The coastal Ruian in the South-East China is a provincial important historical and cultural city, also a city of developed commerce and trade in Zhejiang. The city covers 1,271 sq meters land and 3,037 sq meters sea and has the population of 1.1 million. As one of the cradles for Wenzhou Mode, Ruian is one of the zones where the local economy is highly privatized and most vibrant in China. The city was in succession awarded the honors of China Star City, China Top 100 City in terms of comprehensive strength, China Top 100 City in terms of economic competitiveness and State Advanced City of Scientific Progress.

Apparel industry is among the mainstays to Ruian. Nowadays, the city has 365 apparel companies, of which 200 are men’s wear specialized. The apparel industry of Ruian employed nearly 100 thousand workers and achieved 8 billion RMB Yuan’s output in 2003, 25% or so of the total value of all industries in the city. The apparel manufacturing in Ruian is equipped with a large number of advanced machines imported from Germany, US, Italy and Japan etc, widely adopts the clothing CAD systems, clothing administration information system and clothing e-commerce, and enjoys high automatic level and advanced production administration. Up to now, 35 manufacturers has obtained the ISO9000 Certifications and 12 have passed the ISO14000 Environmental Certifications. The major of Ruian’s apparel industry is the men’s wear, as business suit, casual wear, uniforms knitted underwear and shirt. Ruian has a long history in men’s wear manufacturing. The products enjoy a good fame in the sector nationwide for the exquisite craftsmanship and high quality and exported to the every corner of the world.

Ruian apparel industry will put the great efforts to encourage the manufacturers' rectification and mergence, foster a group of leading companies and famous brands and push its manufacturing further specialized at men’s business suite, casual wear and other major products, and finally lead the city economy a great hop forward. Such efforts will be system innovation driven, technical innovation highlighted, market innovation focused and administration innovation resorted to.

Contact: Ruian Chamber of Garment

Address: Room 314 North Building, Administration Department of Governmental Affairs, RuiAn Government Zhejiang

Post Code: 325200

Tel: 0577-65812639/65812489

Fax: 0577-65812639

Email: fzsh-001@163.com

Website: www.ruiangarments.com