Category: Emerging Markets

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LJ Apparels to open five Lanun Johor outlets this year

Johor, Malaysia-based clothing manufacturer LJ Apparels is set to expand with the opening of an Armada Lanun Johor boutique in Kuala Lumpur and outlets in...

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Europe a ‘huge market’ for apparel, say Philippine exporters

The Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) sees Europe as a “huge” and “attractive” market for Philippine apparel exporters that deliver the best quality and innovative products,...

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Vietnam's textile and clothing sector calls for revised strategy

Officials from Vietnam’s textile and clothing industry are calling on the government to revise its “out of date” 2020 development plan with a vision for...

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Thailand's Central buys online fashion market Zalora

Thailand-based Central Group has acquired 100% of the Thai unit of Zalora, an online fashion market owned by Rocket Internet, for an undisclosed sum.

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KNM Textile opens new facility in Bulgaria

KNM Textile has opened a new knitwear and clothing plant Pleven, Bulgaria, on part of unused buildings of the former state knitting factory Sanya.

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Pegas reconsiders location of new nonwovens line

Pegas Nonwovens is reconsidering whether its new production line will be installed in Egypt or the Czech Republic.

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iCotton invests €8.1m in new production line

Latvia-based iCotton, a producer of wet wipes, diapers and cotton hygiene goods, has invested €8. 1m (US$9.

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Mistra-Autex owner buys out business partner

Priit Tamm, the long-time owner of Estonian automotive carpet manufacturer Mistra-Autex, has acquired his business partner Tauno Vaaderpass’s 41.

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Berdchanka may declare bankruptcy

Berdchanka, one of Russia’s largest and oldest textile factories, may declare bankruptcy soon owing to a lack of funds.

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Three textile factories under construction in West Georgia

Three textile factories will be constructed in Kutaisi and Poti, West Georgia, by the end of the year.

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Lao clothing sector shrinks amid labour shortage

The clothing industry in Laos has contracted in the wake of labour shortages, reports the Association of the Lao Garment Industry.

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Violence after Cambodian government passes controversial law on trade unions

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Industriall Global Union have expressed concern after the Cambodian government passed a controversial new bill that could restrict trade...

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SGS opens textile testing laboratory in Semarang, Indonesia

SGS has opened a new textile testing laboratory in Semarang, Indonesia, one of the most important textile and clothing manufacturing sites in the South East...

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Sustainable fabrics made from recycled plastic bottles in Malaysia

A Malaysian company hopes to promote and market sustainable fabrics made from recycled plastic bottles and is targeting revenues of MYR2m (US$515,000) by 2017, reports...

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Workers ‘under pressure’ in Korean-owned clothing factories in Myanmar

Excessive working hours and overtime, incorrect pay, discrimination and unsafe working conditions were just some of the issues uncovered in several South Korean-owned clothing factories...

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Chinese bank signs US$103m loan deal with Texhong Textile Group

The Bank of China has signed a US$103m syndicated loan for a Vietnam-based subsidiary of Chinese yarn manufacturer Texhong Textile Group.

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