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INDONESIA – AFRICA COOPERATIONCOTTON VALUE CHAIN AND MARKET TRANSPARENCY
INDONESIA, 2-6 MAY 2011
ACTIVITIESREPORT
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Mention of firm names and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of ITC. The International Trade Centre (ITC) is a joint agency of the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations. © International Trade Centre 2011 Report and pictures by: Adrien Ranchon, ITC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Matthias Knappe Programme Manager for Cotton, Textiles and Clothing Sector Competitiveness International Trade Centre Palais des Nations Ch-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Tel : + 44122 730 0111 E-mail : [email protected] Cover photo (from left to right): Indonesian textile stakeholders delivering presentations during a one-day conference and buyer-seller meeting between African cotton exporters and Indonesian spinners/Participants from West and Central Africa visiting a garment factory in Jakarta. Field visit and on-site training for African participants in a spinning factory.
Project INT/75/24E
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Indonesia - Africa Cooperation – Cotton Value Chain and Market Transparency
Jakarta, 2 – 6 May, 2011
ALL ACP AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PROGRAMME
funded by the European Union
Introduction
The ITC African Cotton Development Initiative consists of three main components:
1. Building Cotton Trading Capacity in developing countries through the Cotton Exporter’s Guidebook published in 2008. To further reach out to cotton stakeholders around the world with a focus on Africa, the ITC developed in 2010 a multi-lingual website on the Cotton Guide.
To access the online cotton exporters’ guide, click http://www.cottonguide.org
2. Facilitating South-South Cooperation in Cotton and Cotton Value-addition including:
a) Learning from successful cotton producing countries in the south;
b) Developing capacity to transform cotton through training;
c) Sourcing cotton inputs from other developing countries, and
d) Encouraging Intra-African cooperation.
3. Promoting African cotton by providing a firm understanding of cotton markets and client requirements and promoting African cotton in Asian markets through, inter alia, buyer-seller meetings.
The International Trade Centre (ITC) organized and managed the training event on the Indonesia-Africa Cooperation on Cotton Value Chain and Market transparency under the supervision of Mr. Matthias Knappe, ITC programme Manager for Cotton, Textiles and Clothing, Sector Competitiveness Section, Division of Market Development.
Mr. Anas Sukarmadji, Advisor for Apac Inti Corpora and member of the Indonesian Textile Association (API), coordinated the one day conference and buyer-seller meeting as well as factories visits in Jakarta.
Mr. Ben Mohamed Imamo, Regional Trade Promotion Adviser (ITC), provided technical support and coordinated the participation of African delegates in the event.
Mr. Adrien Ranchon, consultant (ITC) coordinated the participation of African delegates, managed seminar logistics and prepared this brochure. Photos were taken by photographers and Adrien.
The European Commission provides financing to the ITC Cotton Programme under the EU All ACP Agricultural Commodities Programme.
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Within the framework of ITC cotton development activities and under the sponsorship of the EU-
funded All ACP Agricultural Commodities Programme, the International Trade Center (ITC) conducted
a one week training programme aimed at South-South cooperation and promotion of African cotton to
Indonesia from 2 to 6 may 2011 in Jakarta. 23 high-level delegates from West and Central Africa
(Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad and Togo)
participated in the programme. Regional African Associations such as ACA (African Cotton
Association), AProCa (African Cotton Producers Association), UEMOA (West African Economic and
Monetary Union) and CEEAC (Economic Community of Central African States) involved in all steps of
the cotton value chain were represented.
The training programme entitled “Cotton Value Chain and Market Transparency” was organized by
ITC in close cooperation with API (Indonesian Textile Association) and with the support of the Ministry
of Trade of Indonesia.
Overview of the textile industry in Indonesia
Indonesia is the world fourth biggest cotton importer, importing around 500,000 tons of cotton in 2010.
National cotton production is limited due to the climate, which is less favorable for the growth of cotton
plants than in other regions of the world. Indonesian cotton production reached approximately 30,000
bales in 2009/2010.
The Indonesian textile and clothing industry employs about 1,3 million workers, equivalent to 10,6 % of
the Indonesian total work force and plays a significant and strategic role in the Indonesian macro-
economy. The Indonesian textile and clothing industry is highly concentrated on the island of Java
(almost 90% of the textile industry) and particularly in West Java (55%). The following table shows
cotton imports into Indonesia, by country of origin, in year 2008, 2009 and 2010 (in ton of lint).
