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Clothing demand from emerging markets: An opportunity for LDC suppliers, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).View the Table of ContentsBuy the Book onlineCotton Exporter's Guide, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2007). View the Table of contentsBuy the Book onlineSource-it: Global material sourcing for the clothing industry, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2005).View the Table of ContentsBuy the Book onlineGet Connected: E-applications in the textile and clothing sector, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2005).View the Table of ContentsBuy the Book onlineSilk Review 2001: A Survey of International Trends in Production and Trade. - 6th Ed.Buy the book online
Clothing demand from emerging markets: An opportunity for LDC suppliers, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).
View the Table of Contents
Buy the Book online
Cotton Exporter's Guide, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2007).
View the Table of contents
Source-it: Global material sourcing for the clothing industry, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2005).
Get Connected: E-applications in the textile and clothing sector, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2005).
Silk Review 2001: A Survey of International Trends in Production and Trade. - 6th Ed.
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Technical Papers
Product design and development for the Fashion, Textiles and Clothing Industry, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).Buy Part 1: Guidebook online (coming soon)Buy Part 2: Presentations and Cases online (coming soon)Adopting e-applications in the textiles and clothing sector, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).View the Table of ContentsBuy Part 1: Guidebook online (coming soon)Buy Part 2: Presentations and Cases online (coming soon)Competitive export strategies and cases for the clothing industry, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).View the Table of ContentsBuy Part 1: Guidebook onlineBuy Part 2: Presentations and Cases onlineMain cotton importing countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South-Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Viet-Nam - Market profiles, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).Download the Technical paperOrganic cotton: An opportunity for trade, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2007).Download the Technical paperThe Multilateral Trading System and the New Political Economy for Trade in Textiles and Clothing; an introduction for least developed countries, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2002).Download the Technical paperPosition paper - ITC's technical assistance approach for the textiles and clothing sector,by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section,(April 2005).Download the Technical paper
Product design and development for the Fashion, Textiles and Clothing Industry, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).
Buy Part 1: Guidebook online (coming soon)
Buy Part 2: Presentations and Cases online (coming soon)
Adopting e-applications in the textiles and clothing sector, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).
Competitive export strategies and cases for the clothing industry, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).
Buy Part 1: Guidebook online
Buy Part 2: Presentations and Cases online
Main cotton importing countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South-Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Viet-Nam - Market profiles, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2008).
Download the Technical paper
Organic cotton: An opportunity for trade, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2007).
The Multilateral Trading System and the New Political Economy for Trade in Textiles and Clothing; an introduction for least developed countries, Coordinated by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section, (2002).
Position paper - ITC's technical assistance approach for the textiles and clothing sector,by Matthias Knappe, Sector Competitiveness Section,(April 2005).
Understanding Cotton Demand and Promoting Origin - The Example of African Cotton. Prepared for 30th International Cotton Conference Bremen, 24 - 27 March 2010Increasing Africa's Role: Moving Beyond Production. Prepared for 2010 Cotton International Annual 2010: Charting Cotton's New CourseUNCTD XIII, World Investment Forum Session II: "Global Value Chains: Opportunities and Challenges for International and Domestic Firms". The Textiles and Clothing Value Chain Write-ups by ITC panellists, Compiled and Edited by Matthias Knappe.Trade in Textiles and Clothing (T&C) and Dynamic Products, A special look at LDCs, February 2005, by Matthias Knappe.Textiles and Clothing Trade: What Perspectives for Africa, November 2004, by Matthias Knappe. [English] [Français]Textiles and Clothing: Uncertainties before and after the quota phase-out, Geneva 2004, by Matthias Knappe.Textiles and Clothing: What happens after 2005?, by Matthias Knappe.US Textiles Importers Eye 2005 Nervously, by Brenda A. Jacobs, Washington Trade Counsel to US Association of Importers of textiles and Apparel.Report on the Conference on the Future of textiles and Clothing after 2005, Brussels, 5-6 May 2003, by Matthias Knappe.
Papers on backward integration in the Textiles and Clothing Sector
Inter-firm Strategic Alliances in textiles and Clothing Industry, e.g. from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, 2002, by Matthias Knappe.Backward Linkages in the textiles and Clothing Sector of Bangladesh, by Mr A.S.M. Quasem, Chairman, New Age, Bangladesh.Backward Linkages in the Textile and Clothing Sector of Pakistan, by Mr Wajid jawad, Chairman Associated Garment industry, and Mr Aziz Manon, Chairman, Kings Group.Backward Linkages in the Textile and Clothing Sector of Sri Lanka, by Mr Lyn Fernando, Chairman and Managing Director, Creations (Pvt.) Ltd., Sri Lanka.
Eco-labelling
Eco-labelling and environmentally-friendly products and production methods affecting the international trade in textiles and clothing, March 2001, by Antero Hyvärinen, former Senior Market Development Officer, ITC.
The changing pattern of international trade in textiles and clothing
Implications of the introduction of the agreement of textiles and clothing (ATC) on the African textiles and Clothing Sector, March 2001, January 2001, by Antero Hyvärinen former Senior Market Development Officer, ITC.Implications of the introduction of the agreement of textiles and clothing (ATC) on the developing countries producing/exporting textiles and clothing, March 2001, October 2000, by Antero Hyvärinen, former Market Development Officer, ITC.
The following ITC surveys analyse the textiles and clothing industry in a number of African countries. They are structured into 2 parts: a first section examines supply-side constraints while a second one gives an overview of demand-side issues. The surveys then provide some recommendations as to how to address the bottlenecks. Annexes supply with statistics of major T&C products traded per country and a list of companies surveyed. [Note: all the reports are in French.]
Bénin, 2003.Burkina Faso, 2003.Cameroun, 2003.Côte d'Ivoire, 2003.Gabon, 2003.Mali, 2003.Niger, 2003.République centrafricaine, 2003.Sénégal, 2003.Togo, 2003.
T&C Trade and Dynamic Products: A specific Look at LDCs, Presentation by Matthias Knappe, at the UNCTAD Expert Group Meeting on Strengthening Participation of Developing Countries in Dynamic and New Sectors of World Trade, Geneva, 9 February 2005. (330 KB)
Business for Development
Trade in Textiles and Clothing: Challenges for Asia, Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, Manila, the Philippines, 21 October 2004. (245 KB)Trade in Textiles and Clothing: Challenges for Latin America, Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, International Trade Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 9 June 2004. (332 KB)Trade in Textiles and Clothing: Challenges for Central & Eastern Europe, Baltic Sates and CIS, Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, International Trade Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria, 18-19 May 2004. (209 KB)Trade in Textiles and Clothing: Challenges for Africa, Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, International Trade Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 31 March 2004. (309 KB)
The Challenge of a Quota-free market
The ATC Implementation So Far, Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, International Trade Centre. (134 KB)Trade in T&C - The challenge of 2005, Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, International Trade Centre. (158 KB)Understanding What Might Happen, Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, International Trade Centre. (245 KB)How to Prepare? Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, International Trade Centre. (157 KB)Preparing to Face Codes of Conduct, Presentation by Mr. Matthias Knappe, International Trade Centre. (120 KB)
