DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING GROWS IN EGYPT DESPITE STRUGGLE TO COMPETE AGAINST CHINESE SUPPLIERS
October 1st, 2019
Digital textile printing is growing in Egypt with companies acquiring new machines and a major new player entering the market to take advantage of low labour costs and the country’s geographical proximity to buyers in Africa and Europe. Domestic demand for digitally printed textile products, however, has been sluggish, while exporters are struggling to remain price competitive compared to Chinese competitors.
The Egyptian market for locally made apparel had been expanding in the first five months of the year, until Ramadan, the Muslim holy month (May 5 to June ...
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