Posts Tagged ‘textile’

FGS-Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu founded the soleRebels brand in 2004 with her husband and brother to help create jobs in Zenabwork, Ethiopia. At the time there were hardly any jobs in the community. But when the family decided to redesign traditional Ethiopian shoes made from recycled tires, expansion mode kicked in and employees were hired. They turned global ... Full story

By Kirubel Tadesse Corlu, Turkey Inaugurated October this year, AYKA Addis Textile, an investment of the Turkish giant AYKA Textile Industry and Trade Incorporated, has shipped its first two containers of yarns to Turkey. The exported two containers of yarn are expected to arrive in Corlu, Turkey, in two weeks time where it will be processed before its final products make it to European markets like Germany where ... Full story