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Decline in production volume

of Vietnam affected global

supply chain

The decline in production in Vietnam’s textile, leather footwear export in the first eight months of this year, APTMA Elections 2021-22: Abdul Rahim
and footwear industries due to Covid-19 has year-on-year rises of 9.7 percent and 16.2 percent,
affected the global supply chain. Nearly 35% of respectively, according to the General Statistics Office.
textile and garment factories in the country are shut
down, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel The international sportswear company Nike is a Nasir elected as Chairman APTMA
Association. prime example of the importance of Vietnam in the
global supply chain. Of its 112 factories, 88 are in
Vietnam is the world’s third largest textile and Vietnam and produce half of all its footwear All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) is vested interests are busy in making unnecessary
garment producing country behind China and products. Adidas is also facing difficulties since an association for Textile industry in Pakistan. hue and cry for levying RD on the export of
Bangladesh. The market share of its leather and Vietnam accounts for nearly 30 percent of its global APTMA represents over 400 textile mills in cotton yarn on false pretexts with the intent to
footwear industry is 15 percent after doubling in the supply. Its Taiwanese supplier Pouyuen, which has Pakistan. The textile industry is Pakistan's largest agitate the historic high trend of textile exports,
last decade. Vietnam earned $21.2 billion from factories in Vietnam, is among the companies to industry and textile is the most important export roll back investment of more than $ 4 billion and
garment and textile export, and $12.6 billion from suspend production. of Pakistan. Businessmen Group led by Dr. to deprive the country of projected additional
Gohar Ejaz, Patron-in-Chief, swept Annual 500,000 jobs. He emphasized that cotton yarn is
Elections of 2021-22 unopposed for the 13th
consecutive year. Dr. Ejaz has now been tasked sufficiently available in the country for
to revive the cotton crop in Pakistan. Abdul consumption in the value-added sector for export
Rahim Nasir (Ayesha Spinning Mills) has been purposes which is evident from the fact that
cotton yarn export has declined in past years,
OEKO-TEX® report 2020/2021: Made elected as Chairman APTMA for the year resultantly textiles have achieved historic high
2021-22. When Dr. Ejaz first started managing
exports of 15.4 billion dollars.
APTMA affairs, textile exports were stagnant at
in Green products increased by 108% the US $10 billion owing to energy shortage, The freight costs have also played havoc with the
which was successfully negotiated, and then
later energy prices, which were much higher than situation as it has increased four times during the
competing countries. post covid period, making cotton and Polyester
OEKO-TEX® has published its annual report for more excellent safety and trust for all parties Staple Fiber (PSF) imports more expensive.
2020/2021, which shows positive results regarding involved. With our website, OEKO-TEX® is focusing For the year 2021-22, Jamil Qassim and Atta Shafi Polyester container freight from China to Pakistan
the ongoing sustainability efforts in the textile sector on improving the user experience. In order to Tanvir Sheikh were elected as Senior Vice has gone from $ 500 to $ 10,000.
across the globe. provide the best possible experience and be able to Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively while
According to the report following are the key improve and adapt continuously according to user‘s Hamid Zaman as Chairman APTMA Northern Zone. Chairman APTMA urged the Honorable Prime
findings: needs, OEKO-TEX® has focused firmly on data Minister Imran Khan, Advisor to the Prime
• Made in Green products increased by 108% analysis with new tools such as Hotjar. OEKO-TEX® Cotton yarn exports have decreased by 25% in Minister on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood
• 31,696 certificates were issued, which are +31% last 3 years. However, government is planning to and Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin to take stock
than the previous year is pleased to report a further increase in users, page impose regulatory duty on yarn exports. APTMA of the situation and ensure continuity of policies
• Eco-passport certified products crossed 10,000 views, and sessions compared to last year. has strongly opposed the move of imposing in the larger interest of the economy and the
landmark Regulatory Duty on the export of cotton yarn, it country’s exports. APTMA believes in a
• Over 620 K workers benefited from OEKO-TEX® OEKO-TEX® continues to support the industry with would not only distort the momentum gained in free-market mechanism for textile trade across
STeP certified facilities knowledge and sustainable solutions. Together with exports after decades but will disturb the continuity the value chain. In a scenario, when cotton is
sustainability consulting group Quantis, the of governmental policies for export-led growth. short by 6 million bales and polyester is short by
The aim of OEKO-TEX® has always been to create Association has developed the OEKO-TEX® Carbon 200,000 tons, these raw materials need to be
more transparency along the textile and leather & Water Footprint Tool to help the fashion industry Abdul Rahim Nasir (Chairman APTMA) has said imported to keep the mills operating normally to
production chains, protect consumers, and ensure reduce its CO2 emissions and water consumption. in a press statement that a certain group with achieve the textile exports target of $ 21 billion.

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