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...
Sweden, MENATEX to support textile and clothing exports from four Arab states
initiative sets out to bolster job creation, incomes and growth in the textile sector.
The Government of Sweden and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have...
Morocco Leather&Shoes – 4th Morocco International Leather&Shoes Fair
Morocco Leather&Shoes – 4th Morocco International Leather&Shoes Fair which was held between 28 - 31 March 2018 at OFEC, La Foire Internationale de...
Sustainability in Textiles: “In order to gain the customers’ trust, a company should make the first step.”
An Interview with Georg Dieners, the General Secretary of the International OEKO-TEX® Association
By: Behnam Ghasemi / Kohan Textile Journal
OEKO-TEX is an international association consisting...
Afreximbank to aid Nigerias Kaduna in textile goods export
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) president Benedict Oramah recently met Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state, in Abuja to discuss how the bank...
Garment training centre boosts first innovative textile cluster in Jordan
Italian and EU officials on Tuesday took part in a field visit to the Garment Design and Training Services Centre and the Noorway Factory,...
Kenya – A Rising Power In Apparel Industry?
Country Overview
The Republic of Kenya is an East African country bordering the Indian Ocean, located between Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, and Tanzania. The country...
Kenya’s AGOA exports decline 4.65% in 2017
Kenya’s exports of goods to the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) declined by 4.65 per cent or Ksh1.6 billion ($15.9...
Nigeria, China opt currency swap to cut dollar use
Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, and China have agreed to swap their currencies in order to reduce their dependency on third-country currencies and thereby, give...
US apparel brands challenged on Jordan migrant workers
US apparel
A UK organisation that aims to advance human rights in business has released a report today which claims that many US apparel brands...
Dubai textile firm plans garment unit in Kenya’s Naivasha
Dubai-based textile company United Aryan plans to build a garment factory that could employ up to 10,000 workers at Olkaria geothermal fields in Naivasha town of...
