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SCZONE Expands Industrial Growth with 2 New Textile Projects in Sokhna
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has announced the completion of the first phase of Egypt's ambitious national project to modernize and revitalize the textile industry. This phase includes the operatio...
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Madbouly: Phase one of EGP 56B textile industry revamp completed
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has announced the completion of the first phase of Egypt's ambitious national project to modernize and revitalize the textile industry. This phase includes the operatio...
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SCZone Secures $8.8 Million Investment from Turkey’s Denim Rise
Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), has signed an $8.8 million contract with Turkey’s Denim Rise for a ready-made garments project. Spannin...
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Turkey prioritizes Egypt as key hub for textile manufacturing, investment: Ambassador
Turkish Ambassador to Cairo, Salih Mutlu Şen, highlighted Turkey’s continued interest in Egypt’s textile sector, emphasizing the vital role of spinning, weaving, and garment manufacturing in bolsterin...
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Elsewedy, China’s Kingdom Holdings sign $60m deal to boost Egypt’s textile sector
Elsewedy Industrial Development, a subsidiary of Elsewedy Electric, has signed a significant $60 million agreement with China’s Kingdom Holdings, a global leader in the textile industry, to establish...
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PM Madbouly tours Mahalla’s Spinning, Weaving factories to boost textile production
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly visited Mahalla al-Kubra on Saturday to inspect the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company, part of the Cotton, Spinning, Weaving, and Ready-Made Garments Holding Company un...
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China’s Lutai to invest $385m in its first textile factory in Egypt
Hossam Heiba, the CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), has met a high-level delegation from Lutai Group, the world’s largest producer of dyed fabrics and shirts, to discu...
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Egypt’s textile, garment exports to surge to $1.4bn by 2025: Apparel Council
Textile exports have seen a significant increase in recent years, reaching $1.2bn in 2023, marking a 5% growth, according to Hani Salam, Chairperson of Apparel Export Council of Egypt. Salam said that...
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Chinese textile giant Hengsheng invests $70m in Qantara West factory
Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairperson of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone, and Akram Galal, Governor of Ismailia, participated in the ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the Zheji...
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Egypt’s PM inspects factories of Misr Spinning & Weaving Mehalla el Kubra
CAIRO – 28 December 2024: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Mabouly arrived in Mehalla el Kubra (in Egypt’s Delta) to inspect the factories of Misr Spinning and Weaving Company, on Saturday. He listened...
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Egypt increases area planted with cotton by 23 percent
CAIRO – 28 September 2024: This year, the Ministry of Agriculture successfully increased the area planted with cotton by 23% compared to the previous season, expanding from 255,000 acres to 311,700 ac...
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Giza 99: new long-staple highly productive cotton specie to be endorsed in Egypt in 2025
CAIRO – 16 July 2024: Communication Coordinator at the Cotton Research Institute Mostafa Emara stated Tuesday that a highly productive commercial long-staple specie – dubbed Giza 99 or Extra Giza - wi...
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Egyptian Cabinet sets fixed cotton prices for the 2024/2025 season
CAIRO – 15 February 2024: The Egyptian cabinet issued a decision to establish a fixed price for the supply of cotton in the upcoming season of 2024/2025. The move aims to support Egyptian farmers and...
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Chinese firm plans to build $0.5B complex in Egypt
CAIRO – 8 August 2024: Chairman of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Hossam Heiba met Wednesday with the chairman of a Chinese firm to discuss its plan to establish a $0.5-bi...
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Chinese coalition expresses interest in establishing $300M textile city in Egypt
CAIRO – 25 April 2024: A Chinese coalition expressed interest in establishing a textile city - where all phases of the manufacturing process would be carried out – in Egypt at a cost of $300 million....
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Egypt’s Textile Renaissance: Engineer Mahmoud Ghazal on MGS Industry’s Global Vision and Legacy
The textile industry is one of Egypt’s oldest industries, and the textile and clothing industry is the second largest industrial sector in Egypt. In addition, this industry represents one of the great...
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Roundtable aims to unpack regenerative cotton farming in Egypt
A roundtable conference co-hosted by sustainable cotton consultancy, CottonConnect, the Cotton Egypt Association (CEA), and the Cotton Research Institute has sought to advance regenerative cotton agri...
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Eco-Friendly Hemp Textiles: Revolutionizing Fashion Industry
Hemp is one of the oldest crops that people have grown, and it has recently become a big player in the search for eco-friendly fabrics. Hemp is quickly becoming popular as an alternative to cotton and...
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Use of Denim Waste Sorbents to Remove Heavy Metals
In recent years, innovative strides have been made in the realm of environmental cleanup, particularly in the absorption of heavy metals using recycled materials. One groundbreaking study showcases th...
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Mastering Seasonal Apparel Inventory Valuation And Trends
Understanding seasonal clothing inventory valuation Seasonal garment inventory valuation demands accurate methodologies to manage fast changing fashion trends and minimize obsolescent inventory, which...