Archive: 2014

Lantal Textiles presented its latest line-up of products at last month’s InnoTrans in Berlin, Germany, under the motto “ready for EN 45545-2”.

Automotive safety systems supplier TRW Automotive will become a separate business division within ZF Friedrichshafen after the two companies agreed struck a deal under which...

Alexium International has announced that a “major US automotive interiors group” has purchased Alexium fire retardant (FR) chemistry to conduct a commercial production run at...

Autoneum, a global supplier of acoustic and thermal management systems, introduced a number of innovations in automotive floor systems at the 53rd Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers...

Fibre and textile companies are actively pushing their products into transport applications in China, according to speakers at the 20th China International Manmade Fiber Conference...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

German textile producer Ploucquet Group is to sell its European waistband business in Romania to accessory producer Gerhard Topp as part of a new long-term...

Russia has threatened retaliation against a US and EU decision to toughen sanctions, saying the move to expand penalties undermines the peace process in Ukraine.

The number of people employed in the manufacture of textiles and textile goods in Georgia totalled 5,605 in the second quarter of this year, compared...

Turkish investors have bought the production facilities of the Mlada Gvardia plant in Haskovo, Bulgaria, and are preparing a large factory for the production of...

German automotive interior component supplier Fehrer is to be acquired by Aunde, which is headquartered in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

Finnair has completed the cabin design of its new flagship long-haul Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, which is due to enter service next year.

Earlier this year, private equity firm Gores Group put Sage Automotive Interiors up for sale more than two years after buying the company.