Textile industry in Puebla recovers 100% of the jobs lost during the pandemic

Puebla, Pue. The textile sector has recovered to 100% of jobs this year, that is, returning to the 25,000 it had before the covid-19 pandemic and operating up to four shifts due to the high demand for products, especially from the United States.

This was announced by Carlos Couttolenc López, president of the National Association of Textile Entrepreneurs, commenting that it has been a complicated year due to the rise in prices of raw materials, due to inflation.

However, he projected that the factories will maintain this excess demand for the product for at least a year, as long as the cost of containers in that country continues for companies from other parts of the world.

In interview with The EconomistCarlos Couttolenc highlighted that they bring excellent growth and with the Trade Agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC) better opportunities are coming to stay active at 100%, making it clear that they are fully reactivated.

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In this context, he said that the companies from Puebla They have an 80% chance of exporting raw materials to the United States in this time of over-demand, but only 50% have a record in the foreign market.

He explained that currently there is no productive sector that does not require textiles, from vehicle assembly plants to the countryside and agri-food industry.

Couttolenc López said that last year, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the textile sector it worked in the red, but in the remainder of 2022 they see an economic recovery that will be reflected for next year in investments for new machinery and with better technology.

The resumption of work has been intermittent from the production of fibers such as cotton or synthetics to the supply of inputs, a situation that brings a shortage of containers,” he said.

Complete operations

The textile leader said that from the beginning of 2022, the pace of work in the yarn factoriesmainly, and in fabrics it has meant the hiring of base personnel to maintain operations 24 hours a day and, with this, respond to customers in the United States, which is its main buyer.

He indicated that it will be up to each factory to take advantage of the opportunities generated by the excess demand, as long as it remains limited to competition in international logistics.

He commented that the economic revival is already underway and should be more tangible in 2023 for the benefit of the textile industry.

estados@eleconomista.mx

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