Mexican textile producer benefits from changing sourcing patterns
Mexico-based textiles producer Acafintex is benefiting from US trade deals and changing souring patterns and has installed a finishing line at its plant in Puebla that is one of the highest capacity stenters that machinery maker Montforts has delivered.
Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico’s textile and clothing industry, being three hours from the Gulf of Mexico for shipping via the Atlantic, and five hours from the Pacific coast.As well as making textiles, the family run company operates as a commission dyehouse, finishing both knitted and woven fabrics. Exports account for 40% of sales.
“We have very flexible operations for fabric finishing and also produce and sell our own fabrics for both the fashion industry and for the uniforms market,” said owner Don Francisco. “We have both local and international suppliers of yarns and fabrics and make sure we choose the best and most reliable sources."
The signing of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which came into force in July, has made Mexico more attractive for US companies, and the country has also been a beneficiary of the current trade war between China and the US.
Image: Acafintex father and son ownership team Don Francisco and Lic Francisco Moyano at the new Monforts installation.