No Country 2008 2009 2010 (Jan-Oct) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
United States Australia India Brazil South Africa Burkina Faso Ivory Cost Uzbekistan Mali Tanzania Mozambique Central African Republic Pakistan Zimbabwe Syria Mexico Cameroon Uganda Malawi Togo Greece Nigeria Total African country Total import
286.888 52.817 98.018 91.925 16.810 7.510 7.150 5.922 2.441
15.694 9.611 8.301
14.092 15.137
534 2.308 1.890 1.732 2.512 4.117 5.695 4.702
109.880 tons732.015 tons
(USD 1.217.111.546)
199.643 77.671 36.564
123.213 4.257 8.603 5.643
466 6.602
12.570 6.565 3.537
14.244 12.663
965 3.548 1.624 3.588 3.196 3.957
13.796 3.580
82.377 tons 575.576 tons
(USD 783.967.472)
115.747 81.969 56.501 89.160 5.539
29.569 11.145 2.887
10.695 17.759 5.815 3.693 7.635 5.096 2.223
575 3.824 3.748 6.132 3.525
11.054 3.507
128.213 tons513.440 tons
(USD 925.465.865)
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Major suppliers of cotton to Indonesia are the United States, Australia, India and Brazil. (343 377 tons
of lint in total, or 67% of total imports in 2010). In comparison, total imports of cotton from West African
countries to Indonesia reached 62,265 tons in 2010, which represented almost half of the total imports
of cotton from Africa (49%) and around 12% of the total import.
The most popular cotton types from West Africa used by the Indonesian spinners are as follows:
Cote d’Ivoire - Type Manbo and Manbo-S
Burkina Faso - Type Bola-S
Mali - Type Juli-S and Surama
Benin - Type Kaba-S
Cameroon - Type Plebe
Chad - Type Ttamex
The parameters of cotton quality required by spinners are as follows:
Staple length - 13/32 to 15/32 “
Uniformity - 81 to 83%
Micronnaire - 3.5 to 4.9
Strength - 28 to 32 gpt
Elongation - 6 to 7%
Ra - 75 to 85
Rd - 7.5 to 9.5
Business prospects and trade opportunities
The African cotton industry is looking for export opportunities and welcomes investments. The
Indonesian Textile industry needs to find alternative sources of cotton to meet the domestic demand
and is looking for investment opportunities. This creates a great potential to build relationships
between Indonesia and Africa in cotton trade and to develop long term partnership in the textile
industry.
Opportunities to increase African cotton exports:
Indonesia is a large potential market for African cotton as it is the fourth biggest cotton importer in the
world and the national production is too limited to meet the domestic demand.
Opportunities to develop the textile industry in Africa:
African textile industry needs investments, outsourcing and transfers of knowledge from Indonesian
Textile Industry. Indonesian textiles companies are interested to invest in Africa.
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Participants
Group photo with West and Central African participants, ITC staff, Mr. Sukarmadji, Adviser for the Indonesian Textile Association (API), API members and Indonesian textile stakeholders
BENIN CAMEROON COTE D’IVOIRE
Mr. Jonas GBEFFO Consultant-Trainer in Marketing and Communication Conseil National des Producteurs de Coton du Bénin (CNPC)
Mr. Haman HAMADOU Head of Department Marketing Department Société de développement du coton (Sodecoton)
Mr. Nangalourou YEO President Association des Faîtière de la Filière Cotonnière de Côte d’Ivoire (AFFICOT-CI)
Mr. Sobgombe PATCHOUKI Vice-president Conseil National des Producteurs de Coton du Cameroun (CNPC-Cameroun)
Mme. Marie Solange YACE AMANI Head of Sales Department Compagnie Ivoirienne pour le Développement des Textiles (CIDT)
MALI CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SENEGAL
Mr. Karamoko KOMANGARA Head of Sales Department Compagnie Malienne pour le Développement du Textile (CMDT)
Mr. Francis MONGAI President Union National des Producteurs de Coton Centrafricains (UNPCC)
Mr. Saliou SOUSSO Head of Marketing Department Société de Développement des Fibres Textiles (SODEFITEX)
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MALI CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SENEGAL
Mr. Mamadou TOGOLA Textile engineer Metrology Textile Laboratory Manager Centre de Recherche et de Formation pour l’Industrie textile (CERFITEX)
Mr. Etienne ZOUIBONA Sales manager Agence Centrafricaine de Développement Agricole (ACDA)/Cellule Coton
TCHAD TOGO ACA
Mr. Simeon MBAIDOUDJE ROUTINGAR Head of Sales and Transit Department Cotontchad
Mr. Nawiekou Baba DJABAKATIE President FNGPC - Faîtière Nationale des Groupements de Producteurs de Coton du Togo Mr. Massaoudou MAMAH CEO Exim - Togo Mr. Jean-Gérard DESANTI Marketing manager NSCT - Nouvelle Société Cotonnière du Togo
Mr. Yao Adodo AMECY Representative Association Cotonnière Africaine (ACA) Mr. Idy KA President Committee on Classification and Metrology Association Cotonnière Africaine (ACA)
Mr. Camille MADALA Vice President Committee on Classification and Metrology Association Cotonnière Africaine (ACA)
Mr. Alidou AMADOU SOULE General Secretary Committee on Classification and Metrology Association Cotonnière Africaine (ACA)
UEMOA CEEAC AProCa
