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Lenzing opens ‘world’s largest’ Lyocell factory in Thailand
Austrian cellulose fiber manufacturer Lenzing has completed its Lyocell expansion plan in Thailand and noted that the plant will be produced as scheduled. The new factory will have a capacity of 100,000 tonnes …
Sri Lanka’s apparel and textile exports grow .%
Sri Lanka’s clothing and textile exports in 2021 increased by 22.93% compared with the same period, reaching US$5.415 billion. Although apparel exports increased by 25.7%, exports of woven fabrics increas…
Russian and Ukrainian customers cancel orders, Turkish textile industry suffers heavy losses
Textile and leather goods manufacturers in Istanbul’s garment district are feeling the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict as Russian and Ukrainian customers canceled $200 million in orders in the pa…
U.S. ITC makes partial final ruling on investigation of specific agricultural packaging materials
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an announcement stating that specific agricultural packaging materials (Wrapping Materials and Methods For Use In Agricultural Applications…
U.S. cotton product imports hit record high
Foreign news on March 13th that almost all cotton products (clothing, home textiles, etc.) sold in U.S. retail stores are imported. The country’s cotton product imports in the 2021 calendar year hit a record hi…
Vietnam’s small and medium-sized textile and garment enterprises face financial and technical difficulties
According to a report by “Vietnam Economy” magazine on March 4, statistics from the Industrial and Trade Information Center of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam showed that as of the end…
Cameroon printed batik fabrics are mainly occupied by Chinese products
Cameroon ecomatin website reported on March 7 that Cameroon Cotton Industry Company (Cicam) stated that due to the impact of foreign imported products, obsolete production equipment, lack of working capital and…
Bangladesh BGMEA wants IFC to provide soft loans to garment industry
According to a report by Bangladesh’s “Daily Sun” on March 7, Martin Holtmann, the newly appointed Country Manager for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal of the International Finance Corporation on …
Cambodia’s “Apparel, Footwear and Travel Products Development Strategic Plan” attracts investors
Cambodia’s Minister of Labor and Vocational Training Ith Samheng said that Cambodia’s “2021-2024 Clothing, Footwear and Travel Goods Development Strategic Plan” will attract more investment and sustainably deve…