Middle East and Africa
Exhibition News
FESPA Middle East Celebrates Record Growth in Second Edition
FESPA Middle East, the region’s premier event for the global specialty print and signage industries, has demonstrated significant momentum by recording an 8% increase in visitor attendance compared to...
Egypt
Saurer: The Comprehensive Solution Provider at Egypt Stitch & Tex 2025
Textile professionals will find Saurer at the ATAG booth 1A6 at the Egypt Stitch & Tex 2025 exhibition...
Middle East and Africa
Turkish Textile Pioneers Lead the Way at Colombiatex 2025
Date: February 2025
Location: Medellín, ColombiaColombiatex 2025 in Medellín once again proved to be a pivotal platform for global...
Interview
Saurer Technologies Showcases Innovations at CFE 2025
We had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Gerd Pohlmann, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at...
Garment & Fashion
METAMORPHOSIS Project Closing: Boosting Turkey’s Apparel Industry
The closing meeting of the METAMORPHOSIS Project, executed by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, was heldTurkish fashion...
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...
TUNISIA’S FTTH: REVEALS STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF TEXTILES IN THE ECONOMY
After holding its national convention and appointing its representatives on December 17, the Textile and Apparel Federation (FTTH) of Tunisia has worked out its...
Morocco Wants to Grow Its Production Industry
Morocco aims big: If the country’s textile union (AMITH) has its way, we may soon start to see “Made in Morocco” more often on...
How Turkey’s political and economic outlook can affect apparel companies
Turkey boasts a strong textile and garment manufacturing sector, one that can be attractive for companies seeking new sourcing locations. But serious political and...
Turkey, Qatar, Iran to discuss land trade routes
Ankara, Doha and Tehran will discuss land trade routes on the sidelines of the oath-taking ceremony of Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani on Saturday, Turkish Economy Minister...
Iran, Afghanistan sign $2-million contract
During the 2nd Iran-Afghanistan joint economic exhibition, Iranian and Afghan businessmen and firms inked contracts worth $2m, Iranian Commercial attaché in Afghanistan said.
Mohammadreza Karim...
Leatherworld Middle East 2017 to host global exhibitors
Leatherworld Middle East 2017 show will witness debut exhibitors from Australia, the Netherlands, and Thailand along with a host returning players, who have set...
International Exhibition of Textile Industry in Iran (Sitex 2018)
Isfahan, Iran biggest textile city
15 - 18 Februry 2018
Why SITEX?
Started in 2000, SITEX has become Iran's second most important exhibition in textile industry organized biennially by...
Destructive competition among producers can cause significant drop in the overseas marks
In this issue of the magazine we have an interview with Masoud Kamali ardakani former Commercial Counselor of Iran in China about the handmade...