The migration of maquila companies to Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras has generated an increased demand for industrial fabric and textile materials transforming the Guatemalan textile industry.

The director of the board of the Textile and Apparel Commission (Vestex in Spanish) cited as an example the increase in fabric exports to Central America compared with the decline in the demand for finished products for the U.S. market.

"According to the director, before the migration of maquila companies, 95% of the local textiles were exported to the North American market as finished garments, while today the proportion is 83%.

Former President of Vestex , Alejandro Ceballos said the trend for exporting products and raw materials is increasing. In the opinion of the employer, the local market is "becoming a supplier to the textile companies based in the region. '"

Source: sigloxxi.com

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