Transforming Industry

Textiles & Apparel

1. Breakdown by Major Sub-sectors
  1. Primary textiles (polymerisation, spinning, weaving, knitting, and wet processing)
  2. Made-up garments
  3. Made-up textiles
  4. Textiles and clothing accessories


2. List of Promoted Products/Activities under the Promotion of Investments Act, 1986

 

APPENDIX I 

LIST OF PROMOTED PRODUCTS AND ACTIVITIES - GENERAL 
MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS

  1. Natural or synthetic or hybrid, yarn or fabric
  2. Activities of finishing of fibre, yarn or fabric
  3. Technical or functional or smart textiles or textiles products


APPENDIX V 

LIST OF PROMOTED PRODUCTS AND ACTIVITIES - SMALL SCALE COMPANIES 
MANUFACTURE OF TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS

  1. Batik
  2. Accessories for the textile industry


3. Details Approved Projects 2010 - 2014

 

Description

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

No. of projects approved

20

14

31

16

17

Total investments (RM mil.)

596.1

291.1

471

764.6

1233.2

Domestic investments (RM mil.)

95.7

55

143

132.1

597.5

Foreign investments (RM mil.)

500.4

236.1

328

632.5

635.7

 


4. Exports 2010 - 2014

 

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

% Change(2013-2014)

Total Exports (RM bil.)

9.3

10.8

9.5

10.2

11.6

13.7

Textiles (RM bil.)

5.7

6.7

6.0

6.3

6.7

6.3

Apparel (RM bil.)

3.6

4.1

3.5

3.9

4.9

25.6

 


Main Exports in 2013

  •  Textiles yarn (RM3.1 bil.);
  •  Other textiles apparel (RM1.2 bil.);
  •  Special yarns, special textile fabrics and related products (RM867.1 mil.);
  •  Men’s clothing, not knitted/ crocheted (RM821.6 mil.);
  •  Woven fabrics of man-made textile materials, silk, animal hair, flax, etc. (RM781.7 mil.).   


Main Exports in 2014  

  •  Textiles yarn (RM3.1 bil.);
  •  Other textiles apparel (RM1.9 bil.);
  •  Woven fabrics of man-made textile materials (RM1.0 bil.);
  •  Special yarns, special textile fabrics and related products (RM941.1 mil.);
  •  Men’s clothing, not knitted/ crocheted (RM932.3 mil.).


Major Destinations of Exports in 2013

  •  USA (RM2.0 bil.);
  •  Japan (RM812.9 mil.);
  •  People’s Republic of China (RM701.3 mil.);
  •  Turkey (679.2 mil.);
  •  Republic of Singapore (617.8 mil.).


Major Destinations of Exports in 2014  

  •  USA (RM2.2 bil.);
  •  Japan (RM905.7 mil.);
  •  Turkey (RM703.9 mil.);
  •  Singapore (RM696.1 mil.);
  •  People’s Republic of China (RM673.3 mil.).


Imports 2010 - 2014

 

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

% Change(2013-2014)

Total Imports (RM bil.)

5.1

6.6

6.7

7.7

8.3

7.8

Textiles (RM bil.)

4.1

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.1

6.3

Apparel (RM bil.)

1.1

1.8

2.2

2.9

3.2

10.3

 

 
Main Imports in 2013

  •  Other textile apparel (RM1.5 bil.);
  •  Textiles yarn (RM1.04 bil.);
  •  Special yarns, special textile fabrics and related products (RM1.03 bil.);
  •  Woven fabrics of man-made textile materials (RM926.1 mil.);
  •  Made-up articles, wholly of textile materials, floor coverings, etc. (RM644.8 mil.).


Main Imports in 2014  

  •  Other textile apparel (RM1.6 bil.);
  •  Textile yarn (RM1.1 bil.);
  •  Special yarns, special textile fabrics and related products (RM1.09 bil.);
  •  Woven fabrics of man-made textile materials (RM926.7 mil.);
  •  Made-up articles, wholly of textile materials, floor coverings, etc. (RM700.2 mil.).


Major Sources of Imports in 2013

  •  People's Republic of China (RM3.3 bil.);
  •  Indonesia (RM709.7 mil.);
  •  Socialist Republic of Vietnam (RM576.5 mil.);
  •  Taiwan (RM547.7 mil.);
  •  Thailand (RM439.5 mil.).


Major Sources of Imports in 2014

  •  China (RM3.4 bil.);
  •  Indonesia (RM758 mil.);
  •  Socialist Republic of Vietnam (RM756.6 mil.);
  •  Taiwan (RM536.4 mil.);
  •  Thailand (437.4 mil).

(Last updated: 23 April 2015)

Last Updated 2015-06-29 08:50:35 by admin2

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