Mr. Balla DIONG Director of enterprise, industry and handicraft Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) Mr. Koffi GNAKADJA Director of Foreign Trade (interim) Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) Mr. Donatien Kueci ZOLA Coordinator Regional Focal Point for the Cos Coton in UEMOA
Mr. Jules Rommel TOUKA TCHAKONTE Economist Statistician /Macro economic expert Communauté Économique des États d'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC)
Mr. Essohana SOH Assistant treasurer Association des Producteurs de coton africains (AProCa)
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Contributing Associations and Companies
Indonesian Textile Association (API)
Ministry of Trade, Government of Indonesia
Eximbank Ltd.
Apac inti Corpora Ltd.
Primayudha Ltd., Bitratex Group
Sandrafine Garment Ltd.
Sritex Ltd.
Argo Pantes Ltd.
Sulindamills Ltd.
Intertek Wakefield inspection Services Ltd.
Jakarta 3 May 2011
Conference and buyers-sellers meeting A full-day conference followed by a buyer-seller meeting was attended by the African delegation and
63 representatives of the Indonesian textile industry, cotton traders, the Ministry of Trade and
representatives of the Indonesian Exim Bank. During the conference, technical presentations on the
main following topics were delivered:
On the Indonesian side:
‐ Overview of the Indonesian textile industry
‐ Technical requirements of the Indonesian textile and clothing industry and experience with African cotton
‐ How to facilitate business between Indonesia and Africa
On the African side:
‐ The cotton situation in West and Central Africa
‐ Progress in contamination reduction in West and Central Africa
‐ Presentation of the “Agenda Coton-Textile” of UEMOA
Presentations were followed by questions and answers sessions.
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Opening remarks and introduction to the programme
In his introductory speech, the ITC Programme Manager highlighted the needs for African cotton
producers to better understand the cotton value chain, the market and final customer as well as for
Indonesian spinners to increase their knowledge on African cotton supply and to share their
requirements on quality and contamination reduction issues.
The Director of Export Development Cooperation from the Ministry of Trade expressed the support of
the Indonesian government to increase trade relationships between Africa and Indonesia and explore
new business opportunities.
The Vice Chairman of API highlighted the need for the Indonesian textile industry to find alternative
cotton suppliers and concluded that such cooperation between African ginners and Indonesian
spinners was a way forward to improve cotton quality as well as services delivered.
ITC Programme manager highlights opportunities to increase cotton trade between Indonesia and Africa
Director of Export Dvt Cooperation wishes the supply of competitive and quality cotton will help the Indonesian textile industry
Vice Chairman of API expresses the support of the Association to implement partnership with African cotton exporters
At the opening ceremony, Mr. Matthias Knappe, Programme Manager for Cotton, Textiles and Clothing, Sector Competitiveness (ITC), addresses a warm welcome to the participants and guests followed by keynote speeches from high-level dignitaries :
Mr. Gatot Prasetyo Adjie, Director of Export Development Cooperation, Ministry of Trade of Indonesia
Mr. Mintardjo Halim, Vice Chairman of API and Chairman of Permanent Committee on Africa for Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin)
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Indonesia’s textile industry and how to facilitate business between Indonesia and Africa
The following technical presentations were delivered:
‐ Presentation of Eximbank as a sovereign entity supporting national export programmes in
Indonesia
‐ Role to facilitate business between Indonesia and Africa, with a case study in the textile
industry
‐ Financing to the Indonesian textile industry
‐ The Textile and Clothing industry in Indonesia and its cotton requirements
‐ Experience of spinners with African cotton and contamination issues
‐ Methods of contamination reduction used by Indonesian spinners
‐ Question-answer session
A representative of the Eximbank explains the role of the bank to facilitate business between Indonesia and Africa
A representative of the spinning factory Primayudha delivers a presentation on the textile and clothing industry in Indonesia and its cotton requirements
A representative of the spinning factory Apac inti Corpora shares his experience with African cotton and contamination issues
Both spinners shared their experience with African cotton in details. They drew attention to the fact
Indonesian spinners are satisfied with cotton specification from West Africa, in terms of staple length,
micronaire, uniformity, strength and neps, but, they are not satisfied with contamination, colour and
trash. Due to the above reasons, spinners prefer to blend African cotton with other fiber during
process, and to blend with other cotton for 100% cotton products.
