LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, Chairman-Regional Representative Council, Republic of Indonesia AA aims to increase apparel exports in line with rising domestic market demand. As per Indo Textiles, demand for apparels has increased significantly in Indonesia due to Eid and reopening of schools and offices. One of the country’s prominent manufacturers, PT Trisula Textile Industries Tbk (BELL) was flooded with orders for uniforms for various government and private institutions, such as banks, hospitals and airlines.
Mattalitti urged other producers to follow BELL's steps in providing good quality fabrics to enable the national market to compete with imported fabrics. He also urged the government to create a conducive investment climate even though it is still a pandemic condition. LaNyalla also requested the government to protect the national textile industry from cheap imports.
