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APTMA encourages Chinese

investments in Pakistani textile

Chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mill Association; Aamir Fayyaz provoked the Chinese textile sector to invest in
Pakistan with joint ventures or by relocating their facilities in Pakistan. The Chinese investors can take
advantage of the duty free market access under the GSP+ facility, said was so by the chairman. The
statements were made while addressing the delegation of the textile companies from Tianjin, China at the
APTMA house Punjab.

While speaking on the occasion he also pointed out the government given incentives to the value-added
exporters of textile, which include provision of DLTL at 4 per cent on yarn and gray fabric, 5 per cent on
processed fabric, 6 per cent on textile made ups and 7 per cent on apparels against export realization. The
Pakistani foreign investment policy allow a 0% duty on imports of capital goods, zero per cent corporate
income tax rate and 10 years corporate income tax holiday among various other subsidies, Fayyaz added.

Biodegradable polyester-merino

fabric bags Eco performance award

According to the sources the Global Merino, which is a pioneer in biodegradable functional fabrics, is soon to
be awarded with the Eco Performance award. The decision is made on the basis of its sustainably produced
and biodegradable functional fabric, GM 1754, at the Performance Days expo, trade fair for innovations in
fabrics and accessories in functional sportswear and work wear. The event is planned to be held in Munich,
Germany on April 26 and 27, 2017.

GM 1754, is made from 64% of polyester and about 36% merino. This fabric is categorized as biodegradable.
A special kind of polyester used in the fabric that makes it possible for this fabric to attain the biodegradable
characteristic. These fibres are tested under the standards of ASTM D5511 for “Anaerobic Biodegradation of
Plastic Materials.”

Cotton, wool, and reclaimed fibres such as modal or tencel only require a few months to a year. Fibres that
rapidly decompose to biomass at a compost site, a landfill or even in water can help reduce the volume in the
landfills and conserve resources. This situation explains the current interest in the natural as well as synthetic
fiber including polyester.