INDONESIAN GARMENT PRODUCER FACE HARDEST HITS FROM PLANNED POWER BILL HIKE
January 1st, 2014
A PLANNED increase in electricity tariffs in Indonesia has sparked concern in the garment industry that it will raise production costs, which may affect the industry’s competitiveness in the export market.Asep Setiaharja, vice secretary general of the Indonesian Textile Association (API), said that the upstream end of the garment production chain will bear the biggest brunt of rising electricity costs: “The increase of electricity tariffs mostly hits upstream industries such as man-made fibre manufacturers and spinners who are more energy intensive ...
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