EGYPT MOVES STEADILY TOWARDS DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING AS EXPORT SECTOR GROWS, ESPECIALLY IN SPORTS AND ACTIVEWEAR
January 1st, 2019
Digital textile printing is a niche sector in Egypt but is expected to grow as demand for sports and active wear increases within its clothing sector, bolstered by government-supported initiatives to treble garment and textile exports by 2025.
Egypt has a long history of garment and textile manufacturing, but the sector’s strength has been in ‘cut and sew’ due to the country’s low labour costs, at between USD60 to USD100 a month. Printing has traditionally been primarily rotary-based, with finishing focused on the domestic market and generally not for ...
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