Garment industry expected to earn US$10 billion from export in a decade

The export value from the garment industry under Cutting-Making and Packing (CMP) system is expected to fetch up to US$10billion in a decade, it is learnt from Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA). “We expect garment industry to be in operation with 1,500 factories in 2025, with a total labour force of one million. To meet […]

CMP garment industry eyes US, Canadian and Russian markets

Myanmar garment factories with Cutting-Making and Packing (CMP) systems plan to expand their markets to America, Canada and Russia, said an official from Myanmar Garments Entrepreneurs’ Association. Myanmar’s main markets currently are Japan, South Korea and the EU Myanmar is making a concerted effort to boost its export products focusing mainly on its garment and […]

KATRI to assist development of Myanmar textile export sector

No 3 Heavy Industry under the Ministry of Industry will work with Korea Apparel Testing Research Institute (KATRI) to improve Myanmar’s textile sector to enter the international market, according to Dr. Eun Ho Shin, the in-charge of KATRI. The cooperation aims at promoting the textile industry a under three-year-project to effectuate the development of the […]