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Afritextile took over all COTEBU activities in July 2010. It began preparations to start industrial activities in 2011, and in April 2012 began production one workship at a time. There are three workshops: spinning, weaving, and dyeing & printing. There is also a mechanical repair workship that
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textile company closed down in 2006 and 2007, and dismissed almost 1,600 workers. In 2010 the government sold COTEBU's assets. Afri-Textile of
Mauritius received a 30-year concession on the Burundi textile complex in exchange for an investment of US$ 10 million. All investments in the compex during
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fell from about 3,700 tonnes in 1971 to about 1,000 tonnes by 2018. In July 2018 about 500 of the 930+ Afritextile employees were sent on leave, since there was a shortage of cotton from COGERCO. As of 2021 COGERCO was selling cotton fiber to
Afritextile and cotton seeds to the
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and cotton polyester products. It uses cotton produced in
Burundi, or purchased in the sub-region, and polyester synthetic fiber. It has 1200 employees. Importation of
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refinery. However, it could not meet the demands of either customer, who had to also import cotton fiber or seeds.
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and fabrics. He observed that the workers were well-provided with gloves and nose masks.
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478:"La privatisation de Cotebu"
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121:.afritextile
66:Headquarters
22:Company type
578:(in French)
576:Burundi Eco
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557:Burundi Eco
432:(in French)
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373:Gakiza 2023
196:cotton gins
138:, Burundi.
132:Afritextile
38:Predecessor
17:Afritextile
594:Categories
582:2024-09-17
563:2021-09-18
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445:Historique
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419:2024-09-15
400:2024-09-18
238:References
500:arib.info
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221:See also
142:Products
33:Textiles
30:Industry
382:Sources
180:COGERCO
162:History
114:Website
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48:Founded
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185:Rafina
168:COTEBU
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