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Low & Bonar acquires Texiplast
UK-based Low & Bonar is to acquire Texiplast, a Slovakian producer of high- strength woven, knitted and nonwoven geosynthetic products serving the civil engineering market,…
Mango to begin again in Bulgaria
Spanish fashion brand Mango will go directly to the Bulgarian market, after the recent bankruptcy of its representative Atrium Bulgaria and the closure of all…
Aoyama Trading to build clothing plant in Indonesia
Japan’s Aoyama Trading will set up a clothing factory in Indonesia by next spring as part of efforts to shift production from China, where labour…
Strike continues at Cambodia's SL Garment Processing
An ongoing dispute at SL Garment Processing, which makes clothing for Gap and H&M, has seen a further 1,000 workers reportedly walk out on strike,…
Myanmar clothing industry receives growing amount of foreign investment
Myanmar’s clothing industry has received a large amount of foreign investment over the past six months, according to the Myanmar Investment Commission.
Plans to increase Russian wool production
Russia plans to significantly increase production of wool this year, despite the current problems in the industry and low demand for its products.
Baltika to represent Blue Inc in the Baltics
Estonian fashion retailer Baltika has signed a franchise contract with British company A Levy & Son, obtaining representation rights for Blue Inc trademarks in Baltic…
South Korean textile producers may invest in Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz government is considering signing an agreement with the Korean Federation of Textile Enterprises for the establishment of a cluster for the production of…
Vietnamese cotton plant will aid clothing sector
Construction of the Phu Hung cotton plant started in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Phu Bai Industrial Park in July.
Working conditions in Cambodia declining, says latest report
Conditions relating to worker safety in Cambodia’s clothing factories have worsened since 2011, according to the latest assessment from the International Labour Organization’s Better Factories…