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Knitted fabric makers in China are taking a range of measures to remain competitive amid an uncertain export environment and rising material costs. Early this year, there was a decline in orders from garment-exporting countries in Asia that were hit by quota elimination. In contrast, knitted fabric suppliers enjoyed healthy domestic sales as demand from local apparel companies increased significantly. However, safeguards imposed by the US and the EU are now limiting exports of some China-made knitted apparel categories to these markets. For this reason, knitted fabric makers in China are again looking at overseas markets to boost sales. But with a large number of suppliers competing to ship fabric to garment exporting countries, many companies are now eyeing the more lucrative EU market.