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Textile Industry Fuels Modernisation in the Middle East
Rooted in the ancient textile traditions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia, the Middle East's textile industry is now a modern and dynamic sector, with countries like Egypt, Iran, Jordan,...
Garment & Fashion
Made in Tuscany in Saudi Arabia: A Roundtable Discussing Perceptions of Excellence in The Textile Sector
“The time has come to share our skills and invaluable know-how beyond the European Union. Countries like the...
Garment & Fashion
Apparel Group Announces Opening of Allo Beirut in Riyadh, Plans Extensive GCC Growth
The First Branch Now Open in Riyadh’s Olaya District, Serving Customers 24/7
Expanding Across the GCC: Allo...
Middle East and Africa
Saudi Arabia Adopts New Technical Regulations for Textile Products
On January 12, 2024, Saudi Arabia officially adopted a new edition of its Technical Regulations for Textile Products,...
Egypt
Stitch & Tex: New Textile Exhibition Brand for Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco
Business Plus Fairs, a UAE-based exhibition organizer specializing in the textile industry, has partnered with Vision Fairs to...
NATPET to showcase advances in several polypropylene resin grades at K 2019
Saudi Arabia’s National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (NATPET), a major producer of propylene and polypropylene, plans to highlight advances in several of its material grades...
THE MIDDLE EAST TEXTILE INDUSTRY
The Middle East has long been known as a major trading hub for textiles. What is less well-known is that the region is also...
Saudi firms keen to import handmade carpets
The Saudi investors and businessmen have shown their keen interest of importing traditional and world class handmade carpets, apparel and chemical products from Pakistan,...
Saudi firms keen to import hand-made carpets from Pak
Saudi investors and businessmen have shown interest in importing traditional hand-made carpets, apparel and chemical products from Pakistan. A delegation of Saudi enterprises recently...
Saudi Arabia updates textile technical regulations
Saudi Arabia has updated technical regulations for textile products which will be implemented on February 23, 2019. Issued by the Saudi Standards, Metrology and...
Saudi Aramco signs agreement with Zhejiang Petrochemical
Saudi Aramco recently signed an agreement with the Chinese province of Zhejiang during the second International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC) at...
SABIC signs MoU with PRC Province for Petrochem Complex
SABIC :: The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s Fujian provincial government to enable...
Saudi Arabia’s textile printing industry’s tech migration on the rise
Textile printing industry has come of age and is rapidly growing across the globe and the Middle East region. Saudi Arabia houses thousands of...
eBay partners with Noon for e-commerce sales in Middle East
Noon, the $1 billion e-commerce venture backed by Dubai businessman Mohamed Alabbar and Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has entered into a partnership with...
Sabic to boost chemical output 70% by 2025 with new plants
Saudi Basic Industries Corp plans to boost production capacity 70 per cent by 2025 as the Middle East’s dominant chemical maker works with new...