To avoid contamination in yarn, several steps are executed by spinners as follows:
1. Manual picking from Blow Room lay down.
2. Installing Automatic Removal Machine at Blow Room line, such as Jossi, Loptex or
Securamat.
3. Final Clearing of contamination in Winding, such as Loepfe, Uster Quantum or Keisokki
Tricord.
4. Educating every staff who will be involved in the yarn making process.
Such electronic gadgets and machines used to reduce contamination involve high costs of
investments and also lead to additional costs for energy and handling by engineers.
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A representative of UEMOA asks details on how Eximbank can facilitate the cooperation between Indonesia and Africa
A participant presents a project jointly implemented by African Associations (ACA/AproCa) aimed at fighting against contamination
Discussions between African cotton producers and Indonesian spinners raised the issue of the traceability and image of African cotton
During the session, recommendations to fight contamination were delivered and spinners highlighted
that bale packing material used was a main factor of contamination as cotton can be contaminated
during the shipment or storage if packing is bad.
The cotton situation in West and Central Africa, progress in contamination reduction and regional strategy
The following technical presentations were delivered by experts from African companies and
associations:
‐ Main assets of African cotton and quality of cotton fibre produced
‐ Cotton fibre commercialization in West and Central Africa
‐ Presentation of the African Cotton Association (ACA) and its vision to fight contamination
‐ Actions undertaken individually or under regional projects by countries to reduce
contamination
‐ Joint project ACA/AProCa (Association of African Cotton Producers) to fight contamination
‐ Development and promotion of cotton and textiles in UEMOA (West African Economic and
Monetary Union)
A cotton classifier from Benin gives an overview on the cotton situation and quality of cotton African cotton
General Secretary of the ACA Committee on Classification and Metrology delivers a presentation on contamination reduction efforts in Africa
The Director of enterprise, industry and handicraft of UEMOA highlights the regional strategies implemented to support the cotton-textile sectors in the region
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Indonesian spinner asks details on the supply and shipment of cotton from Africa
Chief of Sales Department of CIDT from Côte d’Ivoire gives details about cotton shipment from the port of Abidjan
Participants from African cotton associations and companies keenly listen to the discussions during the conference
Buyer - sellers meeting During the networking session, Indonesian spinners, textiles mills and cotton traders met directly and
individually with African cotton producers to examine samples and discuss about possible business
transactions.
Different cottons from West and Central Africa were shown and spinners gained insights on standards
quality, production and prices available. For example, cotton from Mali produced under the project on
contamination reduction implemented in West Africa was given to spinners. This cotton is in the
process of being certificated as non-contaminated cotton. The buyer-seller meeting was therefore a
good opportunity for ginners to ensure future feedback on quality.
Delegation of Mali explains the different types and grades of cotton produced to the executive from the spinning factory Sulindamills
Malian delegate provides spinners with non-contaminated cotton samples produced under a project on contamination reduction in West Africa
Discussions between the delegation of Cameroon and executive from Sulindamills about cotton grades and quality
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Executive from the spinning factory Argo Pantes verifying cotton samples from Cameroon
Discussions between delegate from Benin and Indonesian spinner on cotton production and quality
Senegal delegate with executives from Indonesian spinning factories
Indonesian spinners verifying the quality of cotton samples from Senegal
Delegate from Togo gives cotton specification sheet to the executive of Sulindamills
Cotton samples from Cameroon are displayed to Indonesian spinners
Jakarta 4 May 2011
Field visit to the garment factory Sandrafine Garment Ltd and Sritex Ltd. Sandrafine Garment Ltd. is a leading garment manufacturer of woven shirts for men and women with
135,000 square feet of manufacturing space, supporting 1,200 sets of sewing machines. Sandrafine
Garment produces middle to high-end international branded apparel to customers worldwide including
USA and Europe, such as H&M or Gap for instance.
