VIEWPOINT: Apparel and textile industry divided by TPP pact

By Leonie Barrie | 16 September 2011

If ever there was an issue set to divide apparel brands, retailers and textile companies, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact is surely it. Described as the most significant negotiation for the US and its regional trade partners since the NAFTA agreement, the yarn forward rule of origin has emerged as one of the most divisive issues.

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