Apparel Online India Magazine April 2nd Issue 2018 | Page 50
BEYOND INDIA
Turkish-Algerian textile unit commences
pilot production
The month-long pilot production at
Turkish-Algerian joint venture for
an integrated textile complex has
commenced. This was confirmed
by the Algerian Ministry of
Industry and Mines in a statement.
The textile factory has been
constructed in the Sidi Khattab
industrial park in Algeria’s
Relizane Province. The working
system in the textile factory will
gradually progress to 3 teams.
Each team will work for 8 hours
every day at a production rate of
either 20 tonnes for each team or
60 tonnes in a day.
The first stage of the project will
comprise eight textile production
units that will produce different
varieties of textiles. Additionally,
it will include a textile school
that will train 400 people. The
factory is expected to give jobs to
10,000 people in the first phase.
Reportedly, Phase 2 will cover 10
factories where denim, ready-
made apparels and industrial
fibres will be manufactured in
addition to making woven and
knit fabrics. In the joint venture,
Tayal has a stake of 51% wherein
Algerian public firms Apparel
and Clothing owns 30% stake and
Texalg has a stake of 21%. The
Turkish firm, Intertay holds the
remaining share of 49%. Notably,
Intertay is a subsidiary of Taypa,
the renowned Turkish Group.
According to the Ministry, while
60% of production will be used
for export market, 40% will cater
to local needs.
Ethiopia sees 23.1% boom in exports
Ethiopia, one of the emerging
apparel sourcing destinations in
the world, has posted a 23.1 per
cent surge in its global textile and
clothing (T&C) exports during the
first eight months of FY 2017-18
that began on 8th July 2017. The
country has exported T&C worth
US $ 68.5 million during the said
period. The surge in exports is in
line with the vision of Ethiopian
Government which, a few months
back set ‘US $ 30 billion by 2025’
as export target for the textile
industry. Markedly, US $ 55.9
million revenue was secured by
the foreign-owned firms while
the remaining was generated by
the local apparel manufacturing
companies.
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However, the hub fell short of the
targeted growth by 50 per cent
as stated by Bantihun Gessesse,
who is Communications Affairs
Director in Ethiopian Textile
Industry Development Institute.
“Inadequate supply of inputs,
lack of managerial and technical
professionals, failure to meet
international standards and the
shortage of skilled manpower
were the major factors the
exports of textile and clothing
did not meet the projected
growth,” said Gessesse.
In order to meet the projected
growth in the coming months,
the Ethiopian Government
is diversifying exports from
agricultural products to textile
and clothing manufacturing
in the country and, for this,
approximately 10 industrial
parks have been planned. It’s
pertinent to mention here
that the textile and clothing
industry in Ethiopia has noted
an average growth of 51 per
cent over the last 5 years and
more than 65 international
textile investment projects have
been authorised and licensed to
attract FDI during the period.
The country is steadily becoming
a favourite amongst various
leading textile and apparel
manufacturers to set up their
base there, thanks to policies and
incentives that the country has
to offer.