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DPS World 2017 led to successful

Editor-in-Chief business collaborations; ICTT on
importance of technical textile;
Yousaf Fareed
Editor Ministry revised PM export
Hassan Saeed
package; Cotton production
Sub-Editor
Saba Noor estimated to be 12.60mm bales
Alexandros Ali Khan Third successful DPS World 2017 textile and its importance. The
Farooq Malik was held at Expo Center Lahore on conference focused on exchange
October 20-22, 2017 where a large of research related ideas and
Advisory Board: number of visitors from across the generated results, through
Dr. Tanveer Hussain country visited. The event proved keynotes, poster session, panel
Dr. Muhammad Tausif to be a great success leading to a discussion, and oral presentations.
Imran Sarwar number of business opportunities
for digital printing and signage The Ministry of Textile Industry has
Marketing Manager industry. Inaugurated by Mr Tahir revised “PM Exports Package” of
Sadia Javaid Javed Malik the President of incentives for textile sector
Saeed Ahmed Lahore Chamber of Commerce, exporters according to which 50%
of the rate of drawback of local
the event was attended by a large
Abdul Haseeb number of dignitaries who showed taxes and levies shall be provided
great interest in the displayed without condition of increment. The
Layouts digital technology and machinery. textile division also notified that
Faizan Khan The exhibition covered two halls duty drawbacks under this order
where one was precisely projecting shall be allowed for exports goods
Circulation Incharge the textile digital printing while the declaration at the rate of 7% for
Abdul Mughees other displayed a large number of garments, 6% for made-ups, 5%
digital printing and signage related for processed fabrics, 4 % for
Adddress machinery from the leading greige fabric and yarn.
C-302, City Towers companies in the world. The
Main Boulevard, Gulberg II exhibition also introduced a large The Cotton Crop Assessment
number of latest trends and
Committee (CCAC) estimated
Lahore-Pakistan technologies to the digital textile that the cotton crop output at
and signage market. 12.60 million bales for the crop
Phone: + 92 42 35 788 700 season 2017-18. The 2nd
Fax: + 92 42 35 788 700 The 1st International Conference meeting of CCAC held with
on Technical Textile highlighted the Federal Secretary Ministry of
Email: info@textalks.com importance of technical textile Commerce and Textile Industry
Skype: textalks providing a platform for the textile Hassan Iqbal in the chair. It was
industry on November 9-10th 2017 informed that cotton crop had
www.textalks.com at the National Textile University, been cultivated over 1,865
Faisalabad, Pakistan. The event hectares of land in KP, whereas
proved to be an influential platform about 90 % crop picking had
for the enhancing the knowledge completed and average 15-18
and expertise related to technical munds crop achieved.

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