“In a meeting with the
Supreme Council for Textile Industries, Kabil said that the ministry has
launched three cities and other industrial complexes for the textile
industry in Kafr El-Dawar city, on the outskirts of Alexandria and
El-Mahalla city in Damietta governorate…“The Industry Ministry
is cooperating with the ministries of industry, agriculture and the
public business sector to develop this sector,” Kabil said in a
statement…In October, Kabil announced that Egypt will launch the
2018-2020 national strategy for developing handicrafts and cultural
industry before the end of this year…The strategy was said to
focus on training workers, marketing products in external markets, and
connecting technicians with local supply chains…Exports of the
Textile Export Council increased 3 percent in the period between January
to October 2017 to stand at $673 million, compared with $651 million a
year earlier, according to official figures…Turkey came first
among the countries importing textile from Egypt, acquiring $230.27
million of exports, followed by Italy ($132.98 million), Saudi Arabia
($26.79 million) and Tunisia ($21.85 million)..Egypt’s textile exports to Germany and Portugal reached $16.89 million and $13.19 million respectively….Source: Egypttoday.com”
Date:12/4/2017
Source:Innovation in Textiles