JAPAN TECHNICAL TEXTILE MAKERS HONE COMPETITIVE EDGE IN ASIA BY FOCUS ON QUALITY
January 7th, 2015
JAPAN'S textile sector, including technical textiles, has long enjoyed a reputation for producing innovative and high-quality products that meet - and surpass - consumers' needs. Over the years, companies from across the industry, ranging from low-tech spinning operations to the manufacturers of cutting-edge technical textiles, have invested heavily in their research and development divisions and their personnel to stay ahead of the competition.That tactic, however, has its inevitable downside: labour rates far higher than in countries, notably China, where rival ...
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