Romatex benefits from government funding

Romatex factory floor in Cape Town, South Africa

Romatex is a leading manufacturer and supplier of stitch-bonded non-woven materials and homeware in South Africa. The company was founded in the 1960s and has steadily evolved into one of the country’s largest manufacturers of sustainable textiles. A major contributing factor to the company’s success is the support and funding provided by the Department of […]

Romatex achieves Level 2 B-BBEE accreditation

Romatex employee sitting behind a sewing machine

Romatex has achieved a new broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) accreditation in the latest assessment. We now hold a Level 2 B-BBEE certification, which brings numerous advantages to our stakeholders and customers. Romatex is one of the largest manufacturers of stitch-bonded non-woven material and various homeware products in South Africa.  As such, the businesses that […]

Celebrating women in the textile manufacturing sector

Romatex CEO Sarah Doyle

South Africa celebrates Women’s Day on Tuesday, 9 August. On this day in 1956, 20 000 women marched on the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest Pass Laws. Women have always been instrumental in South Africa’s democracy and they continue to lead the way in many sectors of industry, including the textile manufacturing sector.   […]