Utexrwa stops silk production, opts for yarn exportation

The company will resume production and also expand the capacity of their reeling machines once cocoons are available for the existing capacity. The low production of silk cocoons has forced L’Usine Textile du Rwanda (Utexrwa) to temporary suspend production of silk garments, management has said.
Kigali City Vice Mayor Jeanne du2019Arc Gakuba,(L)  inspects silk cacoons at Utexrwa. (File photo)
Kigali City Vice Mayor Jeanne d’Arc Gakuba,(L) inspects silk cacoons at Utexrwa. (File photo)
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