Labelon makes 5.8m euros from labels

The first thing anyone buying a piece of clothing does is look at the label. Who made that item, how much it is, how it is supposed to be washed are just a few of the pieces of information we have grown “addicted” to. One of the companies that benefit from this consumer addiction is Labelon Romania. Last year it made nearly 4 million euros from manufacturing labels for the textile industry and expects 5.8 million euros this year. This company, a division of UK’s Labelon Group, a maker of labels and accessories for the textile industry, manufactures 4.5 million maintenance labels (with washing tips), 3 million woven labels and 3.5 million cardboard labels on the average every year. Most of the output, that is 80% goes to Western companies, such as H&M, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Next, Adams, River Island, Rubicon or New Look. The managers say Romanian companies get part of the labels, too, especially those working for foreign partners under outsourcing deals. ZF