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64 Inspiring Change Presentations 65 fiber growth by an increasing demand and an Chinese market for textile exports is not ideal since and since its focus is on automation, it requires less 9% maintenance savings and gives a total cost

advantage of 18.5% which can be higher with
labor, resulting in less labor cost.
it’s just a $30 billion market. China seeks to develop
average growth rate of 4.6%. However, since the
Reports Conference 2018 In two days conference, the overview of some of the establishing achieve middle class status, they will buy more per year by 2020. Availability of locally manufactured Mr Rodger John Mr Peter Spirgi, technical fa

global economy is growing and as more consumers
optimization of spinning process.
its textile market by producing 500 million garments

Gilmartin, Managing
machinery and chemicals, energy supply price, rail
cotton clothing. China is closing factories that

Director Triblend
Sales Manager Rieter
making polyester and viscose which do not meet
network to Europe, production capacity are some of

Consultants,
Machine Works,
environmental standards and will be resulting in
the challenges that CPEC will bring for Pakistan

compared the
informed that Rieter
industry.
increase of cotton demand.

technical and
is the only
Key Speakers informative presentations are as
technological

added, impor
financial
performance of US
four compact, ring,
Sheikh, Chairman
SPGPrints B.V.,
Mr Mohammad
facilitating them with
rotor and air-jet yarn
of APTMA and CEO
gave a
Pervaiz Malik, sectors in Pakistan Mr Aamir Fayyaz Mr Jos Notermans, Cotton versus Cotton Fibers from India and the CIS manufacturer of all
top notch Italian
of Kohinoor textile
in the manufacturing of knitted garments. The data
Honorable Federal machinery for presentation on spinning machines. Every Rieter machine can be
Minister for training. mills limited, talked digital printing and showed that US yarn performed better during controlled and optimized based on the mill
Commerce and about APTMAs it being an enabler spinning at half the frequency of machine stops per requirements supported by industry 4.0.
Textiles, while Mr Alessandro initiatives for for fast fashion. hour compared to Indian yarn and outperformed
addressing the Zucchi, President of sustainability. He Digital printing provides a range of over 15 million Indian Cotton in waste loss at all stages of yarn Dr Muhammad
Tausif, academic
conference said ACIMIT, added that export led growth is the only way forward colors. Digital printing is expensive compared to manufacturing process. Also, at the stage of and applied
that Pakistan economy has recorded a remarkable accentuated that to be able to finance balance of payment of deficit conventional printing, however, its cost saving in manufacturing, US Cotton was 10 cents per pound researcher at
revival in the past 5 years and today Pakistan is on Italian companies but exports have decreased by 10% because of lack operations and sustainable. He briefed about two cheaper than CIS fiber. After garment manufacturing, University of Leeds,
the cusp of high growth trajectory. He further briefed are leader in of technological investment and the industry has lost main products of SPGPrints, Pike and Javelin. Their US cotton has a 21cents per pound advantage over talked about what’s
about the facilitations provided to the Pakistan textile providing textile its technological competitiveness. He told that digital printing machines use archer technology and the use of Indian cotton and 31 cents per pound new in textile. He
sector which included reduced markup rate on LTFF, technology solutions APTMA has proposed the government to create an provide a relief from ink mist. Referring to speed he advantage over the CIS fiber. He emphasized the raised the topic of
duty free import of textile machinery, enactment of and can match the machinery requirement of enabling environment where over the next 5-7 years added, The Pike can print 35 meters per minute. He advantages of US Cotton as lower fiber loss, circular economy
plant breeder’s right bill, duty drawbacks and Pakistan industry. He further stated that their we should establish up to 1000 garment and further illustrated by an example, “suppose if we where our goal should be to ensure sustainable
refunds and much more. He said that the technology is based on sustainability standards and made-up stitching facility. 10,000 garments a day will print 20 hours a day, print 20 meters in a minute Improved Operating Performance, Higher Quality consumption and production patterns to extract
government has been considering various other that ACIMIT is the pioneer to introduce eco-friendly produce average 3 million garments and by taking producing 1200 meters per hour, in 20 hours we get and Considerable Financial Advantages. maximum value from resources already in use. He
facilitations for the federal budget. Such measures technology. The main focus of their machinery is to $6.5 as an average price will result in approximately 24000 meters per day and by the end of 360 days, suggested that the industry should focus more on
will provide long term sustainability in the textile reduce the cost of production which ACIMIT has $19.5 million worth of exports. Where, 1000 such we get approximately 9 million meters per year”. He Mr Hammad Naqi close loop and upcycling methodology. He defined
sector. He assured that the textile sector is their top proudly achieved. Their machinery reduces the factories can create $20 billion worth of exports. further informed that SPGPrints is also a key ink Khan, CEO WWF upcycling as a recycle process in which we obtain a
most priority in the forthcoming budget for the next consumption of energy up to 40%. ACIMIT is Mr Azfar Hassan, manufacturer for the digital printing. Pakistan, on the higher end product using a different product as its
