Cameroon Textile Enterprises Need To Grow Stronger

according to Cameroon Customs statistics showed that Cameroon's cotton imports increased by two times from 2000 to 2004, but during this period, the turnover of Cotonni re Industrielle Du Cameroun (CICAM) declined by 50% in Cameroon. Most of the textile market is Asian and European products, of which China and Holland have the fastest growth of textiles. In 2006, the total volume of textile imports reached 28 thousand tons, with an import volume of 25 billion. In view of the continuous development of the textile market, Cameroon textile enterprises are " Cotton textiles and Garment industry Under the leadership of Interprofession coton textile et confection (ICOTEC), we strive to occupy the market share.

Caroline Sack Kendem, chairman of ICOTEC, said that with the support of government funds, the association will organize textile enterprises to strive to achieve the goal of processing 40% cotton in 2015 in China in 2015. She said there were more than 30 textile enterprises in Cameroon in the 80s of last century, but only two to three developed in the last 10 years.

According to statistics, the demand for textiles in Cameroon is very large, and the annual average consumption of the residents is about 150 billion. But the main problems encountered by textile enterprises are inadequate supply of raw materials, low quality of products, and the recruitment and training of labor force can not meet production needs.

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Cameroon fashion design center was set up in Yaounde on 23 th. Cameroon's small and medium enterprises, Minister of social economy and handicrafts, and Minister of employment and vocational training attended and cut the ribbon.

The fashion design company, in collaboration with the French Rona Arup J fashion Union, has trained Cameroon's fashion designers through participating in international fashion salons and exhibitions, and has cultivated its own clothing brand, so that young fashion designers in Cameroon can start their own businesses and produce their own brand products.

According to Cameroon customs statistics, from 2000 to 2004, Cameroon cotton imports increased by two times, but during this period, the turnover of Cotonni re Industrielle Du Cameroun (CICAM) declined by 50%. Most of the textile market is Asian and European products, of which China and Holland have the fastest growth of textiles. In 2006, the total volume of textile imports reached 28 thousand tons, with an import volume of 25 billion. In view of the continuous development of the textile market, Cameroon textile enterprises, under the leadership of the Interprofession coton textile et confection (ICOTEC), strive to occupy the market share.

Caroline Sack Kendem, chairman of ICOTEC, said that with the support of government funds, the association will organize textile enterprises to strive to achieve the goal of processing 40% cotton in 2015 in China in 2015. She said there were more than 30 textile enterprises in Cameroon in the 80s of last century, but only two to three developed in the last 10 years.

According to statistics, the demand for textiles in Cameroon is very large, and the annual average consumption of the residents is about 150 billion. But the main problems encountered by textile enterprises are inadequate supply of raw materials, low quality of products, and the recruitment and training of labor force can not meet production needs.