Challenges for the Brazilian textile sector in 2011 (+ trends 2012-13)

The year 2010 was marked by a record investment in the textile industry. We applied $ 2 billion in the modernization of manufacturing facilities, new technologies and training. Moreover, the sector's deficit reached $ 3.5 billion, a result of the increase in textile imports, a problem that - besides the high for cotton - will also mark 2011. 


These and other analysis, and prospects of the textile sector this year, were presented Monday (07/02) in an event sponsored by Sintex - Industry Union of Spinning, Weaving and Clothing, in conjunction with the Abit - Association Brazilian Textile and Apparel and SCMC - Santa Catarina Contemporary Fashion at the Teatro Carlos Gomes, in Blumenau (SC). The program also included a presentation on Management Trends 2012, Deborah Pierro, manager of research services and WGSN South America


The opening was made by the president of Sintex, Ulrich Kuhn, who stressed the importance of associations for the textile industry and highlighted how the rise of cotton is harming the domestic industry. According to Kuhn, the prices of raw materials reached its highest level in the last 140 years and can not go without passing on costs to consumers. 


The managing director of Abit, Fernando Pimentel, presented a broad overview of the sector, representing 5.5% of GDP and the manufacturing industry generates 1.7 million direct jobs. According to the executive to ensure the competitiveness of the textile product is necessary to implement a national series of sectoral bottlenecks. 


"One of the major risks for the textile industry in 2011 will be the price and supply of cotton, but also must face other problems known in Brazil, such as exemptions from the payroll of an industry-intensive hand labor is like textiles, "Pimentel pointed out. The sector's competitive agenda also advocates reducing the tax burden, expansion of credit lines, improving the system of trade protection, tariff reduction on exports, increase the limit of single, among other items that contribute to the development of the domestic textile industry.


Trends 


In the second part of the event yesterday, Deborah Pierro, manager of research services and WGSN South America, presented the macro trends for spring / summer 2012-2013. Primitive Futurism, influencing raw and natural tissue, coupled with technological, Cinematic, with a vintage aesthetic, nostalgic tones washed and the JPEG Generation, marked by bright colors and unusual aesthetics of the generation born in the internet are concepts that will mark the coming seasons.  


Profile of the Brazilian Textile Sector 
  
Represents 5.5% of GDP Industry Transformation 
  
30 000 companies in Brazil 
  
1.7 million direct jobs 
  
2nd largest employer in the processing industry 
  
Invested U.S. $ 13 billion in the last 10 years 
  
2nd largest producer of denim 
  
3rd largest world producer of knitted 
  
5th largest textile park in the world 
  
9 billion pieces of clothing produced per year


Source: http://www.sintex.org.br