MAURITIAN FINISHING AND DYEING PLANTS UNDER PRESSURE WITH HIGH COTTON PRICES

BY VILLEN ANGANAN THE FINISHING and dyeing plants of the Indian Ocean island state of Mauritius are feeling the pinch of high cotton yarn prices, putting profit margins under pressure. "The order book of our dye house is relatively full as we have seen over recent months customers coming back to as they are looking for alternatives to Chinese producers. However, due to increase of cotton yarn prices, the profitability remains very tight" Jean-Baptiste de Spéville, general manager of Consolidated Dyeing Co Ltd (CDL) told International Dyer. A ...


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