GERMAN BUSINESS DELEGATION EGYPT
Textile machinery
Cairo | 22 September 2025 – Presentation event & networking
Alexandria | 24 September 2025 – Business Round Table & Networking
The events are free of charge but subject to registration. Registration will start soon.
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German Business Delegation Trip to Egypt
Advancing Egypt’s textile and nonwoven industry with German textile machinery
We cordially invite you to join us for an initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).
As part of a business trip, a delegation of seventeen German companies, renowned for their high quality and innovative technologies, products, and services in the textitle machinery industry, will visit Cairo and Alexandria in September 2025.
The purpose of the visit is to showcase German expertise in textile machinery and foster new collaborations and partnershipsps between Egyptian and German companies. The German delegates aim to contribute their knowledge and offerings to the Egyptian textile industry, creating opportunities for mutual growth and development – due to the motto “Advancing Egypt’s textile and nonwoven industry”.
The program includes two major symposiums in Cairo and Alexandria, highlighting Germany’s innovations, technologies, and industry leadership. We invite companies, industry professionals, and government representatives to attend the syposiums in Cairo on 22nd of September and in Alexandria on 24th of September 2025. These events offer a valuable opportunity to explore potential areas for cooperation and engage in knowledge exchange between Egyptian and German counterparts.
Additionally, we encourage you to take full advantage of this event by scheduling B2B meetings with the German companies. The meetings can be arranged during the networking sessions after the conference and round table events in Cairo and Alexandria.
This is a great chance to explore new business opportunities and discover potential synergies and partnerships with German participants. To schedule your individual B2B meetings, please directly contact the project responisble at the Egyptian German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Egypt).
The project in carried out by the AHK Egypt in cooperation with SBS systems for business solutions GmbH under the auspices of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and with support from VDMA Textile machinery. The event is free of charge, as it is funded by the German Ministry, but requires prior registration.
PROGRAM
Monday – 22.09.2025
Morning
Cairo
Presentation & Networking Conference
„Advancing Egypt’s textile and nonwoven industry”
Registration, coffee & tea (8.30 – 10.00)
Opening remarks (10.00 – 10.20)
- AHK Egypt
- official speaker from the BMWE, Ms. Katharina Jänicke
- VDMA
- official speaker from The Ministry of Trade and Industry (tbc.)
- Introduction of the company speakers
Panel 1: Production technologies for fabrics (knitting, weaving, nonwovens) (10.40-11.40)
- Groz-Beckert
- Karl Mayer
- Lindauer Dornier
- “Nonwoven production lines and textile recycling solutions for the MENA region“
Mr. Swen Schwenkner and Mr. Thomas Wallert, ANDRITZ Küsters GmbH
Two parallel panels from 12.00 – 14.00
each German company has 15 minutes to present their innovations and technology
Panel 2: Production technologies for fiber and yarns
Moderation: Boris Abadjjeff, VDMA Textile Machinery
- Trützschler
- Textechno
- Reseda Binder
- Oerlikon Barmag
- J. Kaulhausen
- “Innovative Retrofitting: Enhancing performance of existing spinning lines with new winders and godets“
Mr. Harald Mueller, STC Spinnzwirn GmbH - “Innovative Solutions for Winding and Unwinding Technologies“
Mr. Theo Braun, Georg Sahm GmbH & Co. KG
Panel 3: Production technologies for finishing
Moderation: Nicolai Strauch, VDMA Textile Machinery
- Pleva
- Brückner
- “New concepts for textile weft straightening”
Mr. Kaĝan Kaynak, Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG - “Smart. Digital. Efficient. The Future of Textile Finishing in Egypt“
Mr. Sebatian LIndemann, Sedo Treepoint GmbH - “It’s the little things that matter- how to increase efficiency at the bottleneck of the textile production“
Mr. Stephan Kehry, Erhardt+Leimer GmbH - “Efficieny, Quality and Sustainability – Textile Finishing with A. Monforts Textilmaschinen“
Mr. Thomas Päffgen, A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG - Setex
Afternoon
Cairo
Individual business meetings (B2B)
Wednesday – 24.09.2025
Morning
Alexandria
Business roundtable & Networking-Meetings
Business roundtable with invited textile industry representatives
- German delegates give presentations to Egyptian companies in Alexandria
- followed by Networking-Meetings
German companies
A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG
A world-leading manufacturer of special machines for coating, dyeing and finishing high-quality textiles.
