ABIT 
Brazilian makers eye new markets at home and abroad (REG)
29th May 2009
Despite having an ambitious export agenda via the Texbrasil promotion programme, many companies in Brazil’s textiles and apparel sector are more keenly focused on the domestic market where 200m consumers and economic growth beckon. Even foreign firms are getting in on the act too, as Jozef De Coster reports.
Read the full story >>- Brazil ramps up efforts to take its fashions worldwide (REG)
15th May 2009
Brazil is determined to raise its presence on the world’s fashion stage, with a trade show in Belo Horizonte claiming to challenge the high profile Fashion Weeks in Sao Paulo and Rio. But, as Jozef De Coster reports, the task ahead is a daunting one. - BELGIUM: EU and Brazil apparel trade groups forge links (REG)
12th December 2008
The leaders of textile and apparel trade groups in the EU and Brazil have pledged to work together to expand trade and investment between the two regions. - US: Textile, apparel execs forge links with Brazil
1st May 2008 - BELGIUM: Van de Velde profit slips during first half (REG)
31st August 2007 - Tunisian garment industry regains its confidence (REG)
14th August 2007 - BELGIUM: Van de Velde invests in Intimacy (REG)
29th March 2007
Background
Updated: 1st May 2008
ABIT (the Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association) represents the integration of the Brazilian textile chain. Founded on the early 1960s, ABIT represents companies of every segment in the textile industry, including cotton growing, synthetic raw materials, textile fibers, spinning, weaving, knitwear, dyeing, printing and clothing. ABIT's mission is to support the sustainable development of the Brazilian textile industry, represent its interests before governmental and international organisations and make the textile sector better known to the general public.
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