Textile company expands into niche # Creating Possibilities
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markets and captures new business opportunities in recycled material clothing through Alibaba.com Mengqi Pan, founder of Tianruiyi, a textile and clothing export company based in Shengze, Suzhou, has been in the apparel business for over a decade. In 2019, his business hit a bottleneck, but he found new life after the discovery of Alibaba.com. The platform allowed him to garner insights and unlock opportunities in the niche market for clothing made of recycled materials.
To encourage exporters that focus on manufacturing products with
recycled materials, Alibaba.com provides their online storefronts with additional customer traffic. While the cost of recycled materials is generally higher, a community of global buyers on Alibaba.com is willing to pay the premium, presenting more potential business opportunities to exporters in this sector. Currently, the recycled materials used in Pan's clothing production are not limited to plastic bottles. They also include coffee grounds, fishing nets, oyster shells, and other marine waste.
“Clothing companies typically have little
interest in manufacturing clothing from recycled materials due to its high production costs and time-consuming process. Fortunately, Alibaba.com is witnessing a growing demand for clothing made of recycled materials from its global buyer base, which allows our products to reach global markets, including Europe, the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Australia, among others.”