孟加拉取代中国成为欧盟最大的牛仔面料供应商

Bangladesh overtakes China as largest denim supplier to EU

Bangladesh has overtaken China to become the largest denim supplier to the European Union. Bangladesh exported €567.97 million worth of denim products to the 28-nation bloc -- enough to secure a 21.18 percent market share.

The headway has been possible because of the millions of dollars that the local denim fabrics makers invested to set up state-of-the-art facilities in their plants. A development that would give confidence to the country's garment sector as it looks to hit $50 billion in exports by 2021.

Currently, Bangladesh has 30 denim mills for which investment to the tune of $1 billion was made, said Mostafiz Uddin.

Bangladesh could win in the European denim segment not only for the competitive prices, but also for the quality of its products, shorter lead time and better commitment, said another majore denim maker, MS Hasan, director of operations of Amber Denim.

Amber Denim invested heavily to acquire a modern denim laboratory for testing and certification, which helped in reducing the lead time. In terms of denim sales, the US and the UK are two major markets of Bangladesh.

Almost 70 percent of the population in the US wear denim products regularly, according to industry insiders. An average consumer owns seven denim products at any given time.

Bangladeshi entrepreneurs supply denim products to major global retailers including Levi's, Diesel, G-Star RAW, H&M, Uniqlo, Tesco, Wrangler, s.Oliver, Hugo Boss, Walmart, and Gap.

译文如下：

孟加拉取代中国成为欧盟最大的牛仔面料供应商

孟加拉国已经取代中国成为欧盟最大的牛仔面料供应商。孟加拉国向28国集团出口价值5.6797亿欧元的牛仔产品，足以确保21.18%的市场份额。

这一进步是在预料当中的，因为当地牛仔面料制造商投资数百万美元，引用最先进的设备。这一发展将给该国服装行业树立信心，因为它希望在2021年达到500亿美元的出口额。

目前，孟加拉国有30家牛仔工厂，投资共计10亿美元。

另外一家牛仔生产商的运营总监Hasan女士说，孟加拉国可以赢得在欧洲的牛仔面料订单，不仅是因为具有竞争力的价格，而且还因其产品的质量，缩短交货时间和更好的承诺。

Amber Denim投入巨资收购一家用于测试和认证的现代牛仔实验室，这有助于减少交货时间。在牛仔销售方面，美国和英国是孟加拉国两个主要市场。

美国几乎70%的人口经常穿牛仔产品。在任何特定的时间，消费者平均拥有7件牛仔产品。

孟加拉国的企业家为全球主要零售商提供牛仔产品，包括李维斯，迪赛，G-Star RAW，H&M，优衣库，乐购，牧马人，s.Oliver，雨果•波士，沃尔玛和盖璞。

(编译：杨朝霞)