SORINTEX Cluster
Masters of Textile Manufacturing
The largest Cluster in the Republic of Moldova
The establishment of SORINTEX
Following the signing of the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, companies in the light industry have begun to understand the need to adapt to the new economic environment and trends due to the fact that only strong and united industries would find the necessary resources to invest in marketing, promotion, research&development, creation and design. Individual firms, especially small and medium-sized businesses which make up the most of this industry, lack the power to impose themselves on a mature market. One optimal solution is considering the initiation of a cluster organizational form, which favors legislative advocacy, business information, communication and cooperation.
After some working meetings, initiated and financed within the TAIEX project – Technical Assistance and Information Exchange tool of the European Commission in Moldova, during which the need for this type of structure, its organization, purpose and objectives were arduously discussed. In october 2018 the Association of Light Industry Enterprises “Sorintex” was founded – a professional association established by the unconditional agreement of 15 founding companies, manufacturers with traditions in the field of garments, clothing, and knitwear in the northern region of Moldova, who found this way to formalize the collaborative relationships already present.
Services
Solutions offered by the Association of Light Industry Enterprises for the development and support of textile businesses
Support services provided:
Initiating structural projects aimed at obtaining European funds, ensuring the development of the Association's companies
Access to the European internal market
Facilitating collaboration between members
Promoting activities (marketing/visibility)
Promoting new technologies for their implementation in production processes
Providing and facilitating access to training for members: Techno Textile Hub Soroca Center;
"Sorintex" Association Center of Excellence and Training.
Innovation management / Supporting innovation processes (internal, external): Design and Construction Center at TTH Soroca.
Details about the support services:
Innovation audits, implementation of integrated quality management systems ISO 9001 and ISO 45001;
Feasibility studies for technology implementation;
Organizing fact-finding missions; matchmaking activities;
Participation in international fairs and conferences;
Market studies;
Organizing internship programs; training for association members.
Support for the dual education system and training for the unemployed within the "Sorintex" Association Center of Excellence and Training;
Support in identifying new European partners for association members.
Rental of common equipment of the "Sorintex" Association for the needs of association members:
⋅ Linear machines, ⋅ Special two-needle machines, ⋅ Buttonholers, ⋅ Plotter services, ⋅ Digitizer, ⋅ Software.
Cluster Members
Address: R.Moldova,m.Soroca,str.Vasile Stroiescu,50