Textile news from PAKISTAN
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PAKISTAN: Ibrahim Fibres new polyester staple plant
[May 29, 2011] Ibrahim Fibre will have a new 230,000-235,000 tonne/year polyester staple plant in Pakistan by 2012,
PAKISTAN: Pakistan does not need special treatment: Euratex
[May 12, 2011] EURATEX hopes that during the discussions with the Council and the European Parliament this negative aspect can be offset through a reduction in the vulnerability threshold and an improvement in the existing Textile Safeguard Clause, making it applicable both to Textiles and Clothing and reducing the launching threshold.
PAKISTAN: Raw cotton hits record high of Rs14,000
[Mar 05, 2011] Raw cotton rose by Rs1,000 to strike a record high of Rs14,000 per maund on Thursday after the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) showed a significant fall in the country’s crop output in its fortnightly report and sharp rise in commodity prices in the international market, dealers said.
PAKISTAN: Textile exports can touch $15bn mark
[Feb 25, 2011] Pakistan’s textile exports can rise to at least $ 15 billion in next two years from the present figure of $ 9 billion per annum by ensuring uninterrupted supply of gas, electricity and water at the affordable and supportive prices to the textile industry along with availability of standard infrastructure, matching incentives and facilities.
PAKISTAN: Punjab plans to double cotton production
[Feb 24, 2011] Punjab plans to double its cotton production from 8 million bales to 16 million bales by 2015
PAKISTAN: PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week kicks off in Karachi
[Nov 10, 2010] PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week kicks off in Karachi on November 10. As the city is reportedly being invaded by an army of fashionistas (one hears finding a Lahore – Karachi flight has become near-impossible), The Express Tribune takes a look at what to expect from the four-day event.
PAKISTAN: CCP issues show cause notices to jute mills
[Oct 23, 2010] The Compe-tition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to 10 jute mills, all members of Pakistan Jute Mills Association (PJMA), for alleged cartelisation in supply of gunny bags to government departments including Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Supply Corporation Limited (PASSCO) in violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2010.
PAKISTAN: PCGA rejects proposed taxation on cotton trade
[Oct 20, 2010] The central executive committee of Pakistan Cotton Ginneers Association (PCGA) has rejected the proposed taxation on the cotton trade, describing it as "economic massacre of the ginners", and said that such steps would be harmful to the already destroyed industries.
PAKISTAN: PHMA demands complete ban on export of raw cotton
[Sep 24, 2010] Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) North Zone has demanded that government should impose a complete ban on the export of raw cotton material besides levying 30 percent Regulatory Duty on the export of yarn, otherwise the Value Added Textile Sector will have to bear the loss of $1.5 foreign orders.
PAKISTAN: JV between Turkish and government of 78.5 million dollars
[Sep 14, 2010] A new textile factory established as a joint venture between Turkish investors and the federal government with a capital of 78.5 million dollars, in Sebeta, 24km from Addis Abeba in the Oromia Special Zone, is set to start production in January 2011.