Plans for $315m textile hub in northeast China

29/08/2012
A $315 million textile manufacturing hub making sportswear, tents and protective fabrics is to be set up in northeast China.

Fixed Star Chemical, a producer of textile-based chemicals and materials, has finalised an agreement with the Dandong Environmental Protection Industrial Park to construct the base in Dandong.

Fixed Star said it plans to build several other industrial clusters in Dandong city and develop them into complete textile and garment manufacturing hubs rather than mere processing centres.

The demand for functional clothing material is increasing. Industry experts project the global sales of functional fabrics to grow at 4.8% year-on-year, according to local press.