African textiles
Zambia Advances Green Textile and Wood Value Chains to Combat Climate Change
Zambia is taking significant steps toward greening its textile and wood value chains, positioning itself for sustainable growth and competitiveness under the African Continental...
Middle East and Africa
Results of the 28th ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey
The business situation has slightly improved in September but remains dire.
The ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS) for...
Africa
Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone Makes First Export of ‘Made in Benin’ Garments for U.S. Polo Assn.
The Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) has successfully exported its first shipment of ready-to-wear clothing for the renowned American...
Fiber & yarn
Independent Auditors Attest to The Good Cashmere Standard High Effectiveness in Animal Welfare and Sustainability
The latest results of the comprehensive verification of its cashmere farms and producers confirm that The Good Cashmere...
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...
Nigerian Braiding Manufacturers to continue operations
Kano-based Nigerian Braiding Manufacturers Limited (NBML) will continue operations despite its indebtedness to the tune of more than N1 billion, the Asset Management Corporation...
Nigeria losing revenue due to influx of cheap textiles
Nigeria’s cumulative value of textiles and garments imported or smuggled into the country is worth $4.2 billion, according to minister of state for industry,...
Chinese textile unit in Jordan launched
Chinese textile unit in Jordan :: Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz recently laid the foundation stone for a Chinese textile factory that will create hundreds of...
Record cotton production to drive West Africa exports
Cotton exports from West Africa for 2018-19 are projected to surpass last year’s record, driven by record production, according to the US department of...
Nigeria introduces transgenic cotton varieties
Nigeria recently introduced genetically-modified cotton varieties in the country to boost the textile industry. The country’s minister of science and technology Ogbonnaya Onu said...
Nigeria, China sign $2 bn MoU on cotton industry
Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese firm Shandong Ruyi International Fashion Industry for an investment of $2 billion in Katsina, Kano,...
Kenyan farmers to grow Bt cotton commercially starting
Kenyan farmers will start commercially growing transgenic Bt cotton from next April after waiting for nearly two decades. The development is likely to spur...
Garments and textile mark 24% of Jordan’s exports
Deputy Chairman of the Syndicate of Garments and Textile Factory Owners in Jordan, Ihab Qadri, said that the sector marks about 24% of the...
Ghana forms textile import management body
The Government of Ghana recently constituted a textile import management body to oversee textile imports, according to trade and industry minister Alan Kyerematen. Vetting...
Morocco’s Exports to Spain up 6.7 % in First Seven Months of 2018
Morocco’s exports to Spain increased by 6.7% in the first seven months of 2018 compared with the same period last year, the EU statistics...
