A former textile factory in Beijing's Chaoyang district is taking on a new look and is set to become a hub for the capital's creative industries. Covering an area of 120,000 square meters, Laijin Creative Industry Park is built on the ...
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The Namibian government is working on a strategy to take maximum advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that has been extended till 2025, the Namibian Press Agency has reported. The original Act expires on September 30, ...
Nigeria’s textiles traders are a worried lot over the increasing Chinese footprint in the country. While the proliferation of Chinese-made textiles is a boon for low income consumers, traders in Kano, northern Nigeria’s biggest ...
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Germany is sending out a message to the global textile industry for fair production. The steering committee of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles, the German Development Ministry and the textile industry have put in place a roadmap ...
Etur Textile, one of the largest textile factories operating in Ethiopia, located in Addis Ababa, is set to export its products to markets in Europe and US, according to Ethiopian media reports. According to Adil Basoglu, board member and ...
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Although recent industrial accidents coupled with other issues have raced challenges for the Bangladesh textile industry, which is the second largest exporter of readymade garments (RMG), the Government of Bangladesh and the textile ...
The exports of fabric and garments from southeastern European country of Bulgaria increased by 8.5 percent year-on-year to a record-high of €1.8 billion last year, reports Sofia News Agency. According to the report, there was an ...
After several rounds of meeting with the relevant stakeholders, the Supreme Council for Wages (CSS) has fixed the minimum wage for Category C employees, which include those working in the apparel export sector, at 225 gourdes (about US$ ...
Riopele textile factory, located in Marracuene town in the Mozambique's southern province of Maputo, may reopen in March 2014 after a 10-year closure, Armando Inroga, Minister of Industry and Trade has said, reports macauhub. The ...
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Textile mills turn to buy cheaper Indian cotton yarn to cut costs Affected by adverse weather, a reduced planting area and lower Indian cotton prices, China's cotton output is expected to drop sharply this year compared with 2012, which ...
Libby Langdon's introductions for Braxton Culler feature dramatic color mixes and transitional styles.HIGH POINT - The remodeled Braxton Culler showroom at 310 S. Elm St. is a study in both style and substance at this fall's High Point ...
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Two new textile factories would come up in the municipality of Cambambe, also spelled Kambambe, in Angola, located in Southern Africa, by the year 2015. The new textile plants would be built under a Japanese private investment, ...
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Thanks to very low labor costs, Bangladesh succeeded in the past decade in becoming the second-largest supplier to international markets after China. In 2012, the country exported apparel worth US$20 billion. About 50 percent is exported to ...
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Bulgaria, located in Southeastern Europe, is being eyed by Chinese businessmen for setting up their textile manufacturing units, according to a report by Bulgarian newspaper Standart. The report says several businessmen from Shaoxing city ...
Tags: Textile Manufacturing, Textile
Marimekko Corporation starts statutory employer-employee negotiations on potential permanent staff reductions concerning the personnel of its manufacturing operations located in Sulkava and Kitee, Finland as well as the adjacent factory ...
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