ANDRITZ Nonwoven & Textile
One of the world’s leading suppliers of technologies and services for the nonwoven and textile industries.
Brückner Textile Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
Complete lines and systems for drying, coating, laminating and finishing of textiles, technical textiles nonwovens and carpets.
Erhardt+Leimer GmbH
As an automation specialist, Erhardt+Leimer is one of the leading suppliers of web guiding, web tension control, and web inspection systems.
Groz-Beckert KG
Provider of industrial machine needles and tools as well as services for the production of textile fabrics.
J. Kaulhausen & Sohn e.K.
Specialist in the production of Aprons (Rubber and Leather) and Cots for high-quality, export-oriented spinning mills.
KARL MAYER STOLL Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH
Trendsetter in the fields of Warp Knitting, Technical Textiles, Warp Preparation.
Lindauer DORNIER GmbH
The company is a family-run mechanical engineering company from Lindau and stands for innovation, precision and quality worldwide.
Mahlo GmbH + Co. KG
One of the worldwide leading manufacturers of measuring, control and automation systems for the textile and finishing industry as well as the coating, film and paper sector.
Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
From Melt to Yarn, Fibers and Nonwovens.
PLEVA GmbH
Developer and manufacturer of sensors and control systems since 1969.
Reseda Binder GmbH & Co. KG
World´s leading manufacturer of wax rolls for the textile industry.
Georg Sahm GmbH & Co. KG
Innovative solutions in winding and unwinding technology, and support for upstream and downstream processes.
Sedo-Treepoint GmbH
The world’s leading supplier of integrated automation systems, color management systems and control systems.
SETEX Schermuly textile computer GmbH
Smart automation and MES software solutions that add real time data connectivity, and boost energy and resource efficiency.
STC Spinnzwirn GmbH
High-speed winders & take-up machines for man-made fiber spinning as well as complete solutions for the extrusion of monofilaments and tapes.
Textechno Herbert Stein GmbH & Co. KG
Testing devices for man-made, natural and recycled fibers as well as for filaments, spun yarns and composite applications.
Trützschler Group SE
Manufactorer of machines and installations for spinning prepariations.
YOUR TEAM OF EXPERTS
In Germany
SBS systems for business is an experienced consulting company specialized in the internationalization of companies. All offices of SBS are staffed with multilingual and professional employees experienced in dealing with intercultural work environments.
Since 1999, SBS has been successfully developing, planning, and implementing individual internationalization strategies for German SMEs and advising them on their global export activities.
SBS is also specialized in the Italian market as well as in the German-speaking market and supports small and medium-sized German as well as Italian companies in the distribution of their products and services in these markets.
Since 2006, SBS has also been implementing export promotion projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and since 2015 for the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and has already organized over 300 projects worldwide.
In Egypt
The German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GACIC) was established in Egypt in 1951. Representing more than 2500 members GACIC is the largest organisation in the framework of business cooperation between Germany and the Arab world. GACIC plays a pivotal role in Egyptian and German business cooperation.
GACIC is part of the German Chambers network under the umbrella organization of the Association of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). The network of the German Chambers is the most important partner for the promotion of foreign trade. Together with German diplomatic representations (embassies and consulates), they represent the interests of the German economy in the host country. This function commits the German Chambers to neutrality and objectivity. GACIC is a reliable partner, providing a wide range of services to assist companies in the establishment and development of business activities in Egypt. Market entry services such as market research, market studies, company representation solutions, and business partner search activities are tailormade specifically for small and medium-size German companies for the initial market entry phase.
Contact & Registration
German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (MGCC)
iREGISTRATION
If you would like to take part at the presentation & networking events on September 22nd and 24th or have the opportunity to meet with one ore more German companies, we invite you to register directly online!
Responsible for registration in Cairo:
Ghada Elshazly
Telefon: 0109 696 1057
E-Mail: ghada.elshazly@ahk-mena.com
Responsible for registration in Alexandria:
Yassmin Kandil
Telefon: 0101 721 4000
E-Mail: yasmine.kandil@ahk-mena.com
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