Egypt to Create 17,000 New Jobs In The ‘World’s Largest Textile Factory’ In El Mahalla On The Nile Delta

Image Courtesy of Misr Spinning & Weaving Co

CAIRO – April 2021: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli held a meeting Tuesday with ministers of trade and public enterprise concerning the construction of the textile factory in El Mahala, conceived in co-operation with the textile consulting firm Werner International of Brussels, that is meant to be the largest in the world.

Minister of Public Enterprise Hisham Tawfik said that the factory - to be inaugurated in March 2022 - spans over 62,000 square meters and will be operated by Misr Spinning & Weaving Co

Original  contracts to supply new equipment, including some 780,000 new spindles and 1,250 weaving looms, were the fibre spinning companies Rieter of Switzerland and Savio of Italy.

Weaving machines will be supplied by Italy’s Itema Group and knitting technology from Karl Mayer of Germany.

Finishing technologies will be supplied by Benninger (Switzerland) and Brückner and Thies (both Germany).

Italian digital printing specialist EFI Reggiani will also be supplying printing technologies as part of the deal.

Supply Contracts

Contracts were originally awarded for the first phase of the modernization program to seven textile machinery suppliers: Savio, Rieter, Marzoli, Benninger (including Thies and Brückner), EFI Reggiani, Itema and Karl Mayer

Authorities have begun construction on what will be the world's largest textile factory, the factory is expected to be completed in 14 months, and when finished will be able to produce textiles at a cheaper rate than current factories, provide thousands of jobs, and increase Egypt's exports overall.

The factory will accommodate more than 182,000 spindles with an average production capacity of 30 tonnes per day, valued at  EGP 780 million.

The Misr Spinning and Weaving Company, Egypt's largest public-sector business, stated that the project will be undertaken with Gama Construction, Egypt's highest-rated private construction company, in a major Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement.

Itema, the global leading provider of best-in-class weaving solutions including weaving machines, OEM spare parts and integrated services, has been chosen as the weaving partner for the colossal modernization program of the public sector of the Egyptian textile industry.

Dr. Ahmed Moustafa – President of the Cotton and Textile Industries Holding Company, Itema – along with its sole agent in Egypt Fabtex Agencies and Trade represented by its owner and CEO Eng. Kamal Abbas – signed the first contract for the supply of 654 weaving machines that will operate in the production plants of Mehalla El Kubra, Kafr El Dawar and Damietta.

Rieter Group also signed contracts with the Cotton & Textile Industries Holding Co., Cairo (Egypt).

These projects entail a total of 180 million Swiss francs.

The contract comprises delivery of compact- and ring-spinning systems over the next two years.

The project aims eventually to provide more than 17,000 direct jobs, in addition to indirect job opportunities, and targets exporting to overseas markets.