Shreejikrupa Spinners is setting up a polyester plant in Zimbabwe. The plant will have latest technology of recycling plastic into polyester. It has a big capacity to fulfil the local demand for polyester. At the moment Zimbabwe relies on polyester imports. The project will benefit the community immensely not only in terms of employment creation but downstream industries as well.

A number of textile players in developed countries have resorted to recycling plastic bottles into soft polyester thread to make eco-friendly clothing. Plastic bottles are made of polyethylene (PET), a form of polyester that is mostly associated with a fabric used in clothing and interiors. However, both are actually polymers, a derivative of fossil fuels. The fabric made out of the PET fiber is basically polypropylene and is ten times stronger than a normal polyester fabric.

Zimbabwe’s special economic zones are attractive to foreign investors and cover a range of economic activities such as free trade zones, export processing zones, industrial parks, economic and technology development zones and science and innovation parks.

Textile company Shreejikrupa Spinners, based in Gujarat, was established in 2011. The company offers a wide assortment of products that includes surgical cotton, sewing thread, slub yarn, citra yarn, knitting yarn, mélange yarn, weaving yarn and multifilament twisted yarn.