Denim jeans production returns to Europe Factory will initially make 400,000 pairs of jeans per year. 28th May 2021 This Autumn, C&A will open the Factory for Innovation in Textiles (FIT) in Mönchengladbach, Germany, to develop next-generation sustainable fashion, beginning with denim jeans. The brand is working with the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, the Textile Academy NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia), RWTH Aachen University and various start-up companies on the implementation of FIT. C&A’s investment underlines the reality that the textile industry here – in the heart of Europe – is once again generating new impulses It will integrate highly automated processes in the sewing room and laundry and together with the Textile Academy NRW, C&A will hire and train around 100 co-workers to work at the CO₂-neutral site. Initially, around 400,000 pairs of jeans per year will be produced in Mönchengladbach, to be expanded to 800,000 at a later stage.