financial year. certified green label technology. The companies that CEO Matrix topic of sustainable resource. He further discussed, that overseas
raw material for
use green label technologies consume 27% less Sourcing Pakistan, Mr Ralf Muller, production being a long term threat, industries
Mr Hassan Iqbal, Sales Manager textile – responsible
Ministry of Textile Industry water. ACIMIT is looking forward to improving their highlighted that the should adopt Reshoring, which can further help in
Federal Secretary position in the Pakistani industry. only way to grow is Trützschler, in the choices for better optimization of Industry 4.0 and on demand
“Inspiring Change” conference organized by for the first day. On the second day, Federal Minister for Textile Division, to embrace beginning gave a sustainable manufacturing.
TEXtalks magazine was the first of a series of for Commerce and Textiles (Mr Mohammad Pervaiz expressed his Mr Bruce Atherley, change. New brief introduction of production, highlighted that since the textile industry
conferences held on April 24-25, 2018 at Lahore Malik), the Chief Guest of Inspiring Change dismay on the 18th Executive Director technology Trützschler. He said can’t run without water and the industrial issues of Mr Amjad Baig, CEO
(Pakistan) to provide an enabling environment to the conference, addressed the conference and amendment of Cotton Council providing tools for that in the last 10 water are increasing rapidly, adoption of water Lead International,
local textile industry. It brought together all distributed souvenirs to august speakers. through which the International USA, transparency, real time information and data years Pakistan’s efficient technologies can reduce the water highlighted that the
stakeholders to identify, recognize and propose agriculture sector was transferred from federal to gave a talk on the analytics should be invested in. Our industries ranking is 3rd in the number of carts delivered from consumption by 40%. Farmers should be given economy is
solutions to the problems faced and exploit the On the first day, the conference began with the provincial government. He stressed on extension of global Cotton should be adopting industry 4.0. He mentioned, we their manufacturing company in Germany. He gave a proper training to use water efficiently. Industries are changing and
untapped potential of the local textile industry in line opening remarks by Mr Mazhar Mirza, CEO of export growth rate package to 2 years and that the trends, U.S. Cotton need to create a vision that is unique to Pakistan and presentation on process cutting and quality encouraged to adopt Zero Discharge of Hazardous change is fast. We
with the global trends. The event included Sypher and Pakistan representative for Cotton government will take measures to rationalize cost of Update and what’s addresses the uniqueness of our situation to draw improvement in rotor spinning. Product range of Chemicals (ZDHC) and Zero Liquid Discharge should be ready to
presentations, panel discussions and interactive Council International USA. Mr Mazhar Mirza, doing business. He stated, “It is no more era of aid, new in Cotton USA. He illustrated about Global policies that will guide our industry. Trutzschler includes blowrooms, carts, draw frames business (ZLD) consortiums for sustainability. adopt the new
dialogue. The conference proved to be more than highlighted that textile is the premier industry and it’s the era of trade”. He said that policies can’t be Cotton and Man Made Fibers demand, US Cotton and comber for spinning, turnkey solutions and Mr Navaid Baqai, technological advancements, digitalize business and
just an intellectual activity, it turned out to be a backbone of Pakistani economy. It contributes 9.5% made single handedly; the stakeholder’s and production, Global US Cotton exports and US Dr Tanveer Hussain, non-woven bonding technologies in their program Global Director of manufacturing operations and ensure that they are
channel of information to decision makers and to GDP, is 63% of total exports and provides government have to work together like hand in glove. sustainable agriculture. As per his presentation, Rector – NTU for non-woven, roller carts and fled carts for card CCI, revealed that properly connected with the ecosystem, customer,
influencers to inform the future policies and direction. employment to 30% population of country. He said that since 2000, total cotton consumption has grown only Pakistan, clothing, and manufacturing machinery for technical US fiber is easier to suppliers and other stakeholders. He added that
Pakistan textile industry has potential to grow because Dr Gian Paolo Bruno, Trade Commissioner Italy, by 1.3% per year. Whereas, over the same time presented on the yarns and carpet yarns for man-made fibers. He process resulting in innovation not only needs research but also needs to
Federal Secretary for Textile division, Govt of it has the longest production chain with inherent talked about a bilateral strategic project to enhance period, total fiber consumption has grown by 3.3% significance of further emphasized on IDF2 (integrated draw frame 2-5% spinning be commercialized.
Pakistan (Mr Hassan Iqbal) was the Guest of Honor potential to add value to each processing stage. value addition of textile in Pakistan. Italy is per year. Manmade fiber has taken 87% share of CPEC. He stated 2) better performance, higher flexibility and efficiency gain,
that Pakistan import efficiency, low investment cost, low space 8-20% energy Mr Ayub Asghar, Assistant Professor – National
from China is more than exports. Considering requirement and low cans transport expenditure. savings in carding, Textile University, enlightened us that it’s the new
IDF2 is being used widely for open loop spinning era of spacer fabrics which is a replacement of foam
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