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Cambrelle manufacturer doubles capacity in China

04/03/2013
Due to increased demand, the maker of shoe lining Cambrelle has expanded its facilities in China, doubling its capacity from a year ago and opening a new production facility near Shanghai.

UK-based Camtex Fabrics expanded production from the UK into China five years ago, principally to be closer to the footwear companies it supplies and help shorten ‘time-to-market’. The group’s extra factory means it can focus more production on its new developments.

“Normally, Cambrelle is a nylon product,” explains Camtex Fabrics chief executive Kieran O'Hare, “but part of the reason we’re moving a second production line to China is that we can now produce a polyester version there, which is popular among sports shoe brands, particularly adidas.”

Around 60% of Cambrelle is manufactured in the north of England, with 40% now made in China.

Cambrelle is a fast-wicking, highly absorbent, abrasion-resistant fabric that is used by some of the world's leading shoe makers, including adidas, Timberland and New Balance. It is made using special bicomponent fibres in a thermal point-bonding process that results in a strong, drapable fabric that can be cut cleanly with no edge-fray.

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