One garment maker keeps running on its own power as the energy crunch bites
জ্বালানি সংকটের মধ্যেও নিজস্ব বিদ্যুতে চলছে একটি পোশাক কারখানা
4A Yarn Dyeing has generated its own electricity since 2019, including from solar — an exception in an industry losing production to gas and power shortages.
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- A gas and power crisis has hit production at most Bangladeshi garment makers, The Daily Star reports.
- At 4A Yarn Dyeing — a supplier to Walmart, Gap and Next — work continues uninterrupted, at least for now.
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The company has generated its own power, including through solar panels, since 2019, The Business Standard reports, making it an exception in the world's second-biggest garment exporter after China. The Business Standard
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A gas and power crisis has hit production at most Bangladeshi garment makers, The Daily Star reports — but at 4A Yarn Dyeing, a supplier to Walmart, Gap and Next, workers stitch hoodies and attach brand logos uninterrupted, at least for now.
The difference is self-generation. Since 2019 the company has produced its own power, including through solar panels, The Business Standard reports, making it an exception in Bangladesh's garment industry — the world's second-biggest exporter after China.
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- How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch — The Business Standard
- How a garment maker is fighting Middle East energy crunch — The Daily Star
- Nirikh brief published
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