Textiles manufacturing
A car is driven past a billboard showing machines harvesting cotton outside a Huafu Fashion plant, as seen during a government organized trip for foreign journalists, in Aksu in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is taking a toll on China's cotton industry, but it's unclear if the pressure will compel the government or companies to change their ways. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China's Xinjiang

By Ken Moritsugu And Dake Kang May. 25, 2021 12:11 AM EDT

Fire causes partial roof collapse at textile factory

Apr. 19, 2021 03:50 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A fire caused extensive damage to a textile manufacturing facility in Portland early Monday, officials said. The...

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo, a model wears a creation for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
Fashion industry evolves, as virus forces a rethink

By Thomas Adamson And Francois Mori Apr. 18, 2021 02:33 AM EDT

Lasaad El Beji Amine El Hrairia, a silk weaver In Tunis' Medina and that Hassan Ben Ayech, the designer for the Bardo Collection, uses, holds a fabric in Tunis, Monday Oct.5 , 2020. El Béji is an example of a local Tunisian artisan whose craft and production of high-quality hand-made material is being incorporated by these new sustainable fashion brands. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Eco-fashion offers a renaissance for new Tunisian brands

By Francesca Ebel Nov. 08, 2020 02:55 AM EST

In this undated photo provided by Outdoor Research in September 2020, a worker handles filter material for face masks in Seattle. A key challenge for N95 mask manufacturers racing to meet spiking demand is scarcity of meltblown textile. (Gerardo Villalobos/Outdoor Research via AP)
Scarcity of raw material still squeezes N95 mask makers

By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Thomas Peipert And Irena Hwang Sep. 10, 2020 12:26 AM EDT

In this undated photo provided by Outdoor Research in September 2020, a worker handles filter material for face masks in Seattle. A key challenge for N95 mask manufacturers racing to meet spiking demand is scarcity of meltblown textile. (Gerardo Villalobos/Outdoor Research via AP)
Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing

By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Thomas Peipert And Irena Hwang Sep. 10, 2020 12:25 AM EDT

In this Friday, June 12, 2020 photo, director Thomas Delise gestures in Chanteclair Hosiery, a French knitwear clothing manufacturer in Saint Pouange, east of Paris. The French praised the altruism of luxury goods companies such as LVMH, Kering and Chanel for diverting their production facilities to make millions of face masks for the public during the peak of their country's coronavirus outbreak. Now, the companies that helped France avoid a dangerous shortage say they need help unloading a surplus of 20 million washable masks. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
France has millions of unsold face masks after virus crisis

By Thomas Adamson Jun. 13, 2020 02:32 AM EDT

More than 200 COVID-19 infections at Guatemala textile plant

By Sonia Pérez D. May. 25, 2020 06:23 PM EDT
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — More than 200 workers at an export-focused textile plant in Guatemala have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and more results are...

In this Thursday, April 30, 2020, photo, a street vendor waits for customers outside a shop closed due to the new coronavirus outbreak at Pasar Baru Shopping Center that is popular for its textiles products in Jakarta, Indonesia. May Day usually brings both protest rallies and celebrations rallies marking international Labor Day. This year it's a bitter reminder of how much has been lost for the millions left idle or thrown out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic. Garment workers in Asia are among the hardest hit as orders dry up and shutdowns leave factories shuttered. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
May Day marks pain, not celebration for workers hit by virus

By Edna Tarigan, Sopheng Cheang And Julhas Alam May. 01, 2020 01:54 AM EDT