industry in South East Asia is bringing challenges – as well as providing opportunities – to Chinese producers.
Philippine clothing sector seeking alternative to SAVE Act
he Philippine clothing industry says it will re-launch its lobbying efforts to push a law through the US Congress giving it privileged access to American...
Indorama acquires PHP Fibers
Thailand-based Indorama Ventures, a global producer of polyester precursors, fibres, yarn and components, has agreed to acquire 80% of Germany-based PHP Fibers, a producer of...