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Pakistan : An Expanding Marketplace

The textile industry of Pakistan has been playing a pivotal role to drive national economy with its significant contribution to the industrial production, employment generation and foreign exchange earnings.

The demand for Pakistan textile products is increasing in the international market and the industry is securing large orders among its regional competitors. The textile machinery worth more than US$ 300 million is imported in 2009-10 while the export of textile and garment sector is more than US$ 10 billion. Furthermore, the Government is supporting the local industry by exempting the duties on the import of textile machinery to penetrate in the foreign markets with high quality value added products.

The textile industry is improving and upgrading its production facilities with the import of parts and accessories to meet the increasing export orders in time.

High Export Potential Sectors:

Pakistan textile industry is seeking new avenues of business in Technical Textiles and Textile Engineering to gain edge in textile exports over its regional competitors.

Technical Textiles: A Way Forward in Non-Woven:

Pakistan's textile industry is shifting its focus from conventional textiles to "Technical Textiles" due to its diversified applications in different industries such as medicine, agriculture, automotive engineering and defence etc.

The local manufacturers are realizing the significance of technical textiles and are taking various initiatives to upgrade the production facilities. This requires minimum initial investment to manufacture specialized fabrics that offer higher returns in export markets.

Textile Engineering: Parts & Accessories:

Pakistan is rapidly making advances in the "Textile Engineering" sector and many cities like Faisalabad, Lahore and Karachi are manufacturing textile spare parts. There are about 11 assemblers, over 500 vendors and around 300 manufacturers catering to the demand of textile machinery parts. In addition, more than 4000 textile related industrial units are working in Pakistan out of which 90% of large units use latest machinery and imported parts while small units use second hand machinery and depend on the local parts & accessories.

Ministry of Industries and Production has taken numerous measures for technological advancements and skill development in order to increase the exports of textile spare parts that meet international standards.

INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE
Production of Cotton Yarn	2.81 Million Tonnes (2009 - 2010)*
Production of Cotton Cloth	1.01 Billion sqm. (2009 - 2010)*
Textile Exports	US$ 7.26 Billion (2009 - 2010)
Garment Exports	US$ 3.04 Billion (2009 - 2010)
Share of Textile in Exports	53.21% in Total Exports
Investment	US$ 7.5 Billion over past 10 years
Manufacturing	46 % of Total Manufacturing
Employment	39% of Manufacturing Labour Force
Technology	Medium to High
Textile Machinery Imports	US$ 349.07 Million (2009 - 2010)
Foreign Direct Investment	US$ 27.8 Million (2009 - 2010)
(* Estimated)

STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY
SECTOR	NO. OF UNITS	SIZE
Ginning	1221	5488 Saws
Spinning	521	11.266 million Spindles 196000 Rotors
Composite	50	7899 Looms
Weaving	150 500	27,900 Shuttle less Looms 360,000 Power Looms
Finishing	750	4600 million Sqm.
Garment	800 5000	160,000 Industrial Sewing Machines 450,000 Domestic Sewing Machines
Terry Towels	800	700 Shuttle Less Looms 10,000 Conventional Looms
Knitwear	1200	18000 Knitting Machines 10000 Flat Knitting Machines 12000 Circular Knitting Machines
Canvas		2000 Looms 300,000 Industrial Looms

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