Surat-based Sanjoo Dyeing and Printing Mills, is setting up a textile facility in Zambia. The aim is to reduce the cost of linen in Zambia. The investment might create 400 jobs when the plant becomes operational in about a year.

Sanjoo Dyeing and Printing Mills, which opened in 1993, is continuously improving its quality, using modern technology, and adhering to timely deliveries. It is in the business of preparing and spinning textile fiber including weaving of textiles.

Investing in Zambia has many benefits as an investor can export to SADC and COMESA regions as well as the US through AGOA. Zambia wants to manufacture and export a variety of cotton products rather than just cotton in its raw form. Cotton is one of the country’s main foreign exchange earners. Textile mills will be set up to create jobs, earn the country valuable foreign exchange, create employment opportunities for youth and accelerate national economic development. Farmers are being encouraged to grow other crops such as cotton, millet, groundnuts, fruits, vegetables, rice and sorghum to promote agricultural diversification. A consortium of investors will be encouraged to invest in the agriculture sector to boost crop production at both household and national levels.