Chinese apparel manufacturer to set up US $ 20 million unit in USA

Suzhou Tianyuan Garments Company, a Chinese apparel manufacturer, will invest US $ 20 million in establishing a new factory in Arkansas (USA), as per Asa Hutchinson, Governor, Arkansas.

The company has inked an MoU with the State Government of Arkansas and will create 400 jobs. It will pay an average of US $ 14 per hour to the workers employed. “What’s fascinating is these are higher-paying jobs, in terms of the garment industry. It is more highly technical, including robotics. We will look forward to Arkansas’ participation in it,” said Hutchinson.

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The memorandum calls for Arkansas to provide a US $ 1 million infrastructure assistance grant, US $ 500,000 for training and an estimated US $ 1.6 million in rebates based on the company’s annual payroll.

Suzhou Tianyuan Garments Company manufactures for apparel brands like Adidas, Reebok and Armani and makes about 10 million articles of clothing annually and currently supplies 90 per cent of Adidas garments.