A German recycled clothing firm has announced plans to set up operations in the Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah as part of plans to expand across the Middle East.
According to news agency WAM, SOEX Group is set to begin operations from Hamriyah Free Zone by the middle of 2017, creating up to 400 new jobs.
“We have leased 322,917 square feet area in Hamriyah Free Zone and will be starting construction work of the new plant as soon as possible. We hope we can start our operations by the middle of next year,” said Axel Buchholz, managing director of the Soex Group in comments published by WAM.
Founded in 1977, the company has sites in five countries and more than 1,000 employees.
Buchholz added: “This is our first venture in the United Arab Emirates. We are going to invest 5 million Euros for this project and we plan to export 50 percent of our products to African countries and 25 percent each to Eastern Europe and the Middle East respectively. Our facility in Hamriyah Free Zone will have 300 to 400 workers.”
He added: “Zero waste is our philosophy, and this can be done by retaining used textiles in the product cycle 100 percent completely. It preserves natural resources and the environment in the process. We do not reject, we grade and sort until there is nothing left to sort. The highest priority in this is the prevention of waste, which is why our wearable clothing is marketed in over 90 countries worldwide.”
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