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Malaysia aims for 10-15% export share for children’s wear
The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) has kick-started exports of children’s fashion wear, aiming to capture a 10-15% share of Malaysia’s textile and clothing...
New report outlines challenges of child labour in Myanmar
Widespread poverty, low rates of secondary schooling and weak labour enforcement are being blamed for the presence of child labour in Myanmar’s clothing sector, with...
FIDA to give green light to Bt cotton rollout in the Philippines
The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority is likely to approve the commercialisation of Bt cotton, a genetically modified (GM) cotton variety, in the fourth quarter...
Binh Duong supports US$760m textile project
Taiwan-owned Polytex Far Eastern Vietnam has announced plans to develop a textile dyeing and man-made fibre factory with an investment of US$760m in the southern...
Nonwovens producer to locate new production line in Czech Republic
Pegas Nonwovens has decided to locate its new production line in the Czech Republic.
Latvia plans to increase textile exports this year
Latvia plans to increase exports of textile and light industry products this year, according to Guntis Strazds, president of the Latvian Association of Light Industry...
New textile cluster to be established in Ivanovo region
A new cluster for the production of textile products will soon be established in the Ivanovo region, Russia’s centre of textile production.
Moldovan government to design support measures for textile industry
The government of Moldova, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, plans to design a package of measures aimed at supporting the national textile industry, aiming...
Ukraine's clothing exports to EU falling despite joining the free trade zone
According to Ukrainian statistics, clothing export in 2015 reached US$525m, mostly outerwear and underwear.
Roger Vanden Berghe to restart production of wool carpets in Bulgaria
The only carpet weaving enterprise in Bulgaria – Roger Vanden Berghe BG, which in 2011 acquired or leased some of Sliven-based Decotex’s assets and facilities...