JADE Textile one of Turkish investments in Egypt

Sahar Ragab

Ambassador Saleh Mutlu Shen, the Turkish Ambassador to Cairo, accompanied by a number of Egyptian journalists, inspected the “JADE Textile” factory in the Tenth of Ramadan City, JADE is one of the largest Turkish investments in Egypt in the field of sportswear and textiles.

Ambassador Shen explained during the statements he made to Egyptian journalists within the framework of the visit that “JADE Textile” is one of the best and most prominent Turkish investment models in Egypt with Turkish capital and Turkish management.

Ambassador Shen stated that “JADE Textile” provides job opportunities and success opportunities for more than ten thousand Egyptian workers, and it also occupies the lead in the field of ready-made garment exports, and it considers Egypt as a strategic base for its production.

Labor Services

He added that the most important feature of “JADE Textile” is that it gives importance and priority to the worker and the human being, and therefore it provides workers with all social and legal services and capabilities such as transportation from places of residence, health and social care, and pays special attention to working women and provides them with a nursery to raise the social level of all workers.

Ambassador Shen said that “JADE Textile” is one of the well-known companies as it manufactures and produces high-quality clothes in a stable manner.

Ambassador Shen added that all of this provides a very important and integrated example of Egypt’s success and the development of its infrastructure, pointing out that other Turkish investments such as “JADE Textile” on the one hand provide profit to sisterly Egypt and on the other hand introduce Egyptian and Turkish brands to the world.

He added that the most important feature of “JADE Textile” is that it provides a community service in this context, stemming from social responsibility, as the company gives priority to each worker as the main factor in the production process.

Leading Company

The “JADE Textile” Group of Companies is part of the “Yesim Group” in Turkey, which is a group that enjoys a global position as a leader in textile and sportswear manufacturers.

The group was founded by Şükrü Şankaya in 1956, and has a global presence in Turkey, Moldova and Egypt. The company’s branch in Egypt was established in 2008 under the “JADE Textile Egypt” group of factories in Burj Al Arab.

The Tenth of Ramadan factory was then opened in 2009, and then the group established another factory in Burj Al Arab in 2018, then a factory in Ismailia in 2019.

The group has succeeded in attracting the most famous brands in the world, and the company is distinguished by its integrated performance in terms of commitment to shipping dates, quality standards, occupational safety and health, and operational standards.

All this in a healthy work environment that respects the environment and promotes occupational safety and health, while upholding all ethical values ​​in work, mutual respect and gender equality.

Global classification

The group has won first place in exports for four consecutive years in the classification issued by the Egyptian Export Authority. The group currently enjoys, with its three factories, advanced positions in the list of the fifteen largest exporters in Egypt in this sector.

The group made the sports kits for the Tokyo Olympics and the African Games in Ghana in support of sports, and it also played the same role in the Olympics currently taking place in France 2024.

The company aims to increase investments in Egypt due to the confidence in the efficiency and ability of the Egyptian workforce, which has been able to gain the confidence of the largest brands in the world, such as Nike, by achieving the gold level in commitment to shipping dates for eleven consecutive years, as well as the gold level in product quality.

Continuous expansion

The group does not stop expanding. During the past five years, it has tripled the workforce, area and production capacity. During this year 2024, it achieved $220 million in sales, and 228 thousand square meters were added in Tenth of Ramadan, as well as 60 thousand square meters in Burj Al Arab.

The company also aims to reach 20 thousand workers and sales estimated at $500 million in Egypt by 2030. JADE Textile and the Turkish companies operating in Egypt are proud of the distinguished Egyptian workforce, and it exports to all parts of the world.

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