Archive: 2018
Eco-friendly gel-dyed acrylic fibre from Thailand
Thai Acrylic Fibre (TAF), a manufacturer of acrylic fibres and owner of the Birlacril brand, has launched Radianza acrylic fibre as a solution to the...
Polluting Hanoi textile factory to be relocated
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has supported the relocation of a textile factory in Hanoi city centre over environmental concerns.
Latvia eager to create joint production in Azerbaijan
Latvia’s textile manufacturers are keen to create joint production in Azerbaijan to enable them to further export products to the CIS countries.
Slovakian home textiles producer to receive state aid
A home textiles producer is one of seven Slovak companies to receive state aid for investment totalling €29. 5m (US$34.
Russia's NordTex to expand home textiles range
Russian textile producer NordTex, based in the Ivanovo region, plans to strengthen its position in the home textile market through an increase in production and...
Additional government support for Armenian textile producers
The Armenian government is to provide additional benefits to domestic textile and light industry producers this year.
RadiciGroup expands Romanian yarn twisting capacity
RadiciGroup Comfort Fibres has expanded yarn twisting capacity at its manufacturing facility at Yarnea in Savinesti, Romania.
Tajik textile complex to increase cotton processing
The Zhongtai Dangara textile complex in Tajikistan’s Dangara district plans to increase the volume of cotton fibre processing, according to the country’s Ministry of Industry...
Rise of robots fuels slavery threat for ASEAN factory workers, report says
The rise of robots in manufacturing in South East Asia is likely to fuel modern slavery, as workers who end up unemployed owing to automation...
Cambodian partnership to promote vocational training
The Cambodia Garment Training Institute (CGTI) and the National Employment Agency (NEA) have signed an agreement to make vocational training widely available.