Why  JIFS   ?     Why Indonesia   ??   Why Now ????

      • JIFS will be the biggest & oldest Textile Garment Technology & Apparel Expo of Indonesia

      • It is targeted to the entire textile & garment industry Indonesia

      • Indonesia, counted as one of the top 5 apparel exporting countries to the U.S., with its total exports of the sector surpassing US$ 9 Billion is projecting a 13% growth in Textile & Apparel export.

      • Clothing shipments are expected to grow at a faster pace than the 8 percent projected for the textile sector as a whole. Sectoral exports are anticipated to reach $10.8 billion from $10.3 billion achieved in the last year. In spite of massive layoffs in the core textile industry, the garment industry has added 50,000 employees to its headcount of 1 million workers in 2008.

      • Indonesia is all set to see further expansions and upgrading of machineries to achieve their targeted double digit growth

      • Major investments in the textile & garment sector are happening in Indonesia.

      • API - Indonesian Textile Associationexpects the Indonesian textile and apparel exports will reach US$10.66 billion in 2010.