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C&A to set up state-of-the-art jeans factory in Germany

26/05/2021
C&A to set up state-of-the-art jeans factory in Germany
Retailer C&A is building a jeans factory in Mönchengladbach, Germany, that will produce 400,000 jeans per year, later doubling to 800,000.

C&A will work with Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, the Textile Academy NRW and RWTH Aachen University on the project, incorporating highly automated sewing and laundry processes.

The Factory for Innovation in Textiles (FIT) will “set new standards in textile production”, according to C&A.

Giny Boer, CEO of C&A Europe, said: “We are very happy to be producing in the heart of Europe again.”

Rolf Königs, chairman of the Rheinische textile and clothing industry association, said: “This investment by C&A underlines that the textile industry in the middle of Europe is back.”

The first jeans will be available next year.

In 2018, C&A worked with mill Rajby to develop the first jeans with the Cradle-to-Cradle Gold level certification. In 2020, its Beluga jeans were awarded platinum.

Image credit: C&A
 



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