Chinese bag and luggage manufacturer Comfily Hong Kong will open a USD 20 mn factory in the Qantara West Industrial Zone by the end of 2026 under a contract inked with the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), according to a statement from the zone. The factory is estimated to generate some 2k direct jobs.

Export is the name of the game, with 80% of the 22 mn pieces of expected annual output earmarked for customers overseas. The project will primarily manufacture luggage, alongside associated bags, fabric materials, and accessories.

Comfily’s sister company Hangzhou Henneway Travel Goods is also in the process of setting up a Qantara West project, with the company — whose client bands include Samsonite, Swissgear, Travelite, and Delsey — currently building a USD 50 mn luggage factory that is set to officially begin operations in 1Q 2026.

DATA POINT- The new project brings Qantara West’s total number of contracted projects to 22, with a combined investment cost of USD 623.5 mn and the expectation that 32.6k new jobs will be created.

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