During the factory tour and on site-training, participants witnessed all the different steps along garment
manufacturing from design, pattern making, cutting, sewing, packaging and shipment. A visit was also
made to the marketing office of Sritex one of the biggest and integrated garment factory in Indonesia.
Around 2 300 persons work in the factory (95% are women) with a production capacity of around 500,000 garments per month
Participants observing design and pattern making in the factory
Manager explains the different steps involved in garment manufacturing
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Participants witness the different steps of the sewing process
Women workers sewing in the factory
Participants observe the packaging of finished garments
Discussions between the participants and the factory manager of Sandrafine Garment
Participants observed apparel produced by Sritex, such as shirts, pants or military equipments, etc.
Brochures and information about Sritex products are provided to the participants in the marketing office
Jakarta 5 May 2011
Field visit to the spinning factory Argo Pantes ltd.
Argo Pantes belongs to one of the largest manufacturing companies in Indonesia. The plant visited
consists of two mills with capacity of about 120,000 spindles, producing 100% cotton combed and
carded yarn and consuming about 18,000 tons of cotton per year from USA, Brazil, Africa and
Australia.
During the factory tour and on-site training, participants observed the different steps to process raw
cotton into yarn (bale opener, blowing, carding, combing, spinning and winding) as well as electronic
gadgets and technology used to eliminate contamination (blow room, contamination detector, carding
engine, yarn clearing and winding).
Manager of Argo Pantes welcomes the participants and delivers a presentation on the spinning factory
Participants observe different types of bales covers corresponding to cotton shipments from America, Asia and Africa
Participants witness the cotton bale opener as well as technology and clearers used in the blow room
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Participants observe cotton spinning using open-end technology
Manager explains the different electronic gadgets and technology used to eliminate contamination
Participants observe a carding machine, which prepares cotton for spinning
Participants observe cotton spinning using ring frame technology
Technician working on winding machines equipped with clearers to eliminate contamination
Question and answer session between the manager of Argo Pantes and African participants
Field visit to the spinning factory Sulindamills Ltd.
Sulindamills belongs to one of the leading textile groups in Indonesia and processes mainly poly
cotton as well as polyester and rayon fibre including various blends. Sulindamills has two spinning
factories with a total installed capacity of 83,000 spindles to produce 15,000 tons of yarn, mainly
blended with polyester, and use about 6,000 tons of cotton per year, mainly imported from USA,
Australia, Brazil, Africa and India.
During the factory tour and on-site training, participants observed cotton bales packaging in the
warehouse, the various equipments used to process yarn as well as electronic gadgets and
technology used to eliminate contamination (e.g. clearers in the blow room, winding clearers).
Factory manager of Sulindamills addresses a warm welcome to the participants and delivers a presentation on the spinning factory
Participants compare different packing used by cotton exporting countries to cover cotton bales
Recommendations are given to ginners to use cotton or transparent polyethylene bale covers to reduce the risks of contamination
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Factory manager explains in detail the technology on blend arrangements at the bale lay down in the blow room to keep the quality uniformity of the yarn
To avoid foreign matters and reduce cotton contamination, manual as well as electronic checking is done
Participants witness the spinning process and production of different kind of yarns in the factory
In winding a yarn clearer is used (Uster Quantum 2) to detect foreign matters
Participants listen to explanations given on the winding process and machines used
Factory manager highlights the good quality of African cotton and expressed the wish to buy more African cotton in the future
Jakarta 6 May 2011
Brainstorming session between African cotton producers and Indonesian spinners: Development of an action plan
As a follow-up of the conference and factories visits, a brainstorming session was organized to identify
ideas on how to implement partnerships between Indonesian spinners and African cotton exporters.
Both sides expressed their strong willingness to facilitate direct trade relationships in a win-win
cooperation.
