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 d’Arc Gakuba,(L) inspects silk cacoons at Utexrwa. (File photo)