July, 2013

The “Business Strategy’ section of the issue contains two stories on ‘backward linkages/integration’ assuring of both growth and speed to RMG industry. The first story is on the growth of the buttons and accessories & embellishment industry which in the past couple of years has not only ‘self-sustained’ itself for local consumption but also turned into large exporters. Ananta Group, Dekko Group, Shinest Group, KDS Group, Ha-Meem Group, Shanta Group, Well Group and Mondol Group are few apparel manufacturers with exemplary backward linkages. The second story on backward integration discusses the fact that vertical integration seems to be the norm with most large-scale garment manufacturers in the country – from just being convertors earlier, to having spinning, weaving, knitting, and self-sufficiency today in trims and embellishments, moving into wet processing – and helping in reducing lead time. Review of Texprocess 2013 under the ‘Fair Review’ section gives an insight into the new developments happening in Europe, not only in technology, but also in technical textiles. Some of the companies like Eastman, Coats, Typical, Yamato, Gerber Technology, and A&E, have been covered in-depth. The regular columns of Mind Tree, Buyer Profile, Tech Management and the news coverage under the ‘Bangladesh Canvas’ makes the magazine complete and knowledge-centric for the entire industry.