Archive: 2022
Alliance launched to promote plant-based fibres
Three companies developing plant-based textile fibres sourced from the Philippines have created a marketing organisation to link producers such as themselves with the fashion industry.
Uzbek firm to build cotton processing plant in Azerbaijan
Uzbek manufacturer of cotton-cleaning equipment Pahtamash plans to build a plant in Azerbaijan.
European project promotes sustainable production in Armenia
A project launched in December, funded by Eurochambres and jointly implemented by the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia and the Lithuanian Apparel and...
Saitex opens environmentally friendly fabric mill in Vietnam
Saitex has opened a new fabric mill, located some 40 minutes from its cut-and-sew factory outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Around 220,000 jobs lost in Myanmar's clothing sector
An estimated 220,000 clothing workers, most of them women, lost their jobs in Myanmar last year owing to the combined effects of the military coup...
Japanese-owned firm to invest in silk production in Cambodia
A Japanese-style beauty salon is reported to be interested in investing in Cambodia’s silk production to serve the textile and cosmetic sectors.
Vietnam's fibre export turnover reaches US$5.6bn
Vietnam’s export turnover of fibres of all types reached a record high of US$5. 6bn in 2021, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Uzbek cotton spinning firm orders spunlace line
Uzbek cotton spinning company Texygen has ordered a complete neXline spunlace line from Andritz.
Philippine senator wants Catanduanes to be ‘abaca capital’
Philippine Senator Cynthia Villar has asked her colleagues in the Senate to rally behind her proposed bill, making Catanduanes in the Bicol Region the “Abaca...
Cambodian training institute addresses the clothing sector skills gap
Cambodia’s clothing industry is seeking graduates as part of a campaign to see local staff take over senior positions in factories (reports Nikkei Asia).