An image that speaks volumes about the ambition of TEXFORCES-BF. At its inauguration on September 09th, the President of Burkina Faso appeared wearing a military uniform entirely produced in Burkina Faso, without a single thread coming from abroad.
As far as the eye can see, the facilities of this new factory stretch across 25 hectares. It is on this vast area that the uniforms destined for those who protect the Fatherland are now made.
The moment the cotton crosses the threshold of the complex, it ceases to be a mere raw material. Its metamorphosis then begins. Burkina Faso's "white gold" goes through four major stages before becoming the uniform of the intrepid defense and security forces.
Four steps to transform cotton into a uniform
The first step is spinning, where ginned cotton is transformed into yarn. Next, it goes to the weaving and knitting workshops. The resulting yarn then takes on a new form, becoming fabric or raw knitwear. But the product is still far from being ready to be worn.
The third stage leads to finishing, an essential phase in which the raw fabric is treated and finished to achieve the desired look, texture, and characteristics. The textile also undergoes various operations, including dyeing, before continuing its journey.
The final stage is garment making. This is where the finished fabric is cut, assembled, and sewn. Under the hands of the workers and to the rhythm of the machines, the textile material finally takes the form of a garment.
The Texforces complex, with a processing capacity of more than 12 tons of cotton per day, aims to produce 3 million outfits, 2 million t-shirts and more than one million pairs of socks annually for the FDS and VDP.
Cheick Omar Ouedraogo
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