TEXTILE SUPPLY CHAINS SUFFERING FROM CHINA COVID LOCKDOWNS, AND IT’S NOT OVER
June 30th, 2022
China’s textile industry has been under intense pressure during the first half of this year (2022) to deal with the country’s continuing struggle to contain Covid-19, imposing tough lockdowns, even as much of the rest of the world eases social distancing rules.
With the country’s important fabric and yarn producers, as well as clothing makers, often unable to operate normally, its deliveries to global clothing supply chains will be impacted well into the third quarter of this year.
Affected by a domestic surge of infections that began in early March and ...
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