EghtesadOnline: Half the capacity of Iran's 9,000 textile and clothing manufacturers remains untapped due to credit crunch, poor sales and sanctions, a board member of Iran Textile Specialists Association said.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s textile industry is as old as history. Carpet weaving, loom weaving, spinning, dying, embroidery, crochet, etc. was common among Iranians before industrialization set in almost a century ago with the arrival of the first machinery into the country.