4th International Conference on Industrial Textiles is held in Nicaragua

FourFourOne article One of the largest textile industries in the world is located in Nicaraguas capital, the capital of the former autonomous region of the Andean nation of Nicaragua. 

The Industrial Textile Industry of Nicaraguan is the largest industrial textile industry in the Western Hemisphere, employing about 7,000 workers in the country, and produces about 5,000 million garments a year.

Nicaraguan was one of the founding countries of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in 1991, and its textile industry is one of its largest export markets.

The country’s textile industry employs about 15 million people.

Its textile production is made from two main sectors: textile fabrics and textiles made of cotton, wool and other fibers.

The textile industry contributes about $20 billion to the economy of the country. 

Industrial Textile Industries are mainly located in the northern part of the island, where they produce textile products, such as carpets, scarves and shirts, as well as textiles and textile accessories, such a belts, hats and scarves. 

About 70 percent of the nation’s total production is exported.

Nicaraguans textile industry produces cotton, polyester and polyester-reinforced polyurethane (PURE), and other textile fibers.

According to a 2010 survey by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the textile industry in Nicaroas exports about $8.7 billion annually. 

According to the latest information available, the textile production and production of textile goods is about 15,000 employees.

The annual turnover of the textile industries’ production is about $2.8 billion. 

Nicaragua is one the main suppliers of polyester, which is used to make clothes and other fabrics. 

During the peak of textile production in the 1980s, there were about 700,000 textile workers, and now there are around 300,000.

In 2010, the country had the second-highest number of textile mills, after Guatemala. 

In the past two decades, the number of new factories has decreased, and the number employing more than 100 people has increased. 

However, despite the economic difficulties, Nicaragua has developed a strong textile industry. 

“Nicaraguas textile industry remains the largest in the Americas,” said Manuela Barrios, secretary-general of the National Federation of Manufacturers of Textiles.

“We are proud to be a part of this industry and we look forward to participating in the fifth International Conference of the Industrial Textiliers, which will take place in Nicarbucas in 2019. 

I hope that the International Conference will provide a platform for dialogue, and that the government and industry will promote and strengthen cooperation.” 

The textile industry was established in Nicaragua in 1925. 

Today, there are about 3,500 textile mills producing textiles in the Andes country.

In the 1980-90s, the industry was experiencing rapid growth. 

This boom resulted in the creation of about 70 textile mills that produced clothing and other items for export.

In 1995, the Nicaraguan government established the National Union of Textile Manufacturers (UNA), which was created to encourage the textile sector to develop. 

UNA has since expanded its efforts and has made progress in promoting the textile trade, opening up markets for textile exports and encouraging the textile workers to become self-employed. 

With this goal in mind, the United States is contributing to the conference with the support of the United states Agency for International Development (USAID). 

In addition, the National Association of Manufactures of Nicaragua (ANAIM) and the National Alliance of Textilizers of Nicaragua have also participated in the conference. 

US and Nicaraguan textile exports grew at about 12 percent annually during the 2000s, according to the World Bank.