BGATE’2007 – THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS TO BUSINESS APPAREL AND TEXTILE EXHIBITION

For three days – from 4th to 6th October 2007 – Inter Expo and Sofia Congress Centre were the hosts of the 5th edition of BGate, the Balkan Apparel and Textile Exhibition.

Ropotamo has a new General Manager

Hanne Lindstroem has joined the team of Ropotamo as a General Manager since the beginning of May.

BULGARIA KNITS

With Bulgaria poised to join the EU on January 1 2007, Niki Tait takes a look at the Bulgarian knitwear industry.

Streifzug durch die bulgarische Textil- und

Blue Rock Sock Company – die Sockeninitiative Seit Oktober 2006 haben sich 15 Sockenhersteller in Sliven/Ost-Bulgarien zusammengetan und eine Kooperative gegr?ndet, die f?hig ist, den Kunden eine sehr viel umfangreichere Produktauswahl und gr??ere Fl

Partners of West European brands

Bulgaria counts some 3,000 apparel companies, of which 600 could be classified as medium and larger companies with up to 2,000 employees. They strike one with their adaptability. Flexibility is a must in their management, necessitated by the increasingly

Textile industry - Bulgaria

The textile industry is once again setting new output record during the third quarter in 2006.

EU newcomer with textile skills

The 17 post-communist years in Bulgaria have been characterised by the creation of numerous small and medium-sized companies in the clothing industry. Most of them were founded by the managers of the former combines, others by international investors. The

Italy's Miroglio steps up investment in Bulgaria

Italy's Miroglio Group is one of the leading international companies in the textile and clothing sector - and a major investor in Bulgaria, where this summer it ploughed EUR25m (US$33m) into a new weaving plant. Niki Tait takes a look.

Bulgaria: Europe's quick response solution?

With Bulgaria poised to join the EU on 1 January 2007, the country is optimistic that its clothing exports will continue to climb. Production of textiles and clothing has doubled in the last five years, and the industry now believes it is well-placed as a

BULGARIA: Dunavska Koprina pilots European silk project

Dunavska Koprina (or Dunav Silk), Bulgaria's only silk fabric producer, is piloting a major new project to help re-establish the country's silk industry.