The Inejiro Asanuma Spinning Mill (Gihilan), located in the municipality of Gibara, celebrates its 65th anniversary today. Founded by Ernesto “Che” Guevara, the mill’s management is based on innovation, environmental stewardship, and product diversification.
Duniet Bruceta Leyva, the mill’s director, told CNA that the company is one of the first industrial projects undertaken by the Cuban Revolution in Gibara. Also known as the “White City of Crabs.” It is the first link in the country’s textile chain. Producing carded and combed cotton yarns that are then transformed into woven and knitted fabrics.
Currently, Gihilan reaches this anniversary with favorable economic and financial results. Despite the complex national context and the tightening of external measures imposed by the United States. These achievements are the fruit of the collective’s creativity and responsiveness. Which maintains its vitality by focusing on diversification, he explained.
Beyond the spinning process, the company has alternative workshops that sustain its operations. Most notably the textile manufacturing workshop, which produces high-demand items. Such as sheets, towels, and maternity kits, providing direct solutions to the population, she commented.
He added that the areas used for mattress manufacturing, the handicrafts workshop specializing in artisanal hammocks. And the floor mat workshop remain active, supplying the needs of Cuban households through commercial partnerships with new economic actors for the acquisition of raw materials.
The Inejiro Asanuma Spinning Mill, founded on May 21st, 1961, is based on the fundamental pillars of technological modernization and innovation. Standing out in Cuba’s textile industry for the cutting edge, quality, and volume of its production.
With information from CNA
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