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Nishat Mills to establish a                                            2024
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 dedicated denim unit   Textile innovations for new challenges in architecture,



 in Faisalabad                       interior design and hospitality




 Lahore-based Nishat Mills, owned by Nishat Group,   significant player in this market.
 will continue to invest in denim and workwear in
 fiscal 2024. Nishat Mills Limited is one of Pakistan's   The company has a diverse product range,
 largest and most prominent textile companies. It   including various types of denim fabrics, and caters
 operates as a vertically integrated textile   to domestic and international markets. Nishat
 manufacturer involved in various segments of the   Textiles has been known for producing high-quality
 textile industry, including spinning, weaving,   denim that meets international standards. The mill’s
 processing, and stitching.  denim expansion plans include establishing a
 dedicated Faisalabad unit. Nishat’s total investment
 The company has been actively involved in the   across the board has already totaled $35.2 million,
 production of denim fabric. It is essential to note that   or 10 billion Pakistani rupees, as of September 2023.
 Denim is a sturdy cotton warp-faced textile   The business acquired Danish denim and workwear
 commonly used for making jeans and other clothing.   clothing and fabric supplier Wernerfelt earlier this
 Nishat Textiles has capitalized on the global demand   year. It also commissioned a 9.86-megawatt solar
 for denim products and has established itself as a   farm, among other projects.




              Between New Work, Healing Hospital, Outdoor      Interior.Architecture.Hospitality program”, says
 Producing high-value-added apparel   Spaces, and Sustainability: What are the critical   Bettina Bär, Show Director Heimtextil. The program
                                                               includes customized knowledge and networking
              challenges, and what do future-proof textile
 products is critical to the survival of   solutions look like? Heimtextil will answer these   formats, for which Messe Frankfurt has attracted
                                                               numerous renowned thought leaders. In 2024, the
              questions from 9 to 12 January 2024 with its
                                                               program will be expanded and become even
              Interior.Architecture.Hospitality program. The proven
 Vietnamese markets  format will now be even more extensive and   more international.
              international. In addition to the numerous
              high-profile TALKS & TOURS, the LIBRARY is one of
                                                               At the Heimtextil Conference “Sleep & More,”
              the central tools for experts in architecture, interior   renowned international sleep experts will provide
 To survive and beat the slowdown in demand from   He added that exporters should actively learn and   design, and hospitality.  insights and best practices. There will also be
 vital US, UK, and EU Vietnamese markets, the textile   improve from each other’s production models,   relevant offers for visitors from the contract sector.
 and garment industry needs to graduate to produce   finding ways to cooperate and help. “With the scale   Over 2,600 global exhibitors will present innovations   They will find up-to-date knowledge and inspiration
 high-value-added products.  of textile and garment Vietnamese enterprises being   at Heimtextil, including numerous companies with   ranging from bedroom design and the hotel needs
 larger and vertically integrated, buyers are                  of Gen Z to the use of artificial intelligence in
 This idea was proffered by Than Duc Viet, Director   completely confident when giving an order,” he   unique products for the contract business, which   professional sleep analysis. For example, Julia von
 noted. Viet added that garment brands and retailers
              can be found quickly and easily via the Interior.
 General of Garment Joint Stock Corporation 10, one   are confident because they know they will receive a   Klitzing from Hotelkompetenzzentrum will report on
 of Vietnam’s biggest garment exporters. Viet added   complete product from spinning, weaving,   Architecture. Hospitality FINDER. Together with   the future hotel. The program can be viewed online
 that the goal of clothing exporters should be to   processing, and sewing in Vietnam.  renowned partners, Heimtextil presents high-quality   in the Heimtextil event calendar.
 create a ‘Vietnamese Brand’ among garment brands   lectures and themed tours. Among them are AIT
 and retailers in various countries. He also advised   He also spoke about Vietnamese textiles and   dialog and AHGZ / hotel design, the media, and   From the future-oriented Heimtextil Trends 24/25 to
                                                               the megatrend of sustainability and the associated
 Vietnamese apparel exporters to take advantage of   garments now being exported to 104 countries,   world architects. Various TALKS & TOURS and   Ecology program: In addition to the specialized
              TOURS will occur on all four days of the fair.
 opportunities from the various free trade agreements   including new markets such as Africa, Russia, and   Interior.Architecture.Hospitality program and the
 (FTAs) that Vietnam has signed with multiple   the Middle East. “This shows that Vietnam’s textile   On the other hand, modern textiles are becoming   Heimtextil Conference ‘Sleep & More’ trade visitors
 countries and regions. Viet also suggested these   and garment industry has gradually reduced its   increasingly more efficient and taking on new vital   will find a wide range of informative and inspiring
 garment exporters establish links with raw material   dependence on its traditional and major export   functions such as sound insulation, fire protection,   offers at Heimtextil 2024 that will help them advance
 manufacturers to create a complete supply chain.  markets,” he observed.  and hygiene. Both developments are reflected in our   their business.

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