Achievements of Russia's light industry Output in the light industry sector will increase by 25.3% year-on-year in 2024, with shipments exceeding 2.2 trillion rubles. Since 2021, about 15,000 new organizations have opened. Progress of import substitution The share of domestic knitted fabrics increased from 10.5% to 18%, while synthetic fabrics increased from 23.7% to 31.5%. 11 projects out of 38 in the road map entered serial production. New production facilities Key projects launched include "BTK Textile" in Altai Oblast and "First Weaving Plant" in Nizhny Novgorod, which created 500 jobs. The first lyocell plant in Russia was built in the Ivanovo district. Growth in exports Textile and footwear exports to the CIS countries increased by more than 10%. The total exports of the light industry are estimated at 1.5-1.8 billion dollars, with the expansion of supplies to China, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.