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Argentina’s Textile Industry Reports 381 Closures and 11,500 Job Losses as Imports Surge

Industry groups at ProTextil 2025 unveil a federal plan after tariff cuts spurred record imports.

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Golpe a la industria textil
Kicillof afirmó que “mientras todos los países" trabajan para sostener sus industrias, Milei "elige el camino de la apertura indiscriminada de importaciones”.
En un año la industria textil perdió 4.400 puestos de trabajo formales según informó la FITA.

Overview

  • ProTejer reports 381 textile and apparel companies closed and 11,500 jobs were lost over the past 18 months, underscoring a deepening contraction.
  • Annual textile imports reached roughly $8.1 billion following tariff reductions, with more than 14,000 new importer registrations up 38% year over year and platforms like Shein and Temu cited as drivers.
  • Installed capacity use in textiles hovered near 44% in July, while sector output fell 14.5% in the first half of 2025 and July activity dropped 10.1% year over year in key inputs, according to FITA.
  • Formal textile employment slipped to 98,153 in the first quarter of 2025, down about 4,400 from a year earlier, extending a negative trend.
  • ProTejer and FITA call for a federal textile plan emphasizing local content, import substitution, training and regional development, warning of mounting social strain in provinces and among women and youth.