德国机械制造商协会为德国企业组织埃塞俄比亚之旅

 

VDMA conducts Ethiopia tour for German firms

VDMA textile machinery association, associated with around 120 manufacturers of textile machinery and accessories from all textile sectors, organized a tour for a high-ranking delegation of 15 well-known German textile machinery and accessories manufacturers to Ethiopia, from the 13th to 17th of October, 2014, supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany, and SBS systems for business solutions and its local partner Agathon Consulting.
The programme consisted of visits to Ethiopian textile companies as well as information and networking events at the office premises of German Development Cooperation Ethiopia (GIZ).
The delegation discussed about the existing obstacles in the textile industry of Ethiopia concerning the supply chain from cotton to the end-product, the overall infrastructure and logistics, the lack of foreign exchange to finance, necessary imports of textile machinery and intermediate textile products such as yarns, regular power interruptions, as well as the need to qualify more textile professionals.
Despite these obstacles, the delegation had an overall positive impression about the state of the textile mills visited and on Ethiopia’s progress and willingness to stimulate the textile business.
The delegates from the German textile machinery and accessory manufacturers will continue to address the Ethiopian market by offering state-of-the-art solutions for the entire textile value chain which include machinery and accessories for spinning, knitting, weaving, hosiery, braiding, dyeing, drying, finishing, and sewing, VDMA Textile Machinery Association said.
The Government of Ethiopia has set ambitious goals for the textile and garment industry to increase the production, productivity and export performance of the industry. In 2014, the export value of textile and garment sector crossed US$ 120 million and is expected to increase to $500 million in 2016. To reach this goal, investments in modern technology is one decisive factor to further increase the competitiveness of the industry.

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德国机械制造商协会为德国企业组织埃塞俄比亚之旅

与纺织行业中120家纺机及配件制造商有联系的德国机械制造商协会（VDMA），组织一个高级代表团进行埃塞俄比亚之旅，该代表团由15家德国著名的纺机及配件制造商组成。此次参观时间从2014年13日起至17日，是由德国联邦经济事务部和能源部，企业解决方案的SBS系统和当地合作伙伴Agathon咨询公司支持的。

该项目包括访问埃塞俄比亚纺织企业以及德国发展合作埃塞俄比亚(GIZ)办公室的信息和社交活动。

代表团讨论了埃塞俄比亚纺织行业相关供应链从棉花到最终成品现有的障碍, 整个基础设施和物流体系，外汇资金的缺乏,必须进口纺织机械和纱线等中间纺织产品,定期的电力中断,以及需要获得更多的纺织专业人士。

尽管存在这些障碍,代表团对访问的该国纺织厂和埃塞俄比亚的发展存在积极的印象，并愿意激励纺织品贸易。

德国纺织机械和配件制造商的代表将继续通过为埃塞俄比亚市场整个纺织产业链提供先进的解决方案，包括纺纱、针织、梭织、染色、干燥、整理和缝纫的纺机及配件, 德国机械制造商协会说。

埃塞俄比亚政府为纺织和服装行业设定了雄心勃勃的目标来增加行业的产量、生产力和出口行业的业绩。2014年,纺织品和服装行业的出口额超过1.2亿美元,2016年有望增加到5亿美元。为了达到这一目标,在现代科技方面的投资是进一步提高产业竞争力的一个决定性因素。