Spinning mill feasibility blueprint could provide path to manufacturing revival
The CSIRO has released a feasibility blueprint aimed at re-establishing spinning mills in Australia to revitalize the domestic clothing supply chain. Industry leaders are calling for government support, specifically through guaranteed procurement of Australian-made uniforms, to overcome high costs and labor shortages.
Why it matters
Reviving domestic textile manufacturing could reduce reliance on offshore supply chains and create local jobs, though it requires significant capital investment.
Spinning mills are the missing link in Australia's clothing supply chain. ( ABC News: Brett Worthington )
The CSIRO has created a feasibility study that companies can use to re-establish mills in Australia.
The textile and fashion industry is warning it will take significant investment to make it probable.
They are calling on government to guarantee demand by buying uniforms made in Australia.
Link copied Share Share article Australia's chief science agency has created a blueprint to re-establish spinning mills, a vital link in the country's clothing supply chain that disappeared in the 1980s.
The CSIRO report looked at the feasibility of spinning mills, producing a template manufacturers can use to re-establish domestic production.
While small parts of the textile and clothing sector have survived the offshoring trend of the past four decades, this critical link from farm to hanger is completely missing.
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