23 Jul 11

Albania pitch for sourcing from European importers

Albania is making a big effort to attract sourcing business from European apparel retailers and brands Albania must believe might be scared about the political volatility affecting some Middle Eastern countries.../read more

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

23 Jul 11

Argentina clamps down on imports as domestic sweatshop allegations rise

Argentinean companies engaged in importing clothing, electronic products, furniture, crockery and cutlery will, from mid-July, have to offset every dollar spent on imports with the same amount of dollars exported or with capital investment to the same amount. The new rules come amid mounting claims from trade unions and human rights activists of illegal sweatshops../read more

07 Feb 11

Argentina extends used-clothing import curb extended

Argentina extended its used-clothing ban by five years in mid-January. The ban, in place since the 1990s, was extended to all used clothing except those stemming from donations. The Industry Ministry announced the move as "one more step to promote national production and preserve Argentine jobs."../read more

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

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

17 Mar 11

Mulesing debate still won’t go away

Six US organisations, representing most US apparel retailers and importers, reacted impatiently on February 24 to Australian growers' latest postponement of mulesing deadlines.../read more

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

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