Ordos cashmere industry seeks global presence

Businesses in city showcase their innovation, forge partnerships at expo

The cashmere industry in Ordos, in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is embarking on a drive to expand business lines and deepen integration with the global market, said Erdenebileg, vice-mayor of Ordos, at the opening ceremony of the recent China (Ordos) International Cashmere and Wool Exhibition in the city's Dongsheng district.

Dubbed the "cashmere capital", Ordos is world's largest producer of high-quality raw cashmere, accounting for 13 percent of global output, and it also makes a quarter of the world's finished cashmere products.

The city's first cashmere sweater factory, a predecessor of cashmere giant Erdos Group, was established in 1969. It is now home to more than 360 cashmere enterprises, predominantly small to medium-sized.