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Special Report on
Technical Textile
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MEGATECH Textile is the major economic sector of Pakistan.It is going to be

2010 in the main driving force of industrial & agricultural sectors in
Progress future.
Trends in Textile Engineering Industry of The textile and
Pakistan garment industries
Excerpts of the presenation by Mr. Abdul at the moment are
amongst one of the
Majeed, Chairman, Associated Textile most proactive and
Consultants productive sectors in
Pakistan needs Importance of textile industry Pakistan's economy
to Focus 4 Areas According to the “ECONOMIST” intelligence report of August 2003 for Pakistan the and need additional
following observations have been made: Despite Government efforts to diversify exports and
of Technical widen the industrial base, the industrial sector remains dominated by the Textile sector. support for
Textile Dr Tahir Textile Sector still represents 46% of total manufacturing and provides 68% of Pakistan’s international
Shah Bolton Export receipts. exposure to further
University The strong performance stemmed from two factors :a Increase in import quotas especially magnify the exports._
by U.S.A, EU and TURKEY Mr. Abdul Majeed Haji
b Textile industry has invested over US$1.5 billions in new technologies and modernization Mohammad, Presidnt
in the last 3 years. Karachi Chamber of
Efficiency and the innovation in textile is the only hope to get the country out of economic Commerce & Indutry
problems. (KCCI).
Present status of Pakistan
Textile engineering sector Event like MEGATECH
The Pakistan Textile Engineering Sector is underdeveloped and under utilized. Mostly it 2010 is a tribute to our
Growth Rate of caters in the form of spares, components for modernization and machines used in cottage or textile industry's global
Technical small scale industries. importance! By Mr.
Textile-Prof. A cursory look at the structure of Pakistan Textile Industry shows that most of them are Anwar Ahmed Tata
Niaz Ahmed cottage industry, small/medium industrial units and few large integrated state of art units. The
number of units which fall under each category varies from sub-sector to sub-sector.
Similarly the Textile Engineering Units also vary from small, medium and large in size. The
Textile Engineering Industry comprises approximately 80% small work shops, 15% medium
engineering Units and 5% large Engineering Units. It will not be out place to mention that the
large engineering units are in Public Sector. The small and medium Engineering Units work
on reverse Engineering principles, only few work according to Engineering Drawings and
still fewer have Testing or Quality Control facilities.
On the basis of initial survey of Textile Engineering Units (Not complete yet), approximately
500 units are engaged all over Pakistan, employing approximately 50000 work force which is Arif Hasan exclusively
Our Institutions talks with Jeevey
mostly skilled. Even under the present conditions and without any support, Pakistan Textile
to Play a vital Engineering Industry is providing import substitution worth around one billion US dollars. Pakistan at the
Role - Zubair This sector also exports to small and medium Textile Units in Bangladesh, Iran, Sri Lanka, occasion of
Banduda etc. MEGATECHPAKISTAN
The Textile Engineering Sector is throttled through taxes on raw material, import of 2010. He told that the
current conference is
components, electronic and electrical parts.
an effort to promote the
Competition process of research
The present Textile Engineering Industry is up against competition from smuggled, under and development of
invoiced, and mis-declared components, parts and accessories. For example, in case of
advancement in textile
second hand machinery, there is little or no check and the competition mainly rests on lower
industry......click to
price. Machines smuggled especially from China, India, Taiwan are not better in quality but
Watch his interview
are selling cheaper. A bold initiative is needed which can boost the production as capacity
MEGATECH and markets are there, only change in environment is need.

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Pakistan 2010 Finishing look and control components

The products manufactured locally, when displayed against foreign goods - offer a poor look
– primarily because of the unsightly finishing of welding seams, electroplating, painting and
other surface treatments. In addition, the adoption of wrong design parameters, or the attempt
to reduce the cost of production, lead to the incorporation of under-sized electrical motors
and electric / electronic control panels.
Quality control
There are very few units which have their own material testing facilities, or have an access to
any such service from out side. Although reverse engineering is practiced, yet this copying is
done without adequate material testing. This results in poor quality or in many cases in an
undue over - engineering. A great stress on quality control is being laid by all the major
importing countries, especially in the wake of ISO 9000 series. There is, therefore, a need of
assisting the local textile engineering the relevant institutions, such as PSI, NPC, CTL, etc.
Assistance of present institutions
To encourage the local textile industry an access to the modern practices in the specialized areas of manufacturing processes, productivity
enhancement and quality control, an institutional mechanism should be set up which provides the industry an adequate and industry-friendly
assistance from such organizations as MIRDC, PITAC, CTL and PSI, etc. In addition such institutions as Pak-Swiss Training Centre and Pak-
German Training Centre, as well as the Small Scale Industrial Estates should be encouraged to provide the industry necessary technical
assistance and production aids such as tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, etc. for productivity improvement and quality control.
Employment opportunities
Keeping in view the linkage of the Engineering Sector to other sectors of economy, it can be safely assumed that every one person employed in
Engineering will add at least 2 more persons in the over all economy. There is ample scope for qualified engineers in mechanical, electric and
electronics disciplines to boost this sector.
Need for training institutions
Diploma Level Courses on the pattern of Pak-Swiss Training Centre in Karachi should also be opened in the Textile Institutions in Faisalabad
and Karachi and more such courses should be introduced in the Polytechnics in areas like Multan, Hyderabad, Lahore and Gujranwala.
Exhibitions
Most of these small workshops are shy or afraid of getting registered or displaying their products, mainly from the fear of the revenue
collection, labor controlling and other government regulating agencies. This fear keeps them away from the mainstream Industry. This also
leads to the lack of interaction among the small scale, medium scale and higher level industry for a purposeful vendor development.
National Exhibitions held annually can be very helpful in bringing out the skills, the range of products and opportunities of group
collaboration. It will help the planners and large scale engineering industry in defining the way for developing skills in order to make this
sector strong and viable. This will culminate a Vendors List which can be recommended to foreign suppliers interested in coming to this
market and starting assembling / manufacturing on large scale.
The interaction between the foreign textile manufacturing industry could also be enhanced by facilitating the indigenous Textile Engineering
Industry to participate in the specialized Exhibitions and fairs being held in those countries.
Future opportunities
Our main competitors in primary textile products with the advantage of large engineering sector in this region are China and India. The only
country in this region without strong engineering base is Pakistan and our dependence upon outside Engineering Industry keeps our cost of
production higher with low engineering skills.
Looking into the future a strong competition from China and India for this market requirements can be used to involve them to start assembly
plants under their guidance and cooperation.
Some progress in the direction has led to the development of a Task Force in the Ministry of Industries and Textile Engineering is growingly
lucrative for investors, local and foreigners.
E-commerce Gateway MoU with Chinese Co.
The E-commerce Gateway has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Chinese company Global Enterprise Consulting to
launch a business a match making' service in Pakistan and China.
According to E-commerce Gateway Pakistan. "This service includes seeking of agents, distributors, buyers, suppliers or joint venture partners
in Pakistan or Middle east for Chinese companies that intend to do business in these markets".
The service will include all kinds of facilitation required to help increase the Chinese exports to the Middle East and South Asian markets.

Courtesy :Pakistan Textile Journal

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