2017 Moroccan Industrial Apparel Show

The Moroccan International Fashion Textile Apparel & Accessories Fair and the Moroccan International Home Textiles & Faces Expo are hosted by Pyramid Exhibition Group, which has 21 years of professional exhibition experience. Committed to becoming a portal exhibition in the Moroccan industry, attracting more professionals, manufacturers, buyers and traders in the textile industry to pay attention to this emerging market in Morocco. Morocco has a superior environment for the development of the textile industry, regardless of policy, terms of trade, or In terms of industrial structure, Morocco has formed very favorable conditions for the development of the textile industry. Moroccan garment exports have formed a solid market in Europe and the United States, and the home textile trading market has also formed a scale, and has signed free trade agreements with North America and most European countries.

In 2016, the two major exhibitions attracted more than 20 companies from 28 countries. The three-day exhibition attracted more than 30,000 professionals to negotiate and watch the exhibition. Here you can directly face the eight major markets: Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, France, Spain, Italy, Libya, Portugal, and the Mediterranean market, the African continent market, etc., while the organizers carry out large-scale publicity activities in the Middle East, Turkey Iran has also become a major market.

In 2016, Pyramid Group and Shanghai Chasing Exhibition will continue to cooperate and hope to continue the good results of the 2015 exhibition. The Group will re-invest and multi-channel publicity work, hoping to attract more professional buyers from around the world to participate in the exhibition and enhance the exhibition in North Africa. And even the influence of the Arab countries. Create a better trading platform.

The Moroccan International Fashion Textiles and Apparel Expo and the Moroccan International Home Textiles and Accessories Expo were held in the same period in Casablanca, Morocco's largest city. Casablanca is Morocco's most important port city, only 88 km from the capital, Rabat. More than 80% of international trade is in the port of Casablanca. Morocco has more than 30 port cities, 11 of which are multi-purpose ports and the port of Tangier under construction. It will also become the most important modern port in Africa. Morocco is located in the throat of the Mediterranean Sea, across the sea from Spain, and the Strait of Gibraltar has been an important trading hub since ancient times. Thanks to its favorable terrain, Morocco has international trade with more than 90 countries. The main markets face Europe, trading directly with the European continent and ports through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean.

The biggest advantage of the Moroccan textile industry is that most textile surface accessories and even finished products are duty-free. The Moroccan government hopes to accelerate the import of raw materials through a duty-free policy to increase the speed and output of domestic finished products and increase exports. This policy has also attracted a large number of African and European manufacturers, traders to come to Moroccan international exhibitions to purchase, trade, or build factories in Morocco. In recent years, the Moroccan government has also fully opened up foreign investment in the country. With many policies, European companies are currently the largest investor in the Moroccan textile industry.

The textile and garment industry is Morocco's second-largest pillar industry, with an annual output value of 9% of Morocco's gross national product and 25% of industrial production. In addition, the textile and clothing industry has provided 220,000 jobs for Morocco, accounting for 42% of the country's urban employment.

Morocco is an important country in the Mediterranean economic circle. It has a preferential trade agreement with the EU, and its textile and apparel products are exported to the EU for a zero-tariff policy. In 2005, Morocco and the United States signed a free trade agreement, and textile and apparel products were also one of the tax-free products stipulated in the agreement.

The Moroccan garment industry is developed, but the textile industry is weak, and Chinese textile companies have a promising market in Morocco. In recent years, China's exports of yarn and cotton fabrics to Morocco and other North African countries have maintained steady growth. Secondly, the local consumption market in Morocco is not very large, but the development of the EU market with Morocco as a springboard can not only avoid the EU quota restrictions, but also enjoy the convenience of reducing costs caused by the mutual exemption of tariffs between the EU and Morocco.

Moroccan textile industry is eager for Chinese companies to "walk in"

The textile industry is one of the key industries developed by the Moroccan government. The textile industry has a history of more than 100 years in Morocco. At present, the industry has 200,000 jobs, making it the most employed industry in Morocco. Due to its geographical and cultural proximity, Europe has become a major market for the Moroccan textile industry.

In order to promote the rapid development of the textile industry, in 2013, Morocco Moroccan Industrial Trade New Technology Department announced the textile industry plan for 2025, which mainly includes increasing production scale, upgrading and updating production technology, enhancing regional and international competitiveness, and making Morocco a textile field. Become a country with international and regional status as a model and leader.

According to Mohamed Taz, chairman of the Moroccan Textile and Apparel Industry Association (AMITH), the Moroccan textile industry currently has an annual output value of about 6 billion euros, of which about 4 billion euros are exported to the European market and 2 billion euros are sold in the local market. “We expect the local market to grow to 4 billion euros in the next decade. In order to achieve the textile industry plan for 2025, we will sign a letter of commitment with the government, pledge to triple our exports in the next decade.” Point out. “We believe that the Chinese textile industry colleagues will be our good partners to achieve this goal, especially in the fields of spinning, weaving, accessories, etc.” said Muhammad Tamer.

Talking about the investment advantage in Morocco, Mohammed believes that Morocco has signed free trade agreements with Turkey, the European Union, the United States and Arab countries, obtained market access opportunities to these countries, and promoted bilateral trade. Chinese companies can enter other markets more easily through Morocco.

Somitex is a textile company based in Kentitra. According to the company's general manager Youssef Bessa, the company's products are designed by British companies, produced in Morocco and sold to the UK market. “At present, all of our raw materials are imported, which is also the main difficulty for the company's development. Our current production capacity is 3 million pieces per year. If we can solve the problem of raw materials, the output can at least double, reaching 6 million pieces.” He said.

Moroccan local textile and garment industry exporters are also extremely welcome to Chinese raw materials. According to data from the Moroccan Textile and Apparel Industry Association (AMITH), Moroccan textiles, by value, will have two-thirds of the annual, that is, 4 billion euros of textiles exported to European and American markets. They hope that exports will double in the next decade. However, the Moroccan textile industry lacks raw materials and lacks corresponding sources of supply. Many products are not produced locally in Morocco. They must be imported into China. Long-term shipping often leads to no way for manufacturers to deliver on time. "So if the source is in Morocco, we can complete production and capture the market in the first place." In addition, they also hope that China's textile industry factories can produce blank products in local factories in Morocco.