tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66965760744519570622017-11-13T07:42:53.114-08:00A blog about the global apparel and textile industry. Lucky Sourcing Groupnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6696576074451957062.post-89797226439343267012014-07-26T20:23:00.000-07:002014-07-27T20:10:09.446-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The &nbsp;major highlights of this article are:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div class="zemanta-img"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fibra_de_abaca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="English: Abaca fiber drying in shed" border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fibra_de_abaca.jpg/350px-Fibra_de_abaca.jpg" height="150" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 350px;">English: Abaca fiber drying in shed (Photo credit: <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fibra_de_abaca.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">&nbsp; &nbsp;Save our Industries <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Composite_Technology" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Aviation Composite Technology">Act</a>.(SAVE Act) which was introduced by the &nbsp;US congress that should benefit the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Textile">textile</a> and apparel industry in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=14.5833333333,121.0&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=14.5833333333,121.0%20(Philippines)&amp;t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="Philippines">the Philippines</a> as an export opportunity.</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><div class=""></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">&nbsp; &nbsp;The abundance of local naturalfibers in the Philippines that can be utilized and processed into textiles used for the manufacture of apparel items such as jeans. &nbsp;The types of available <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Fiber">fibers</a>&nbsp;are, <u><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abac%C3%A1" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Abacá">Abaca</a></u>, <u><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%B1a" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Piña">Pina</a></u>, <u><a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramie" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Ramie">Ramie</a></u> and <u>Silk</u>.</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"></span> <ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">&nbsp; &nbsp;Manila based Asia Textile Mills Inc. has developed a way to mass produce abaca yarn out of raw fibers and weave this into high end textile products such as Jeans. The firm exported its first lot of abaca jeans to Japan in 2012 and now marketing its jeans product in the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667%20(United%20States)&amp;t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="United States">United States</a>.</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><div class=""></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div class="zemanta-img"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72311556@N00/273241511" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="IMG_1211.JPG" border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/102/273241511_0210e0cc14_n.jpg" height="200" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="120" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 193px;">IMG_1211.JPG (Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/72311556@N00/273241511" target="_blank">starathena</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">&nbsp; &nbsp;These natural fibers are sustainable and biodegradable, and with the increased global demand for <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentally_friendly" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Environmentally friendly">Eco Friendly</a> fabric, this has increased the use of natural fibers for both the apparel and home furnishing industry in a niche market that places the Philippines at a competitive advantage.</span></li></ul><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></h2><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Visit the below link for a detailed view of this article:</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.textileworldasia.com/Issues/2013/January-February-March/Country_Profiles/The_Philippines-Textile_And_Apparel_Industry_On_The_Mend">http://www.textileworldasia.com/Issues/2013/January-February-March/Country_Profiles/The_Philippines-Textile_And_Apparel_Industry_On_The_Mend</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />Rossano Salvosa Almonia<br />Currently NewTimes Philippines Operation Manager<br />Active in &nbsp;the Garment Industry since 1985<br />Former University &nbsp;Professor College of Business<br /><div class="zemanta-related" style="clear: both; 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