Novarea Textile, Togo Apparels Source Join Adétikopé Industrial Platform

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Thursday, 08 January 2026 15:01

Novarea Textile, Togo Apparels Source Join Adétikopé Industrial Platform

Novarea Textile and Togo Apparels Source joined the Adétikopé Industrial Platform as new textile-sector investors.
The two projects are expected to create around 1,800 direct jobs in textile processing and garment manufacturing.
The investments strengthen Togo’s strategy to develop local textile transformation and export-oriented industries.

Togo’s Adétikopé Industrial Platform welcomed two new investors from the textile sector, Novarea Textile and Togo Apparels Source (TAS), according to information released by the platform.

The PIA said the two companies should eventually generate around 1,800 direct jobs, mainly in textile processing and garment manufacturing activities.

The two companies plan to launch operations in the coming months at the PIA site, located about 15 kilometers north of Lomé. They will benefit from the platform’s integrated infrastructure, which includes logistics facilities, on-site customs services, and direct access to port and road transport corridors.

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Novarea Textile recently completed a restructuring following the sale of shares to Mauritian investor OGL Textiles. The transaction was finalized in October 2025. The company already operates in neighboring Benin through a similar industrial platform project.

Togo Apparels Source positions itself in garment manufacturing with a business model naturally oriented toward export markets.

The Adétikopé Industrial Platform covers about 400 hectares and hosts industries active in textiles, agro-processing, and construction materials. The Togolese government is developing the integrated platform in partnership with Arise IIP.

The initiative aims to increase the local processing or semi-processing of key cash crops, including cotton and soybeans, as part of Togo’s broader industrialization strategy.

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