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Angola

09 Aug 10

Three African countries look to revive their textile industries

Angolan minister of Industry, Geology and Mining, Joaquim David, spoke recently about the Government's plans to revive the textile industry. Angola is../read more

Argentina

02 Jun 10

New anti dumping rules in Argentina

Argentina's Ministry for Industry and Tourism is to impose new anti-dumping duties on polyester yarns imported from China, Indonesia and Taiwan../read more
14 Apr 10

Argentinean industry expands 25% in first two months of the year

Argentina's clothing and textile industry expanded 25% in the first two months of 2010../read more
04 Oct 09

Santana to double Argentine denim production as US expansion stays on hold

Santana to double Argentine denim production as US expansion stays on holdEighteen months after it opened the facility for $40 mn, Brazil's Santana../read more

Armenia

02 Feb 10

Germans to open Armenian factory

Germany's Textile Solutions, which at present employs 700 people making clothes in Armenia's Yerevan and Vanadzor, will employ 1,400 people in a new Vanadzor factory../read more

Australia

15 May 10

US retail group believes traceability may solve mulesing crisis

The US National Retail Federation has been quoted as believing a proposed system of wool traceability might help resolve the difficulties about to hit the world wool industry.../read more
14 Apr 10

Gap Australian expansion highlights continuing overseas nervousness

Gap's plans to open in Ausdtralia highlight the chain's nervousness about foreign operatons, compared to Inditex or H&M../read more
06 Jan 10

Australia cuts import duties

Australia's import tariffs on textiles, clothing and footwear were cut on January 4../read more

Azerbaijan

23 Sep 08

Azerbaijan wants viable textile industry in two years

Azerbaijan, which produces about 1.5% of the world’s cotton, has had virtually no viable spinning, weaving or garment making capacity since the../read more
21 May 08

Central Asian downstream expansion continues

AIC, Azerbaijan’s state investment company has acquired a 25% stake in MKT, the country’s main cotton ginnery. The stake was publicised as../read more