The total volume of the contracts sums up to around 210 million Swiss Francs, including the contracts which had been signed at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona and which represent a volume of around 180 million Swiss Francs.

At the Swiss-Egyptian Investment Forum which took place in Cairo (Egypt), the Cotton & Textiles Holding Company and Rieter signed additional contracts related to the modernisation programme for the Egyptian textile industry.

The textile industry has been demanding for the abolition of anti-dumping duty (ADD) levied on PTA, the basic raw material used for the manufacture of polyester staple fibre and filaments, to remain globally competitive.