Discussions and exchanges led to the development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a
future partnership to increase trade relationships between Indonesia and Africa. Pan-African
institutions such as ACA and AproCa will work in close relation with API to elaborate and finalize a
memorandum of Understanding. The outline for an MoU was elaborated based on the three following
main items:
Information Exchange Cotton parameters Programme Development
Import- Export Process
Markets access
Length, strength,
micronaire, stickiness,
colour, trash, short fibre
content, neps
Technical Assistance
Investment
Import -Export Rules
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Discussions will follow between ACA/AProCA and API to finalize the MoU and start implementing the
partnership.
Moreover, technical presentations on the following topics were delivered:
– Presentation of Wakefield Inspection Services, on cotton inspection, including weight control,
damage survey and foreign matters survey.
– Presentation on the results of a contamination survey conducted in Indonesia and Malaysia in
2010 to understand the experiences of the spinning mills on the issue of contamination.
– Presentation of CERFITEX, a research and training centre on the textile sector based in Mali.
African participants and Indonesian textile stakeholders share ideas on how to implement a partnership
Discussions on how to implement direct relationships between ginners and spinners
The outline of a MoU was elaborated as a first step for the development of a future win-win cooperation between Africa and Indonesia
Objectives fulfilled by the training programme
On the Indonesian side:
1) Increase knowledge on cotton supply from West and Central Africa
2) Cooperate with African cotton producers to improve cotton supply particularly in terms of
contamination reduction
On the African side:
1) Better understanding of Indonesian market and market access opportunities
2) Facilitate trade linkages and south-south cooperation between African cotton exporters and
Indonesian importers
3) Learn about the success factors of the Indonesian textile and garments industry
The African delegation witnessed the activities of the Indonesian textile industries, and had better
understandings of the capacity, the requirements, type of process from spinning up to garment. The
current main parameter of West African cotton such as staple length, grade, micronaire, strength and
neps are highly appreciated by spinners. If minor problems such as contamination, colour and honey
dew can be solved, the use of West & Central African cotton will certainly increase and could
dominate the Indonesian market as it is with US cotton (SJV, CA, MOT, Fiber Max.)
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Lessons learned and follow-up activities
LESSONS LEARNED FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES
COTTON QUALITY AND PRODUCTION
In general, African cotton has an unfavorable
image because of the contamination
Train and improve awareness of all actors
involved in cotton value chain in
contamination reduction from the origin
Indonesian spinners are interested to buy
non-contaminated cotton
Get certification for clean cotton produced
Negotiate a premium for clean cotton with
spinners
Extend the project on contamination
reduction to other countries in West and
Central Africa
Organize a visit of Indonesian textile
stakeholders to Africa
Indonesian spinners invest a lot in electronic
equipments to eliminate contamination
Train all actors involved in cotton value chain
in contamination reduction from the origin
African cotton generally meets quality
requirements from Indonesian spinners
Develop direct sales between African ginners
and Indonesian spinners to improve and have
a regular feedback on the quality
Invest in HVI and quality control machines
Bales covering material is a main factor of
contamination
Use bales covers made of cotton or
transparent polyethylene instead of PP
The importance of technology update for fibre
and quality testing to address the challenges
of the sector
Invest in HVI machines in Africa to have all
the lint parameters tested before export
Differentiation between African cotton origins
is not well-known by Indonesian spinners
Collaborate with API to promote African
Cotton Standards set up by ACA
Indonesian spinners are willing to collaborate
with ginners to improve quality and reduce
contamination levels during the ginning
process
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COTTON TRADE
Indonesia is a big potential market for African
cotton as it is the fourth biggest cotton
importer in the world
Create partnerships between African cotton
Associations (ACA/AproCa) and API
Expand production capacity employing
modern technologies
Indonesian Textile Industry needs to find
alternative sources of cotton to meet the
domestic demand
Create partnerships between African cotton
Associations (ACA/AproCa) and API
Collaborate with API to promote African
cotton in Indonesian market
Opportunities of enhancing trade and
investments between Indonesia ad Africa
(South-South cooperation)
Create partnerships between African cotton
Associations (ACA/AproCa) and API
Import of Indonesian technology inputs and
machinery to Africa
Collaborate with Eximbank to facilitate
business and investments between Africa
and Indonesia
Organize a visit of Indonesian Spinners to
Africa
TEXTILE INVESTMENT AND TRADE
African textile industry needs investments,
outsourcing and transfers of knowledge from
Indonesian Textile Industry
Organize a visit of Indonesian textile
stakeholders to Africa
Indonesian textiles companies are interested
to invest in Africa
Explore possibilities to attract other
Indonesian investors to Africa
Indonesian Textile Association
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