BRAZIL TEXTILE FINISHERS MULL DIGITAL EXPANSION, DESPITE LOCAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
September 1st, 2021
Brazil’s larger companies operating digital textile printing services have experienced a sharp recovery since social distancing restrictions imposed by Covid-19 waned, with many companies now investing in new equipment to move forward. But the country’s troubled politics – with far-right President Jair Bolsonaro earlier this month (September) saying he would refuse to recognise decisions made by the country's Supreme Court – are limiting how much commercial risk textile firms are prepared to make. Also, an increasing risk of electricity cuts in the next ...
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