In January 2026, Owen Textile, a subsidiary of Shengtai Intelligent Manufacturing Group, launched a large-scale textile factory project with a total investment of 2.8 billion yuan in the historic city of Fez in Morocco. This largest investment in the history of Morocco's textile industry not only means the introduction of funds and technology, but also carries the vision of restoring glory to this city with a millennium long textile heritage.

Build a benchmark project for the entire industry chain

The project launched this time covers an area of 20 hectares, and its core is to build an integrated production system for the entire textile industry chain from spinning, printing to clothing manufacturing. By centralizing the entire process in the same factory area, the project aims to significantly improve production efficiency, reduce logistics costs, and ensure the stability of product quality. According to the plan, after the factory is put into operation, more than 80% of its products will be supplied to overseas markets, while meeting the local demand in Morocco, demonstrating its strategic layout of being based locally and facing the world.

Creating employment and driving industrial upgrading

The socio-economic value of the project has attracted much attention. It is expected that after production, it will directly create 3000 job opportunities and drive 1500 indirect job opportunities, adding a total of 4500 new job opportunities to the Fez Meknes region. Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, Riyad Mezur, pointed out that this is not only a historic breakthrough in the textile industry, but also has the potential to triple the national textile production capacity and reshape the industry landscape. The project will promote the transformation of Morocco's textile industry towards high-tech manufacturing and green sustainable development, and accurately align with global industrial development trends. Keywords: International News and Information, International News Network

Green concept and strategic synergy

The factory takes green development as its core concept, designs and integrates renewable energy systems and water cycle systems, reflecting China's mature green production experience output. Meanwhile, the Fez Meknes region, with its advantageous geographical location connecting the European and African markets, well-developed infrastructure, and high-quality workforce, is becoming a core industrial growth pole for Morocco. The implementation of the project has been highly recognized by the Moroccan government, and is regarded as an important cornerstone of national industrial autonomy and regional economic transformation, which conforms to the national strategy of inclusive and sustainable development of the country, and also injects new momentum into international industrial cooperation under the the Belt and Road framework. (This article is from the official website of Jian Dao www.seetao.com. Reproduction without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jian Dao website+original link when reprinting.) Jian Dao website international column editor/Gao Xue