# Omega Textile Maroc to build textile unit in Casablanca

Omega Textile Maroc, a Chinese-owned company, signed an agreement to build a high-tech textile industrial unit in Casablanca, Morocco, with an investment of 80 million dirhams. The unit will manufacture hosiery, socks, and lingerie, creating 200 direct and 450 indirect jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-07-23
- Where: Casablanca, Morocco
- Value: $8.50M (80.0M MAD)
- Jobs: 650
- Starts operating: Jul 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: hosiery, socks, lingerie
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Omega Textile Maroc](https://endata.com/companies/48796.md)

## Sources

- [kohantextilejournal.com](https://kohantextilejournal.com/new-chinese-textile-unit-in-casablanca-to-create-650-jobs/), 2020-07-23: "A new high-tech textile industrial unit in Casablanca will start operations shortly, under an agreement signed this week by Minister of Industry and Trade, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, and the managing director of Omega Textile Maroc, Song Linghui."

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