The application of circular economy programs is one of the main results at Inejiro Asanuma Spinning Mill in the municipality of Gibara, Holguín province, as part of import substitution and environmental protection.
This textile industry, leader in the manufacture of cotton yarn, recovers production surpluses in the manufacture of floor blankets, pillows and towels, which are in great demand in the domestic market.
Iosvany Segura Leyva, technical director of this state-owned entity, told the ACN that these inputs take advantage of the trimming and discarding of tourism, which have a new value of use through these alternative lines, whose main destination is the Ministry of Domestic Trade.
In addition, among the spinning mill’s projects is to increase its production capacity to in order to increase the number of physical units, which are widely which are widely accepted by the population, he argued.
The wires are also recovered from cotton bales and the wadding that cannot be processed into blankets and is used to make spring mattresses, where coconut fiber is also used as filler.
The company also makes the cores for the yarn cones, which cost 80 cents on the international market, made from recycled plastic, said the executive.
Since its founding on May 21, 1961, the Inejiro Asanuma Spinning Mill has expanded its manufacturing to 23 products in textile, mattress and plastic production workshops.
The plant benefited in 2018 from modern technology, which, due to its installed capacity, allows it to meet the national demand, thus contributing to the country’s economic savings, and to expand into international markets.
With information from Agencia Cubana de Noticias
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