Archive: 2017
Challenges for Indonesia's textile and clothing industry
Indonesia is ranked among the world’s top 10 textile producing countries.
Smart Myanmar launches smartphone app
With support from the EU and GIZ, Smart Myanmar has developed an educational smartphone app for industrial workers in Myanmar called Shwe Job.
Vizcaya women revive art of loom weaving
The traditional art of loom weaving in the Nueva Vizcaya province of the Philippines is being revived with the help of local as well as...
Vietnamese students grow mushrooms on cotton waste
Students from the environment faculty of Da Nang University of Science & Technology, Vietnam, have successfully used cotton waste to grow mushrooms.
Georgian clothing factory refurbishment supported by EBRD and EU funds
The fashion industry is gradually becoming trendy in Georgia and attracting international attention, according to Lado Giorgadze, chief executive officer of Fashion House Materia.
Romanian fashion brand opens Warsaw store
Romanian fashion brand Nissa is opening an 86 m2 store in Warsaw, Poland, inside the Arkadia shopping centre, this summer.
Worker shortage in Russia prevents development
A new textile cluster is to be established in the Stavropol region in the south of Russia, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Denis...
Project to upgrade Belarusian cotton company praised
The project to upgrade Baranovichi Cotton Production Amalgamation (BCPA) is yielding good results, according to the chairman of the Council of the Republic, Mikhail Myasnikovich.
Bulgarian towel maker invests in new factories abroad
Established 21 years ago, towel maker Aglika is investing in new factories outside Bulgaria.
Serbian brand to penetrate European markets
Alex Fashion has opened a store selling swimwear, sportswear and other textile goods in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Scandal-hit airbag maker files for bankruptcy in Japan and the US
Takata, the Japanese automotive supplier at the centre of an unprecedented global recall of exploding airbags, has filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and the...
New generation of hybrid carpets for the aircraft market
Lantal’s latest-generation hybrid carpets have been optimised with respect to weight and wear.
ZF develops seat-integrated centre airbag concept
ZF has developed a new advanced centre airbag system that can reduce the lateral movement and thus collision possibilities of the occupants in different crash...
Camira transport design manager appointed
Ciara Crossan has been appointed transport design manager of UK-based Camira Fabrics.
Automotive insulation from used clothing
France-based Laroche, a producer of textile recycling and nonwovens machinery, has developed a new processing line for a company in Guatemala to produce automotive insulation...
Improved acoustics for electric vehicles
A new fibrous material for automotive carpet systems, inner dashes and floor insulators, which acts as an acoustic insulator or absorber depending on its stiffness,...