The enploynment opportunity of textile industry
Category：Industry News Date:2015-05-11 Views：2314 [BACK]
With the constant increasing of domestic wage levels, energy and other costs, more and more Asian textile enterprises choose to build factories in the southeastern part of the United States. Chinese group company, Ker, is one of them. Group company Ker has agreed to invest $218million to build a factory in Lancaster County which is not far from Sherlock in North Carolina. Ker said the new factory's electricity spending is over 50 percent cheaper than in China, and they will also get the support from the local government. Group company Ker is expected to create at least 500 jobs for the local. There is another advantage. With rising costs in China, the group company Ker can sale yarn to Central America's manufacturers and their garments which will sale in the U.S. can be exempted from customs duties. In October 2013, ShriVallabhPittie group, whose headquarters is located in Mumbai announced that they would invest $70 million to build spinning factory in the United States Georgia Sylvania, which will create 250 jobs for the local. In April 2013, Industries Alok, another textile factory in Mumbai, said a spinning factory will be built in the south of the United States. In September this year, the Chinese company jn fibers Inc. agreed to spend $45 million to build a factory in South Carolina. The wasted plastics (10975, -10.00, - 0.09%) bottles will be transformed to polyester fiber for filling pillows and furniture. The investment is expected to bring 318 jobs for the local. Officials in South Carolina and Saji Ayushu who are in charge of development affairs said the number of Asian textile companies which contacted with them has increased this year.
