NEPAL’S CHYANGRA PASHMINA SET TO GROW
April 12th, 2014
NEPAL pashmina fibre is “exotically delicate, weightless and the finest natural insulation fibre of the world,” according to the Nepal Pashmina Industries Association's (NPIA) general secretary Vijoy Kumar Dugar. This reputation has helped Nepal producers carve out a niche markets for pashmina knitwear and traditional shawl exports.“The quality is Nepal’s strength,” Dugar told Knitting International. Rivals China and India focus more on the masstige segment, while Nepal exports fewer amounts of high quality products, he claimed. The Nepal government is ...
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