Sabado, Pebrero 18, 2012
China : Rio Carnival Manufactured Fabric
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Because the mega-event's prepares to begin on Friday, local samba schools squeeze finishing touches for the glittering costumes they are going to show off throughout the parades at the Sambadrome, the "temple of Samba," Sunday and Monday.
Carnival costumes and disguises are hand-made but for the most part stated in Brazil, nevertheless the raw material originates from China, said Jonatan Schmidt, obama of Brazil's association of textile importers (ABITEX). "In Brazil, we produce only 15 % of the synthetic fabric essential for the Carnival, the remaining is imported mainly from China," he told AFP.
"The amount of imported ready-made costumes is negligible. It is important is the raw material we import," he stated. In 2011, Brazil's textile production fell nearly Fifteen percent and imports increased 53 percent to $1.085 billion in comparison with the previous year. The primary supplier was China, as outlined by Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). China "has the greatest industrial park with huge discounts and high quality," Schmidt said, noting that Brazil must rely on imports given it does not have major domestic synthetic fabric producers. "There are a few small factories with foreign capital that produce in order to meet their own demand," he explained.
At Silmer, one among Rio's major Carnival fancy dress shops, business is brisk. Previously days nearly 1,500 individuals have been arriving every day to purchase, said employee Claudio Muniz. "Fifty percent individuals products are imported from China, and they are generally 20 to 25 % cheaper than those from Brazil," Muniz said. "The other Fifty percent are Brazilian." The costumes usually are not imported, but "90 percent are made with Chinese-made fabric," he was quoted saying. "Brazilians want something cheap, disposable, light, which does not need washing or ironing. It must be practical and material like cotton and silk won't do as they are expensive and never practical," Schmidt said. Company is not always pleased with the prices, which like the rest in Brazil, are high. A 28-year-old lawyer who said she'll disguise herself like a fairy during Carnival bought some wings at Silmer at under eight dollars, but found an outfit, priced at 47 dollars, very costly. "I'll try to buy one cheaper elsewhere," said the girl, who would not give her name. Muniz said the surge in costume sales began couple of years ago when "street carnivals regained popularity."
Based on Brazil's foreign trade association AEB, the continent posted a $3.40 billion deficit in their textile trade between January and November 2011, $830 million greater than the previous year. In '09, China dislodged the usa as Brazil's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade reaching $77 billion recently. Beijing has become also the largest investor inside South American nation, with Brazil going for a trade surplus of some $11.5 billion. Iron ore and soybeans represent over 80 percent of Brazil's exports to China, while China therefore sells mostly manufactured goods. Brazilian manufacturers are already complaining concerning the influx of cheap Chinese imports, including shoes and automobiles, and Brasilia is pressing Beijing to spread out its doors wider to Brazilian manufactured goods.
Source : http://news.yahoo.com/china-drapes-rio-carnival-synthetic-fabric-115826215.html
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