Home >

Argentina: Increasing Restrictions On China'S Imports Of Cotton Textile Products

2010/7/6 9:32:00 42

Argentina Export Restriction

   Argentina It is an important cotton producing area and wool producing place in South America, and also a major exporter. Argentina is also a producer of natural fibers and recycled fibers. The output value of textile and garment industry accounts for 11% of the total output value of Argentina's entire industrial sector. The textile industry has always been an important investment project in Argentina. In order to meet domestic demand, most of the investment is used to improve quality, reduce costs and expand the capacity of spinning machines. According to the statistics published by the National Bureau of statistics of Argentina, the capital investment of the country's textile industry has increased year by year since 2004. The Argentina textile Promotion Foundation said that Argentina's textile industry invested 317 million US dollars in 2007, an increase of 48% over the same period in 2006. In 2008, Argentina spent an average of $263 per person on clothing and shoes.


Argentina's yarn, fabric and clothing account for the whole. textile industry 60% of the added value, of which fabric production is the most important, accounts for almost 1/3 of all textile products. In the South American market, Argentina is an important producer and exporter of woollen fabrics, and sweater exports account for more than 1/3 of the total output. Exports of a small part of cotton textiles and cotton garments account for 1/6 of the total output.


The main raw material of Argentina's textile industry is cotton. There are more than 140 in Argentina. cotton Processing plant, 47 cotton manufacturers, including 25 weaving factories. During 2005~2009, the average annual cotton planting area in Argentina reached 313 thousand and 400 hectares, and the cotton harvest exceeded 407 thousand and 800 tons, producing about 136 thousand tons of cotton yarn. In 2008, the output of cotton was 506 thousand and 500 tons, and the production of cotton reached 165 thousand and 200 tons, of which 128 thousand tons were supplied to the domestic consumption market. Although domestic textile producers have increased demand for purchase, the low price of imported cotton from Brazil has become a problem that plagued Argentina's small and medium cotton producers. In order to help small and medium producers, the government set up the national cotton fund in August 2008 and invested about $18 million to provide pesticides and fertilizers to reduce production costs and help producers cope with the impact of cheap textile imports such as Asia and Brazil.

  • Related reading

EU Limits The Use Of Specific Organotin Compounds In Shoes And Clothing Products

international news
|
2010/7/5 10:15:00
43

Us Anti Dumping Strategy Asks The Chinese Textile And Garment Industry

international news
|
2010/7/5 10:12:00
29

Ningbo Branch Organizes Textile And Garment Enterprises To Fight For Fashion Capital Paris

international news
|
2010/7/5 10:11:00
31

Brazil Cotton Textile And Garment Industry Has Great Potential In Market Demand.

international news
|
2010/7/5 10:08:00
30

Indonesia Enacted The Labelling Law Involving Clothing And Footwear Products

international news
|
2010/7/5 10:06:00
66
Read the next article

Giselle'S Charming Gesture Adds A Blundering Stream To The Hot Summer Days.

Gisele Bundchen Bundchen, Brazil's T Gisele, has recently shot a series of dreamy styles for the Muse magazine, the theme of which is Earth Angel.