Category: Emerging Markets

Singapore-based apparel company Ocean Sky Global (OSG) is set to be acquired by Hong Kong-listed Luen Thai Holdings for US$55m.

Governments should take action to help end forced and child labour in the Uzbek cotton fields, according to a new report by the Uzbek-German Forum...

Sportmaster, one of Russia’s largest producers of sportswear, is considering expanding in China through the opening of its stores and the launch of production under...

One of Eastern Europe’s largest manufacturers of knitted fabrics, lace and narrow fabrics is to acquire Germany’s Elastic Textile Europe.

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has rejected criticisms over the misuse of expenses and funds for a sector-wide Cambodian silk project, saying its approach was...

Adidas Vietnam has pledged its full co-operation to authorities as officials in the country probe the sportswear giant’s accounts.

Invista, an integrated producer of polymers and fibres, has announced the start-up of a new production line in Singapore designed specifically to produce a series...

Fashion retailer H&M has come under increasing pressure to break ties with clothing suppliers that buy cotton from Uzbekistan, where large quantities of the fibre...

Lithuanian apparel and underwear manufacturer Utenos Trikotazas (UT) introduced the new About underwear brand at the end of 2012.

The Russian government is to increase support for the domestic textile and light industry this year, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

The government of Kyrgyzstan is considering active development of the country's textile industry over the next few years with the aim of creating conditions for...

The Russian government is considering creating conditions for the recovery of cotton production to reduce the country’s dependence on imports.

The financial market crisis has exerted a major impact on the Polish home furnishings market, which declined by 5% on average over the last two...

Sportswear manufacturer Adidas has rejected claims of labour rights violations in several of its supplier’s apparel and footwear factories in Indonesia.

Sweden-based H&M has hit back at accusations that it fails to pay adequate wages to workers in Cambodian factories making its clothing.

Vietnamese yarn manufacturer Thien Nam Spinning and Chinese polyester fabric producer Shengzhou Sunrise Textile have established a joint venture called Thien Nam Sunrise Textile to...