The four textile companies
from Thailand are nylon textured yarn maker Asia Fiber,
the 100%Cotton yarn spinner Rama Textile Industry, cotton
garment producer Thon Thai Textile and silk fabric maker
Green Ville Trading.
As a consequence, there will be an ‘EU Flower‘
theme at the Thai pavilion at Texworld and a seminar titled
‘EU Flower: Innovative Thai Textile Companies in the
European Market‘ will also take place. The event has
sparked interest among Thai media and industry as it shows
how sustainable production is not only good for the environment
but that it can also lead to market opportunities for Thai
textiles in the European market.
Achieving the stringent Eco-label award is not an easy matter
for textile companies and in the case of the four Thai textile
producers it took more than a year to improve their textile
manufacturing operations to the required standard. This
was made possible through the collaboration of the National
Metal and Materials Technology Center in Thailand (MTEC),
Kasetsart University and the Danish Technological Institute
under a project funded by the European Commission’s
SPF (Small Projects Facility in Economic Co-operation).
One of the four Thai textile companies has revealed that
despite the higher cost of production resulting from the
implementation of the EU Flower scheme, they have had positive
responses from the European market, and that they now expect
export growth of up to 25% this year.
In an ever increasingly competitive market, the EU says
it ‘Flower’ logo is now perceived in Thailand
as a symbol that can give Thai textile industry the competitive
edge and added-value in the EU market.
Meanwhile in July, the European Commission presented a series
of new proposals for Sustainable Consumption and Production
(SCP) and Sustainable Industrial Policy (SIP) Action Plans
which are linked to the proposed revision of the EU Eco-label
scheme.
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