Middle East and Africa
Fiber & yarn
Aid by Trade Foundation Joins International Alliance for Sustainable Cotton Production in Chad
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has joined the newly formed Koskilna Compact alliance. This international multi-stakeholder coalition of non-governmental organisations, companies, and state actors aims to promote the...
Fiber & yarn
AbTF Publishes Independent Verification Results for Cotton made in Africa’s Standards
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is releasing the latest edition of its annual, aggregated report on the...
Middle East and Africa
Top Textile Companies in Azerbaijan
The Evolution of Azerbaijan's Textile Industry
Azerbaijan's textile industry has a rich history intertwined with the nation's cultural and...
Exhibition News
Iran’s Unique Textile Industry Advantages
In recent years, Iran has made significant strides in revitalizing its textile industry, building on its unique advantages...
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Işıl Tekstil’s New Investments in the Niğde Yarn Facility
Işıl Tekstil Enhances Its Technological Infrastructure: Boosting the Niğde Yarn Facility
Işıl Tekstil continues to advance its technological infrastructure...
Pakistan’s textile sector: Policy grievances marked 2017
Grievances against government policies and regulations from all quarters of the textile industry and demands for amendments marked the year in Pakistan despite former...
Bt cotton seeds effective, MMBL writes to Indian minister
US firm Monsanto’s Indian joint venture Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (MMBL) has termed the threat by industry body National Seed Association of India (NSAI) to...
Uzbekistan exported textile worth over $1 bn in 2017
Light industry enterprises of Uzbekistan exported products worth $1.1 billion to 50 nations in 2017 and the share of value-added products exceeded 40 per...
Over 390 Indian companies showcasing at Heimtextil
More than 390 Indian companies have come together together to showcase the country’s textile expertise at the world’s biggest fair for interior textiles – Heimtextil Frankfurt this...
Turkish-Algerian JV to set up textile unit in Relizane
Construction of one of Africa's largest textile production facilities, named ‘Tayal Spa’, was flagged off recently by Algeria's industry and mines minister Youcef Yousfi in the...
UAE has the lowest VAT regionally and globally
The UAE has the lowest VAT regionally and globally, compared to countries such as UK, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, South Africa and Australia, according to...
As Jordan’s garment sector grows, activists push for better migrant workers’ rights
Jordanian labour officials have begun inspecting migrant housing, but improvements have not necessarily followed
Layers of drying laundry swing on clotheslines strung atop dormitories inside...
Algeria-Turkey textile factory becomes first to export materials
Algeria’s largest textile factory announced yesterday that it is now exporting its cotton yarn products to Turkey, in the first such move.
According to a...
Textile-Clothing: APII outlines reasons behind failures
“The problems of the textile and clothing sector have intensified after the revolution as a result of the flight of foreign contractors, in addition...
‘Factory of tomorrow’: Egypt aims to replace Far East as cheap clothing king
As costs in the Far East rise and consumption patterns change, Egypt tries to position itself - Africa - as the next cheap clothing...