SINGAPORE’S EVOLVING ROLE AS TEXTILE INNOVATOR
October 1st, 2016
SINCE the bulk of textile and apparel and production moved offshore from the wealthy city state of Singapore - seeking lower costs labour elsewhere - the country has become an industry innovator, and experts say this trend will continue.
The United States department of commerce (DoC) said in a report issued in May (2016): “Manufacturing has moved offshore to mainly other countries in the region, forcing the textile and apparel sector to reinvent itself and focus on research and development."
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