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1 February 2012, Shanghai Despite a number of challenges, China's textile and clothing industry is said to be set for further growth while its competitors suffer declines as a result of cutbacks by retail buyers, according to a recent report from the global business information company Textiles...

31 January 2012, Leicester Early 1990s knitwear manufacturing and retailing success The Sweater Shop has been ‘reborn' in the shape of a new venture headed by the man behind the original business. Jersey based millionaire Brian de Zille who made his fortune building up the Syston, Leicester...

23 January 2012, Hong Kong Hong Kong's Knitwear Innovation & Design Society (KIDS) presented its ‘Knitwear Symphony 2012' and the ‘2nd Hong Kong Young Knitwear Designers' contest featuring the theme LOVE on 18 January 2012 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Grand Hall...

13 January 2012, Panevezys According to local media reports, Devold of Norway, a leading outdoor brand and producer of knitted products, is planning to set up a new factory in Lithuania which has already been its main production base since the late 1990s. Norwegian owned Devold, together with tw...

12 January 2012, Tokyo Polyester fibre and fabrics producer Teijin Fibers Limited has announced today that it will showcase a range of high-comfort, high-performance polyester products at two of the leading upcoming international sports trade fairs. The Japanese company will showcase products th...

6 January 2012, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's leading knitted apparel exporter Brandix has paid tribute to the passion that gave birth to, and has sustained the textile industry, in another informative calendar that continues the group tradition of providing more than a simple guide to the days, weeks, a...

5 January 2012, Hinckley Thirty jobs have been saved at a UK based knitwear manufacturer after the company was bought from administrators. Historic Manchester Hosiery, a 106 year old company based in Hinckley, Leicestershire has been sold to a Hong Kong business which has pledged to keep manufact...

4 January 2012, Ludhiana Monte Carlo a designer knitwear brand owned by India's Oswal Woollen mills has opened its 150th store in the country. The 1200 square foot retail outlet is the company's second in Nasik, Maharashtra in western India. The new outlet stocks cardigans, pullovers, Nehru jacke...

22 December 2011, Chandigarh Even though most of Northern India is in the grip of a really cold spell of weather, local media reports say the late onset of winter has resulted in heavy losses for the hosiery manufacturers in Ludhiana. Usually the Punjabi hosiery manufacturers do good business dur...

15 December 2011, Manchester A regular on the Institute's calendar, the annual Textile Institute Parliamentary Lunch has risen to be one of the highlights of the year. Hosted by Lord Simon Haskel and held in the Cholmondeley Room at the House of Lords, London, UK, the event is an opportunity to e...