Esquel is a supplier to the likes of Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike and J.

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On the sales side, Esquel is expanding its business in Europe, Japan, other Asian countries and even South America.

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Among the areas where Esquel has boasted advances of late: reducing the cost of energy used in the manufacturing process.

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Esquel, founded by the late Yang Yuan-loong, has thrived under leadership of his daughters Marjorie and Teresa, as well as Cheh, who joined in 2003.

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Another first-time clan is the Yangs, which whose cotton shirt manufacture Esquel has overcome rising costs on the mainland and see its sales more than double in the past six years.

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The gains are possible because Esquel owns a vertically integrated supply chain and manufacturing process which extends from cotton farming, spinning, knitting, weaving, and apparel production, and then all the way to retailing.

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