Home Decoration & Home Textiles Cambodia
Together with local partners and sector associations, CBI carried out the Cambodia Home Decoration & Home Textiles (HDHT) project. The activities helped Cambodia's HDHT sector improve its export potential to Europe. The project also supported social businesses strengthen their presence in the European market while promoting eco-friendly and socially responsible practices. CBI worked on solving export marketing challenges to make Cambodia an important country for green and socially responsible products.
Project details
The project offered business export coaching with group workshops on key topics and one-on-one coaching with HDHT experts. Another goal was to improve the export environment of the sector to align with EU market demands for sustainable and ethically produced home goods. Unfortunately none of the eight textile companies met the EU legal requirements for dyeing textile.
A total of 11 companies took part in this export coaching project.
| Name of the Company | Products / services |
| A.N.D. / Artisan Designer | re-/up-cycling to create decorative accessories, desk/home office-related items, personal accessories, shoppers and table/kitchenware (in the wood/porcelain). Cotton weaving |
| Color Silk Enterprise | hand-woven cottons and silks, fabric by the metre, scarves and fashion, textile home accessories. |
| Fair Weave | Textile home accessories, throws and cushions; personal accessories: scarves. |
| Ironworks | Metal garden/outdoor implements with a specific touch of Cambodia in its additional materials (natural fibres) |
| Lotus Silk | Scarves, fashion and home textiles from silk and cotton fibres. |
| Manava | Eye-catching basketry, including bags, in rattan and willow |
| Norea Angkor Handicrafts Co. Ltd. | lampshades, home textiles, cushions, throws, bedding. |
| Reakossa Arts | hand-made soaps, scented candles, home- and body scents, decorative accessories |
| Salasusu | Textile-based home accessories, office/school, travel items, slippers, bags, mats and surfaces made of rush, a reed. |
| Sentosa Silk | fashionwear of silk and cotton, accessories and home textiles, like bedding and cushions. Hand-woven products: ikat, brocade, embroidery, organza, tie & dye. |
| Mordock Ceramics | ceramics for the home from tableware to candle holders, figurines and vases. |
| Women For Women Foundation | hand-woven cotton and silk home textiles (eps. cushions), as well as scarves and other items related to fashion, textile jewellery and personal accessories |
Results
During the project, CBI and the Ministry of Trade collaborated to create an Export Service Centre (ESC). The ESC offers export readiness assessments and market information for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We also helped businesses create a Sector Export Marketing Plan (SEMP) to achieve sustainable growth.
The project improved SMEs’ skills and systems and helped them work together more effectively. There were also some SMEs exploring new sustainability opportunities, like using plant fibers from lotus and banana. This led to new market opportunities.
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