Archive: 2018
Staple fibre production facility commissioned in Kazakhstan
One of the largest staple fibre production facilities in Kazakhstan has been commissioned in the Badam industrial zone of the Turkestan region.
Tajik complex launches second stage of production
The second stage of the Zhongtai Dangara Sin Silu Textile Industrial textile complex in Dangara, Tajikistan, has been commissioned.
Wool spinning mill under construction in Vietnam
A new wool spinning mill is to open in Vietnam in the middle of next year.
Ha Tinh to get US$15m clothing plant
The Ha Tinh People’s Committee has approved the construction of the Haivina Hong Linh garment factory in the Nam Hong Industrial Zone, Ha Tinh province,...
Cambodia's clothing unions fear EU trade threat
An EU decision to increase trade pressure on Cambodia has alarmed unions in the clothing industry, but manufacturers said the risk will take months to...
Malaysian Ministry plans textile design federation
Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry plans to set up a textile design federation to help fashion entrepreneurs, said Datuk Isham Ishak, secretary general...
Dozens injured in clothing worker protest in Myanmar
Dozens of clothing workers were injured in mid-October after a clash with assailants wielding iron bars outside a Chinese-owned factory in Yangon, it is reported.
Unicharm acquires Thailand-based diaper manufacturer
Japan-based hygiene products company Unicharm is to acquire the holding company of DSG International (Thailand), a manufacturer of diapers and other absorbent products in Southeast...
Indian group to invest in Lithuanian textile factory
Indian industrial conglomerate SVP Global Ventures plans to invest more than €97m (US$112m) in a large-scale textile enterprise in Lithuania.
Russian scientists cultivate new strain of flax fibre
A new strain of flax fibre for the production of textiles and pulp has been cultivated by scientists of the Siberian Research Institute of Agriculture...