Printex Limited is a

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textile manufacturing Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

company

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, the capital of

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, with over 500 employees. The company was established in 1958 as Millet Textile Corporation (MTC), producing mainly terry towels. In 1980 the company began operating as Spintex Limited, on a 25+ acre plot on the Spintex Road in a massive expansion program. Spinning,

kente cloth Kente ( ak, kente or ''nwetoma''; ee, kete; Dagbani: Chinchini) refers to a Ghanaian textile, made of handwoven cloth, strips of silk and cotton. Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion by royalty among ethnic groups such as the ...

ing weaving, and finishing departments were added to increase production capacity for new textile products including uniforms, shirting materials, dress fabrics, and furnishings. By 1997 when it assumed its current name, the company had entered into the

African textiles African textiles are textiles from various locations across the African continent. Across Africa, there are many distinctive styles, techniques, dyeing methods, and decorative and functional purposes. These textiles hold cultural significance ...

market producing woven or printed cotton or polyester viscose blends. Printex ventured into African print market with a trademark Black and White print of intricate designs. Today the company produces all colors screen prints and African print fabric inspired by a team of textile creatives.

Products

African Print, African Fashion, Seer Sucker, Oheneba, Piesie, Diamond (Plain & Colored), Gold Print, Opanyin, Amaamre, Soso, Egudie, Exotic, Fancy, Osikani, Adinkra, Lace, Ruby, Ntamapa-Royale, Arete, Xclusive

Fun Facts

Printex is

the capital of

with an office on Spintex Road. In 2012,

Menaye Donkor Menaye Donkor (born 20 March 1981) is a Canadian-born Ghanaian businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former beauty queen who was named Miss Universe Ghana 2004, and represented Ghana in Miss Universe 2004. Donkor is the wife of Ghana ...

, model and wife of International footballer

Sulley Muntari Suleyman Ali "Sulley" Muntari (born 27 August 1984) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Italy, playing for clubs such as Udinese, Internazionale, and Milan. During his time wit ...

was the "Face of Printex"’. (

Ashanti Twi Asante, also known as Ashanti, Ashante, or Asante Twi, is one of the principal members of the Akan language, Akan dialect continuum. It is one of the four Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible dialects of Akan which are collectively known ...

: Maaso Me she bi) is one of the most recognized brand tag lines in Ghana.

External links

Official website

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References

{{Reflist Textile companies of Ghana Manufacturing companies established in 1982 Manufacturing companies based in Accra 1982 establishments in Ghana Ghanaian brands