November, Bangladesh will have new testing laboratory for accessories producers.

The Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BEGAPMA) is looking to launch the testing facility to improve the country’s product quality with timely and reliable testing. The new lab would be set up under the Integrated Support to Poverty and Inequality Reduction through Enterprise Development (INSPIRED) project funded by the European Union and Bangladesh’s Ministry of Industries.

“Since we have been working with EU and Industry Ministry since three years ago to develop a testing lab for the accessories producers, we are finally going to launch the lab next month,” saidAbdul Kader Khan, president of BGAPMEA.

The testing will equipt facilities including screen touch bursting strength tester, moisture meter, box compression strength tester, drop tester, crush tester and cobb absorbency tester. All the facilities will provide testing in line with international standards.

“Testing of products will help the sector people to meet their demands with quality assurance and will always be an important factor for buyers.

There has over 1,400 accessories factories in Bangladesh with more than 300,000 employees. If the government supports its efforts and the training institute it hopes to establish, exports could reach as $12 billion, nearly double the $6.12 billion brought in in the last fiscal year.

“The laboratory was needed to make our products competitive in the global market and to meet quality standards internationally. Now exporters of these sectors may avail of the facilities for testing of cartons,” BGAPMEA noted in the mission statement on its website.

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