MINISTRY OF ECONOMY
AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF GEORGIA

Natia Turnava participated in the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartli Textile, which is a subsidiary of the Adjara Textile. Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia, as well as the members of the Government and the representatives of the Business attended the ceremony held in Rustavi.

“I would like to congratulate the Adjara Textile on launching of construction of a new factory. Turkish investors have been doing excellent Georgian work for over ten years now - they own three large enterprises in western Georgia, employ 3500 people and now, the Kartli Textile will be another enterprises that will employ 3000 our citizens,” – Natia Turnava said at the ceremony.

Natia Turnava highlighted the importance of the project and the investment, which will contribute to strengthening of Georgia’s export potential, therefore, the Government is actively supporting such projects. “It is important that as a result of the activities of the Adjara Textile, many countries got to know Georgia. The company has been cooperating with the world-famous brands for years, and we can say that many excellent, world-famous sportsmen wear uniforms sewn in Georgia,” – the Minister noted.

Natia Turnava once again emphasized that the company Adjara Textile was one of the first to participate in the state program of production of facemask and sewed three million towels during the period when it was most important for the state.

The Kartli Textile Ltd was given a plot of land and structures on it for a symbolic price of 1 GEL by the state for the purpose of construction / arrangement of a garment factory in Rustavi. The company will invest 20 million GEL to build a garment factory. 10 million GEL is a loan taken within the framework of the Enterprise Georgia program. 3000 people will be employed at the factory and 90% of the employees shall be women.

The Adjara Textile already has three garment factories in Batumi, Poti and Kobuleti, employing 3500 people. The company cooperates with the leading international brands such as Nike, ADIDAS, Puma, Lotto, Erima. Companies New Balance and Under Armour will be added to the list of customer companies in the nearest future. The company is 100% export-oriented and annually produces and exports over 15000000 units of product.