Middle East and Africa

Egypt Advances Textile Sector Modernisation With Greater Private Sector Role

Egypt is moving forward with plans to modernise its state-owned cotton, spinning, weaving and garment industry, with the government seeking greater private sector participation in the management and operation...

Egypt’s Home Textile Industry Gains Momentum: Interview with Towelie

By: Behnam Ghasemi | Editor-in-Chief, Kohan Textile Journal On-location coverage at Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics Executive Summary At Intertextile Shanghai, the...

Kenya’s Apparel Industry Gains Trade Certainty as US Senate Backs AGOA Extension to 2028

Kenya’s textile and apparel industry is set to gain greater trade certainty following the US Senate’s approval of...

Climate Change Puts Africa’s Cotton and Textile Ambitions Under Pressure

Africa’s ambitions to expand its textile and apparel manufacturing industry are becoming increasingly linked to a challenge that...

Nigeria’s Textile Imports Surge as Northern Cotton Industry Struggles to Recover

Nigeria’s textile industry is facing mounting pressure as imported fabrics from China, India and Pakistan continue to strengthen...

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Buyers to explore opportunities in China at Yarn Expo

Yarn Expo from March 12 will offer a springboard for exhibitors to capture the potential of the China market. Over 450 exhibitors from 12...

Nigeria’s CBN restricts forex sale to textile importers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has placed access to foreign exchange (forex) for all forms of textile materials on the Forex restriction list,...

Nigeria to Save N 3.6 Trillion in 5 Yrs Through NSCRM

Nigeria will save at least N 3.6 trillion in five years through the Natural Strategy for Competitiveness in Raw Materials (NSCRM), according to science...

Dubai Chamber to back Ghana’s textile-apparel industry

The Ghana textile apparel industry could receive business guidance, investment support and assistance in accessing the Dubai market through the Accra office of the...

UAE Energy Minister Honoured with Oil Diplomacy Award

The UAE minister of energy & industry Suhail Al Mazrouei, was presented with the 'International Oil Diplomacy Person of the Year 2018' award in...

275 Turkish firms participate in Texworld Paris

Two hundred and seventy five Turkish textile companies are participating in the ongoing Premiere Vision Paris and Texworld Paris international fashion fairs, according to...

Egypt’s cotton exports up 45% in Q1 2018-19: CAPMAS

Cotton exports from Egypt increased to 128,300 metric quintals during September-November 2018, registering an increase of 45.1 per cent over exports made during the...

Rivatex Signs Deal with Cotton Farmers in Kenya

Cotton farmers in Kenya’s Kerio Valley recently finalised a deal with Rift Valley Textiles (Rivatex) to sell their produce to the company. Rivatex will...

C&Y Garment Factory’s Initiatives for Workers Win Applause From French Ambassador to South Africa

The French Ambassador to South Africa, Christophe Farnaud has lauded Nien Hsing’s C&Y Garment factory in Lesotho for the initiatives taken to improve the...

Carpet Diem: Notes on a cultural icon

Five things we learned at Carpet Oasis, the annual festival in Dubai. No surprise that the world’s largest carpet was created in Iran — Persian rugs...
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