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The figure below shows the Mauritius Fibre to Fashion value chain<br />
Figure 1: Fibre to Fashion value chain<br />
• Mauritian top exporters, both E.O.Es and D.O.Es, use the local design capabilities and sub-contact<br />
capacity of small talioring operators, and their financial strength, to offer ODM, Full Package Service<br />
Providers and OBM services to their regional and global clients, some of whom and very exigent in<br />
quality and speed of delivery.<br />
• The Mauritian T&C industry is undergoing profound changes with more and more large firms setting<br />
up production facilities overseas (Madagascar, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China and in emerging<br />
African countries). The SME sector is slowly filling in the gap thorugh higher value-added products.<br />
These SMEs are very active on the African markets notably in South Africa (Mauritius’s 4th largest<br />
market) and the COMESA and SADC markets, including Kenya. Several local designers are well<br />
etablished in the regional markets.<br />
The Kenyan Textile And Fashion Industry Report<br />
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