Tag: textile industry

• Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 10:22 UTC

  Textile giant Alpargatas quits Argentina

  

  Although founded in Argentina, textile giant Alpargatas, now owned by Brazilian investors, has announced it will leave its country of origin due to financial difficulties.

• Saturday, September 17th 2011 - 02:58 UTC

  Argentina will defend domestic market from flood of “Asian textile imports”

  

  Argentina will reinforce the defence of its domestic market from ‘the danger of an invasion of Asian countries’ imports, as a consequence of the world crisis, promised this week Industry Minister Debora Giorgi.

• Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 00:09 UTC

  Uruguay’s textile industry could have to import 20 million kilos of wool

  

  Uruguay’s textile industry is short of wool and could be forced to import up to 20 million kilos, revealed Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL) CEO Gabriel Capurro during the opening of an ovine industry seminar, organized by the country’s Corriedale breeders association.