Kyrgyzstan: Lack Of Productivity Contributes To China'S Opportunities

< p > in order to reverse the declining trend of the industry, in the "a href=" //www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp "> Kyrgyzstan < /a > government's" outline for the development of textile and sewing industry in 2013~2015 ", the emphasis is laid on creating convenient conditions for textile production and developing the local textile and sewing industry.

In the process of accelerating pformation and upgrading of Kyrgyzstan's textile industry, it also contains opportunities for Chinese textile and garment enterprises.

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< p > Kyrgyzstan textile > a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > garment industry < /a > development began in 1930s.

At that time, the country's a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > textile industry < /a > mainly depends on the raw material base of cotton planting and wool production in the south.

In the middle of 1930s, the government of Kyrgyzstan carried out privatization of all large state-owned textile enterprises, but this mode of operation did not effectively improve the operation of enterprises.

Problems such as backward technology, outdated equipment, lack of professional knowledge, loss of skilled personnel and poor management have all become the key factors restricting the development of the textile industry in the country.

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< p > after undergoing a series of adjustments and reforms, until 1989, the textile industry developed into an important industrial sector in Kyrgyzstan with about 100 thousand employees.

However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the number of practitioners in the textile industry in Kyrgyzstan declined rapidly in the next 5 years.

After several years of development, the textile and garment industry has become a typical capital intensive industry, and the scale of individual enterprises is relatively small.

Since 1995, all garment enterprises in Kyrgyzstan are basically privately owned.

By the end of 2009, under the influence of the financial crisis, the development of Kyrgyzstan's textile and garment industry is facing great challenges. The number of tailoring and sewing enterprises has been reduced to 400, and the number of enterprises producing knitted garments is about 26.

Until 2011, the contribution rate of textile and garment industry to the GDP of the country was still less than 0.1%.

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< p > at present, there are about 1000 textile and garment factories in Kyrgyzstan, mainly producing garments, knitted fabrics, household textiles, blankets, quilts and other products.

But industry experts point out that there are still a lot of informal textile and garment factories that are not registered.

These factories account for about 50% of the total market share.

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< p > < strong > raw materials and sewing equipment rely on China < /strong > < /p >.

Less than P, nowadays, Kyrgyzstan's textile industry is no match for Asian countries.

The country's only advantage is cheap resources and relatively low labor costs.

However, this obviously does not provide enough support for the development of the industry.

The development of Kyrgyzstan's textile and garment industry is constrained by the shortage of raw materials, and most of them must be imported.

At present, Kyrgyzstan mainly produces two types of textile raw materials, namely cotton and wool, but the quality of Kyrgyzstan's cotton is deteriorating. At the same time, more and more cotton farmers choose to plant other crops, and the production of wool is also considered to be unprofitable.

Therefore, most of the raw materials of Kyrgyzstan's sewing industry depend on imports.

More local downstream companies believe that the import of textiles, yarns and fabrics from China and Bangladesh is not only cheaper, but also better quality.

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< p > in most textile factories in Kyrgyzstan, the service life and quality of production equipment (mainly sewing and flat knitting machines) vary greatly from the Soviet machine in the 60s to the advanced knitting machine and flat knitting machine.

In these factories, 90% of sewing equipment is made in China.

In 2010, due to the revision of the tax law introduced by the government of Kyrgyzstan and the exemption of value-added tax on import equipment, the demand for sewing equipment increased significantly with the rapid development of the sewing industry.

The analysis points out that China's textile machinery is more suitable for Kyrgyzstan textile enterprises than the complicated and high-speed European equipment due to import duty exemption.

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< p > there are few foreign-funded enterprises in Kyrgyzstan's textile and garment industry. The main foreign enterprises are from Turkey and Poland.

These foreign partners bring advanced technology, equipment, capital and market opportunities to help Kyrgyzstan textile industry upgrade its technology and expand its market.

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< p > most of Kyrgyzstan's clothing products are exported. In 2010, its textile and clothing exports amounted to US $124 million 300 thousand.

The main target markets are Russia, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries.

According to statistics, clothing produced in Kyrgyzstan accounts for about 6% of Russia's market share.

These CIS purchasers mainly trade in the Dole doy market (Dordoi) in Bishkek, mainly in cash pactions.

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< p > in Kyrgyzstan's domestic textile and garment market, "made in China" products occupy 90% of the market share.

For young consumer groups, China's textile and clothing are more fashionable and cheaper.

In order to support the development of domestic textile industry, the government of Kyrgyzstan has introduced a series of training plans for relevant technicians, including improving the budget of schools for training female sewing workers, establishing professional schools and providing training in clothing technology.

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In 2010, with the support of the sewing Association and international donors, Bishkek vocational training school was established in P.

The school is committed to training various vocational education, including the use of flat looms, cutting machines, embroidery machines, and spinning production.

However, according to the feedback from enterprises, those graduates from vocational schools do not have relevant knowledge and skills, and enterprises need to provide additional training for practical operation.

For this reason, the Higher Education Department of Kyrgyzstan University of science and technology in Bishkek is also preparing to train sewing technicians and fashion designers.

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