Textiles

Ningbo is an important base for textile and garment production, processing and export in southeastern China. There are more than 3,000 textile and garment manufacturers in the city, and their products are sold to more than 200 countries and regions. 

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In recent years, local private textile and garment enterprises in Ningbo have accelerated the pace of going abroad and have achieved remarkable results. For example, Shenzhou has opened factories in Vietnam and Cambodia to increase overseas production capacity. Youngor acquired the well-known US brand Hart Schaffner Marx. The company also invested in the high-end French brand, Alexis Mabille, to improve product design and continue to expand its global market. 

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Ningbo textile and garment industry presents several development trends and characteristics: industrial clusters have begun to take shape and varieties are constantly enriched; intelligent transformation and personalized customization have become the norm in the industry; new platforms for textiles and garments are constantly emerging; structural trends are optimized and layouts are becoming internationalized.

In the future, Ningbo will introduce and implement a series of measures for the development of the textile and garment industry, such as preparing special plans for industrial clusters, improving the level of enterprise capabilities; cultivating industrial public service platforms; and enhancing product brands. 

Ningbo's textile and garment industry has a solid foundation. Although most of the sector’s businesses started by manufacturing for large brands, with continuous development they have gradually established their own high-quality, relatively stable production and operation systems, and have become the driving force in the textile and garment industry for promoting green sustainable development.

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In 2018, the 501 enterprises above designated size in the local apparel industry realized an added value of 13.9 billion yuan ($2.07 billion), a year-on-year increase of 5.2 percent. The textile industry achieved an added value of 7.62 billion yuan, and completed an industrial output value of 32.71 billion yuan.