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mattress because it Rs.2500 – Rs.6000 per square meter depending
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 is more functional upon the origin whether it is Chinese or Japanese. If
average growth rate of 4.6%. However, since the it’s just a $30 billion market. China seeks to develop labor, resulting in less labor cost. advantage of 18.5% which can be higher with compared to we manufacture it in Pakistan, then the price is going
global economy is growing and as more consumers its textile market by producing 500 million garments optimization of spinning process. conventional looms. to come down 40-50% of the imported fabric price.
achieve middle class status, they will buy more per year by 2020. Availability of locally manufactured Mr Rodger John High performance
cotton clothing. China is closing factories that machinery and chemicals, energy supply price, rail Gilmartin, Managing Mr Peter Spirgi, fibers like carbon, Mr Sheikh Moazzam Ahmed, emphasized on a
making polyester and viscose which do not meet network to Europe, production capacity are some of Director Triblend Sales Manager Rieter glass, Kevlar are strategy of developing agro economic zones across
environmental standards and will be resulting in the challenges that CPEC will bring for Pakistan Consultants, Machine Works, woven to form the province of Punjab so they can focus on value
compared the
In two days conference, the overview of some of the establishing increase of cotton demand. industry. technical and informed that Rieter technical fabrics which are used in composites. He generation for each zone based on the geographical
is the only
Key Speakers informative presentations are as technological Mr Aamir Fayyaz Mr Jos Notermans, financial manufacturer of all added, imported fabrics 3k carbon prices are crop enhancement values.
sectors in Pakistan Sheikh, Chairman performance of US four compact, ring,
Mr Mohammad facilitating them with of APTMA and CEO SPGPrints B.V., Cotton versus Cotton Fibers from India and the CIS rotor and air-jet yarn
Pervaiz Malik, top notch Italian of Kohinoor textile gave a 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 Mr Rana Mahmood ul Hassan (Senator & Member Senate Standing Committee on Mr Salman Hydrie Managing Director of SPGPrints Pakistan presenting the souvenir to
Commerce and about APTMAs it being an enabler spinning at half the frequency of machine stops per requirements supported by industry 4.0. Commerce and Textiles) Mr Mohammad Pervaiz Malik - Federal Minister for Commerce and Textiles
Textiles, while Mr Alessandro initiatives for for fast fashion. hour compared to Indian yarn and outperformed They should produce more finished products for having a stronger infrastructure compared to
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 exports and invest in research and development. He Bangladesh, Bangladesh growth rate in better? To
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 provided examples of university industry linkages of which Mr Azfar Hassan replied, it is because of the
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 Mr Yousaf Fareed Mr Mazhar Mirza
Publisher of TEXtalks International
Pakistan representative of Cotton Council International USA
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, water. ACIMIT is looking forward to improving their highlighted that the Sales Manager textile – responsible 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
for Textile Division, to embrace beginning gave a sustainable manufacturing.
expressed his Mr Bruce Atherley, change. New brief introduction of production, highlighted that since the textile industry Panel Discussions
dismay on the 18th Executive Director technology Trützschler. He said can’t run without water and the industrial issues of Mr Amjad Baig, CEO
amendment of Cotton Council providing tools for that in the last 10 water are increasing rapidly, adoption of water Lead International,
through which the International USA, years Pakistan’s efficient technologies can reduce the water highlighted that the
agriculture sector was transferred from federal to gave a talk on the transparency, real time information and data ranking is 3rd in the number of carts delivered from consumption by 40%. Farmers should be given economy is Panel discussion Day 1– What are the challenges highlighted that the advantages of low cost labor will
analytics should be invested in. Our industries
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 Pakistan faces and how do we overcome these diminish because of advanced automated
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 challenges? machinery and since energy is a main cost,
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 industries will be established in America, China and
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 [Mr Azfar Hassan-moderator (CEO Matrix Sourcing), India, countries where energy is cheaper. The
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 technological advancements, digitalize business and Dr Tanveer Hussain (Rector – NTU Pakistan), Mr machinery used in Pakistan is obsolete and there
made single handedly; the stakeholder’s and production, Global US Cotton exports and US Dr Tanveer Hussain, non-woven bonding technologies in their program Mr Navaid Baqai, manufacturing operations and ensure that they are Roger Gilmartin (Managing Director TriBlend isn’t much investment happening in technology and
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 Global Director of properly connected with the ecosystem, customer, Consultants USA), Mr Anees Khawaja (Director that Pakistan factories are grossly overstaffed by
since 2000, total cotton consumption has grown only Pakistan, clothing, and manufacturing machinery for technical CCI, revealed that suppliers and other stakeholders. He added that Mahmood Group), Mr Navaid Baqai (Global Director unprofessional and lazy labor. Furthermore, he Pak army camouflage uniforms and bullet proof disconnection between stakeholders of the industry.
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 US fiber is easier to innovation not only needs research but also needs to – Cotton Council International USA), Mr Imtiaz suggested that Pakistani market should focus more vests. Mr Navaid Baqai informed us that synthetic Pakistan industry doesn’t keep record of its
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 process resulting in be commercialized. Rastgar (Chairman Rastgar Group), Mr Anis-ul-Haq on local or underdeveloped markets rather than the fiber is high in demand in the market because of performance to inject or deject incentives depending
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 2-5% spinning (Secretary General APTMA)] over saturated markets of the west. Dr Tanveer noted innovation and functionality. The functionality is on the competitiveness. He advised that industries
efficiency gain,
that Pakistan import efficiency, low investment cost, low space 8-20% energy Mr Ayub Asghar, Assistant Professor – National that Pakistani industry needs to focus on intrinsically present in cotton but there isn’t enough and universities should collaborate to form neutral
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 In the panel discussion Mr Roger Gilmartin diversification of fiber, product mix and technology. research or innovation to make it better. Mr Roger bodies for such development. Platforms, such as
IDF2 is being used widely for open loop spinning era of spacer fabrics which is a replacement of foam Gilmartin questioned, how is it that despite Pakistan Inspiring Change are vital for the industry to grow.

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