The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged Hyosung Corporation, a leading South Korean industrial conglomerate, to invest in the backward linkages industries in Bangladesh, especially in the high value-added and non-cotton textiles sector.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan
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DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Zaber and Zubair Fabrics Ltd, a supplier of home textiles to major European retailers H&M and Lidl, is one of a growing band of Bangladeshi garment factories on a mission to clean up their act - and improve their bottom lines by going greener.
The business on the outskirts of Dhaka previously used large amounts of sulphuric acid to remove excess caustic, a chemical that strengthens fabric, from its waste water.
But in 2010, the factory installed two plants that recover from the water 95% of the caustic used to rinse the fabrics made into goods like sheets and pillow covers, saving 6.5 million litres of caustic soda annually as well as sulphuric acid.