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At this year’s Vietnam Textile & Garment Industry Expo, which bills itself as “the biggest and the most important event in the textile and garment industry of Vietnam”, only 60 of the 502 companies exhibiting were Vietnamese. WTiN.com visited the show, in Ho Chi Minh City, last month noting that 283 exhibitors were Chinese companies, with fabric, accessories and machinery manufacturers of 22 other countries making up the rest.…

THE DIRECTOR general of the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX) has called on the European Union (EU) to keep pushing for a free trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur trade bloc, notably because it is dominated by Brazil (also including Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela), which today remains a tough market for the European textile industry.…

Despite losing USD2 billion in sales during industrial action last year, and wage-related strikes being an annual specter, the lure of the sub-Saharan Africa market should ensure in South Africa car manufacturers do not divest from the country, according to industry experts.…

THE EUROPEAN Parliament, which represents the citizens of the European Union (EU) voted today (April 15) to introduce a mandatory system to handle emergency calls (eCalls) sent automatically by cars in case of a crash by 2017.

This decision was agreed in negotiations with the national governments back in March and endorsed today by MEPs (members of the European Parliament) in their last plenary meeting ahead of elections on May 22-25.…

Asking a 31-year old with little prior branding experience to turn around the fortunes of a retail brand almost as old as her may seem foolhardy, yet the quirkiness and fresh perspective commanded by Dee Poon may deliver the rebranding success the ageing high-end shirt specialist PYE needs.…

Venezuela’s economic woes are weighing heavily on its steel sector, which was already buckling from longstanding labour disputes and related financial problems.

The government in March effectively weakened its currency, the Venezuelan bolivar (VEF) by more than 80% against the US dollar for most transactions, unveiling a new currency market, to combat chronic shortages of key industrial inputs and consumer goods.…

Events in Ukraine continue to unfold in dramatic fashion: a government overthrown, Crimea annexed by Russia, pro-Russian separatists stoking unrest and grabbing government buildings in eastern Ukraine, and worries of a full-scale invasion. Weaved into these crises – and in many respects at the heart of them – is Ukraine’s oil and gas sector.…

THE CHALLENGES facing the European paints and coatings industry as it prepares for the next registration stage of European Union (EU) chemical control system REACH have become clearer following a specialist briefing held at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) HQ in Helsinki.…

A FREE trade agreement signed between Canada and South Korea could see increased investment by the nuclear fuel hungry Korea in Canada’s abundant uranium resources.

The agreement – inked on March 11, and Canada’s first with an Asian country – lays down rules on how South Korean investments should be made in Canada, with a focus on boosting transparency and predictability, according to a note from the Canadian government Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).…

GROWTH in the global nonwoven consumer wipes market is set to slow over the coming years, although a number of trends are encouraging brands and manufacturers in particular product segments such as baby wipes and anti-bacterial surface care products. Meanwhile, a growing range of innovations are emerging focused on producing flushable wipes.…