EXPERTS POINT WAY AHEAD FOR INJECTING TECHNOLOGY INTO AFRICAN CLOTHING AND RELATED SECTORS
September 1st, 2018
SUB-SAHARAN Africa may not have been the most fertile ground for technological innovation in the clothing, textile and fibre sectors but speakers at an International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) conference in Nairobi, Kenya, September 7-9, stressed the best way ahead.
Professor Marc Van Parys, president of UNITEX (the national association of textile sector technical executives in Belgium), said Africa should exploit opportunities in the digital printing and finishing sectors. Unitex also has members in the Netherlands, Germany, France, ...
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