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EGYPT: Egypt finally raises minimum salary to become closer to reality
Egypt is set to increase its minimum wage to US$117.8 (Egyptian Pounds EGP700) a month, but the move is not expected by garment manufacturers to hit competitiveness.
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TURKEY: Turkish Taha Group expands presence in Egypt manufacturing and Retail.
Having maintained stable growth since its establishment in 1988, Taha Holding has become one of Turkey’s leading textile producers and exporters and looks to expand into Turkey’s neighboring markets w...
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EGYPT: Major spinning and weaving company reduces yarn prices.
The Holding Company for Spinning and Weaving has decided to reduce the price of yarn by LE4 for the local market, according to company Chairman Mohsen al-Jilani.
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Czech non-woven textile firm to build 60m euro plant in Egypt
Czech maker of non-woven synthetic textiles, Pegas Nonwovens, will invest 60 million euros into a new factory in Egypt as the first step of its international expansion, the company said on Wednesday.
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UK: Invista to invest 100 million USD in Brazilian fibre plant.
Invista is to invest over $100m in a new Lycra fibre production plant in Paulínia, São Paulo.
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Turkish Mega textile workers' strike in El Sadat city shows no sign of ending
The strike in the Turkish woven apparel factory located in Egypt continues, as the young and relatively inexperienced workers are showing impressive determination; the strike is their sixth in four ye...
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INDIA: India Seeks to Boost Investment in the Textiles Industry.
In an attempt to inject foreign capital throughout its textile value chain, the Indian government has announced it will provide a maximum subsidy of $438 million in the hopes of attracting a total inv...
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BANGLADESH: Apparel sector to grow by 14 percent annually over the next four years.
The Bangladesh apparel market will grow by more than 14 percent annually over the next four years, according to a market research.
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GERMANY: Cooperation between Serbian and German textile industries
Minister of Economy and Regional Development Nebojsa Ciric has been on a working visit to Germany today during which he presented Serbia’s industry of textile and garments at a conference in the Chamb...
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Egypt: Egypt's textile crisis keeps on spinning.
Factory-owners continue to demand a halt in cotton exports to ease up the growing financial burden of acquiring raw materials
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EGYPT: The holding comapny for cotton, spinning and weaving pays about 110 million Egp for the employees.
Eng. Mohsen El Gilani (Chairman of the Holding Company for Cotton, Spinning and Weaving and Garment) confirmed that that there is no intention to liquidate the company's production lines and factories...
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JAPAN: Japanese textile businesses choose Vietnam.
With rational labour costs, Vietnam is a good investment destination for Japanese garment and textile businesses, said a senior JICA expert.
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JAPAN: Japan's Man-Made Fibre Production increase by 8.7% in March.
The Japan Chemical Fibers Association reported that the nation’s production of man-made fibers increased by 8.7% in March from the same month of last year to 88,603 tons, of which synthetic fibers ros...
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VIETNAM: Garment Exports to hit $13 billion this year.
Vietnam should be able to export US$13 billion of garments and textiles this year, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas).
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BANGLADESH: Bangladeshi exports surges by 40.3 % in nine months ending March.
Bangladesh's exports surged by nearly 41% in March year-on-year to US$2.14 billion. Its exports for July 2010 to March 2011, the first nine months of the 2010/11 fiscal year of the country, rose by 40...
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THAILAND: Thai garment manufacturers relocating to Vietnam for lower production costs.
According to the Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA), there is a recent trend for Thai garment manufacturers to relocate their production bases to Vietnam for cheaper production costs, espec...
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EGYPT:The Holding Co. for Cotton,Spinning & Weaving achieves a significant decline in net losses.
Achieving a significant decline in net losses, the Holding Company for Cotton, Spinning and Weaving and Garments held a general assembly meeting to announce its yearly financials.
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BANGLADESH: Bangladesh now world's second largest knitted goods manufacturer.
Bangladesh has become the world's second largest exporter of knitted goods, beating Turkey in terms of volume last year, a report in the country’s Financial Express said on Sunday.
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INDIA: India Removes Restriction on Cotton Yarn Exports.
As of April 1, India’s restrictions on cotton yarn exports are officially a thing of the past. On March 31, India’s Director General of Foreign Trade removed the restrictions on cotton yarn exports ef...
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JAPAN: Japan`s Nonwovens production dropped down by 1.1% in January.
The Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI) reported that the nation’s production of nonwoven fabrics in January 2011 decreased by 1.1% from the same month of last year to 25,524 tons.