Dogi International Fabrics, the Catalan manufacturer of elastic textiles designed for lingerie, beachwear and sportswear, is in suspension of payments.The board of directors has decided...
Cotton output in three northern states, which account for about 18 percent of national output, may rise this year as higher prices encourage a shift away from rice, officials and farmers...
India's biggest energy group, Reliance Industries Ltd, said on Wednesday 3 June a European textile unit, Trevira, had applied in a German court to start of insolvency proceedings with a...
French fashion house Christian Lacroix was placed under administration on Tuesday 2 June after filing for bankruptcy protection last week because of the global financial crisis.
Egypt's agricultural quarantine authority said on Monday 25 May it had rejected a shipment of 740 tonnes of ginned Greek cotton at Alexandria port because it contained cotton seeds.
Fabric and crafts retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc posted first-quarter results that topped market estimates as gross margins improved, helped by reduced product and freight costs, and...
Textile maker Pegas Nonwovens posted a forecast-beating 59.3 percent year-on-year jump in first-quarter operating profit, as it drew down inventories and benefited from lower input prices.
Brazil's biosafety regulator CTNBio has approved the use of Monsanto's Bollgard 2 genetically modified cotton seed, the company said on Thursday 21 May.
Spanish textile maker Dogi has filed for administration, the company announced late on Tuesday 26 May, having failed to obtain financing.It said Dogi was still operating, however, and...
South Africa unveiled a plan on Thursday 21 May to help the struggling textile sector, a key employer, to better compete with cheap Chinese imports.
Belgian specialty textile group Sioen Industries reported a 32.6 percent drop in first-quarter sales on Friday 15 May and painted a bleak picture for the rest of the year.
A French textile firm has causedoutrage by telling nine of its workers that they have the choice between the sack and redeploying to an Indian factory and taking a gigantic pay-cut.
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant AG posted a net loss of 91 million Swiss francs ($80.60 million) on Wednesday 6 May, underperforming analysts forecasts, due to high...
A Serbian union official who chopped off his finger and ate it in a protest over wages that in some cases have not been paid in years, said Monday 27 April he did it to show how desperate...
Australian scientists are trying to change the face of fashion by turning animal waste into wearable fabric. They believe that chicken feathers can be turned into a biodegradable fiber...
