Chinese company to invest in Jhut recycling in Mongla EPZ

M/s Xingchen Textile Co Ltd, a Chinese company, will invest US$ 35.03 million to establish a textile industry in the Mongla Export Processing Zone (Mongla EPZ), reports BSS.

The company will produce 20,000 tonnes of yarn and 12,000 tonnes of woven fabrics annually by recycling garment wastage, commonly known as 'Jhut'.

In presence of BEPZA Executive Chairman Major General Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, an agreement was signed between Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and Xingchen Textile Co Ltd at the BEPZA Complex in the city on Sunday.

Md Ashraful Kabir, Member (Investment Promotion) of BEPZA, and Chen Dehong, Chairman of Xingchen Textile Co Ltd, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.

This foreign investment is expected to create employment opportunities for 600 Bangladeshi nationals. Notably, Xingchen Textile Co will be the second textile industry in Mongla EPZ to produce textile products using Jhut.

The signing ceremony was attended by Mohammad Faruque Alam, Member (Engineering); ANM Foyzul Haque, Member (Finance); ASM Zamshed Khondaker, Executive Director (Admin); Md Tanvir Hossain, Executive Director (Investment Promotion); Md Khorshid Alam, Executive Director (Enterprise Services); and ASM Anwar Parvez, Executive Director (Public Relations), along with representatives of the enterprise.