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MALAYSIA has long positioned itself as a higher-tech source of textile manufacturing and so it is maybe no surprise that it has been growing its digital textile printing segment.

That has been to the benefit of key Japan-based digital imaging and printing solution supplier Epson, which currently claims a Malaysian market share of 87% – based on data harvested last year (2017).…

INDONESIAN textile and garment manufacturers continue to flout environmental laws and dump hazardous waste into rivers despite pressure for the industry to be more environmentally friendly, activists and industry leaders warned.
“Medium and small sized companies, particularly those that serve the domestic market, have no incentives to be environmentally-friendly because their margins are small,” said Redma Gita Wirawasta, secretary general of the  the Indonesian Synthetic Fibre Manufacturers
Association (Apsyfi, Asosiasi Produsen Serat dan Benang Filament Indonesia).“So…

VISITORS to the INDO Intertex in Jakarta, Indonesia, will not only be introduced to the state-of-the-art textile and garment machinery, but also meet with potential clients, exchange business insights around key areas such as sustainability and energy efficiency and expand connections, organisers said.…

The INDO Intertex textile machinery exhibition will be staged in the Indonesian capital Jakarta next month to boost investment in a textile and clothing sector that is growing, the show’s project manager Paul Kingsen said. 

“The theme for this year INDO Intertex is investment growth acceleration.…

THE FUTURE of Indonesia’s textile and garment industry could be bright, but it companies must deal with the challenges of high energy costs and competition from regional neighbours to succeed, said Ade Sudrajat the chairman of the Indonesian Textile Association (API – Asosiasi Pertekstilan Indonesia).…

FACED with its anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) backlisting and a big USA fine of a major Taiwan bank, this island country has introduced AML/CFT reforms. Whether it has done enough will be assessed later this year when the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), of which the island is a member – as Chinese Taipei, a nod to China’s insistence that Taiwan not be treated as an independent country – undertakes a third round of APG mutual evaluations.…

TEXTILE industry representatives have welcomed an anticipated move by the Indonesian government to make new corporate income tax cuts to boost investment and make its manufacturing industry – notably textile and clothing manufacturers – more competitive both at home and overseas.…

FINANCIAL crime experts are urging Indonesia to step up its war on terror financing and money laundering highlighting the south-east Asian nation’s vulnerability to these threats. The USA state department’s 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) noted these threats are significant despite Indonesia neither being a regional financial centre nor an offshore financial haven.…

INDONESIA’S textile and garment exports rebounded strongly in 2017, rising about 5% to USD12.4 billion after four years of stagnation, the head of the country’s textile industry association has revealed.

Factory relocation, political stability and less labour unrest contributed to the growth, said the chairman of the Indonesian Textile Association (API – Asosiasi Pertekstilan Indonesia), Ade Sudrajat.…

FEARS have been raised that a predicted increase in the cosmetic industry’s use of bio-technology to help preserve the environment’s natural resources will itself lead to further ethical questions about the way beauty products are manufactured.

Market analysts Mintel has forecast a significant rise in artificially ‘grown’ cosmetic ingredients as consumers push for access to more natural products but at the same time support environmental campaigns to protect the planet.…