BRAZIL’S DYEING AND FINISHING INDUSTRY FOCUSES ON INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLITY
November 1st, 2011
BY JILL LANGLOIS, IN SÃO PAULO
BRAZIL'S dyeing and finishing sector is working hard to maintain a commercial edge - especially through environmental good practice - while its key market, the Brazilian textile industry, faces some tough times.
Foreign competition, weak international branding and unhelpful Brazilian government regulations are weakening the textile sector in Brazil: "The industry's deficit will hit a record USD5 billion [last] year [2011] - we've already had to cut 19,000 jobs..." said Aguinaldo Diniz Filho, president of the Brazilian ...
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