Bossa Challenges Giants in Organic Textiles
Bossa, one of Turkey's biggest integrated textile enterprises, is becoming more ambitious as the threat of global warming increases the demand for organic and ecological products. Restructuring itself as a nature-friendly company with an investment of 550,000 euros, the firm has become popular with various global…
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“China, which uses neither treatment plants nor health-friendly chemicals during the production process, sells jeans for only YTL 10. This is almost the price of my fabric,” Erik said. Turkey cannot compete with cheap countries, such as India and China, in terms of costs, she added. “However, we can prove ourselves to the world in terms of organic clothing and design.”
Bossa produces in accordance with “Ekoteks,” an international certificate that indicates that textile products do not include harmful chemicals. “Bossa implements the necessary investment particularly when there is demand from Britain and northern Europe for organic products,” Eric said.
The company, which produces three-and-a-half million meters of organic-based products annually, will also include soybean, linen, cannabis, wool and cotton in its product range, said Erik. “We will produce more as demand rises. We'd like to see competition in the market.”
Source: TurkishDaily News.com
From the Egytex news archive, first published on 7 May 2008. Figures and names are as reported at the time.
