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Jordan pledges crackdown on foreign worker abuse
Jordan vowed to crack down on abuse of foreign workers in Jordan-based textile factories following what it called a "disturbing" US rights group report detailing alleged violations.
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Italian brands considering outsourcing in Egypt
Egyptian apparel producers had the opportunity to show their production potential to some of the top Italian fashion houses last week. Paolo Zegna, CEO of Ermenegildo Zegna Group, Michele Norsa, head...
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350 Million USD Turkish Investment in Egyptian Textile and clothing Industrial Zone
The Industrial Development Association in Egypt and a leading Turkish company in the textile industry will sign a LE 2 billion ($348.6 million) agreement to establish a manufacturing zone for textiles...
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Turkey: Sanko Holding looks to Egypt & Uzbekistan
Sanko Holding is conducting market research into the possibility of investment in the textile sectors of Egypt and Uzbekistan, said Chairman Abdülkadir Konukoًlu. “There will never be an end to the te...
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Morocco textile industry adapting to free trade
Morocco hopes to create as many textile industry jobs as it loses over a two-year period, the kingdom's trade minister said, as firms adapt to the fall of world trade barriers by developing new niches...
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India: Textile sector weaves in more good news
'Projected to grow at a CAGR of 12-13 per cent, the Tamilnadu textile industry is all set to become a $ 40-50 billion industry by 2015 with the potential to create as many as 50 lakh new jobs,' says a...
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Vietnam: Garment and textile sector accelerates growth in second quarter
To obtain a minimum of 25-27 percent of this year's plan in the second quarter in order to fulfill the growth target, the VGTG is striving to complete its organisation and operation regulations, and f...
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South Africa: Local clothing manufacturers have caught eye of powerful retailers
The local clothing industry is a tale of two industries, one rich and one poor. Clothing retailers are making superprofits, while clothing manufacturers have been shedding jobs and closing down. Retai...
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Pakistan working on plans to improve textile sector exports
The World Bank has urged the government to seriously concentrate on improving the low productivity and efficiency of the textile, garments and apparel industries, failing which it will not reap the be...
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Egypt Starts To Build $120m "industrial zone for textiles and clothing"
The General Assembly of the Industrial Development Association (IDA) has approved an international industrial zone for textiles and clothing in Borg al-Arab City, near Alexandria, an official has said...
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WestPoint towel JV in Pakistan
WestPoint Home (WPH), USA, is setting-up a joint venture with Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Pakistan, for the production of towels.
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China proposes to form Asian apparel federation
China has floated a proposal to form a regional apparel federation comprising apparel exporting nations of Asia.
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Armani plans major expansion in China
Italian fashion giant Armani plans a major expansion in China with the opening of as many as 50 new retail outlets and investments in other projects, the Italian News Agency Ansa reported.
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Iran and Egypt agree on new textile investments in Egypt
The Ministers of Industry in Iran Mr.Danesh Jaafari and Egypt's Minister of Industry and Foreign trade Eng. Rashid Mohamed Rashid have agreed during their recent talks in Cairo, to increase bilateral...
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China to help textile firms set up overseas zones
Chinese textile firms will get help from the government to set up trade cooperation zones overseas, especially in developing countries, according to Commerce Minister Bo Xilai.
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Cotton players wary over price surge, special duty
The textile industry in the south, which had urged the Centre to remove the 10% customs duty on extra long staple (ELS) cotton following the sudden spurt in prices, is now faced with the prospect of p...
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Jeantex Group To Buy Sanatex
Jeantex Group Inc. — a Huntington Beach, Calif.-based apparel producer with a focus on denim goods and accessories — will acquire all of Carson, Calif.-based Sanatex Inc.’s stock for an undisclosed am...
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Turkish investments in Egypt is Surging
"The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones in Egypt held discussions with a Turkish delegation of investors and companies working in different productive activities for cooperation with Egyp...
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Cleaner production set to boost Egyptian textiles
Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry has said it is working hard to develop textile companies, so they can cope with the demands of European importers and global markets.
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Taiwan: Textile exports hit 10-year low of US$11.8b in 2005
Taiwan's textile exports stood at US$11.8 billion in 2005 for a net foreign exchange income of US$9.202 billion, both hitting their lowest levels in over 10 years. Compared to a year earlier, the form...