All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) is the premier national trade association of the textile spinning, weaving, and composite mills representing the organized sector in Pakistan. APTMA represents 360 textile mills out of which 292 are spinning, 40 weaving and 28 composite units. These spinning mills have production facilities of texturing, mercerizing, dyeing of yarns and manufacturing facilities from spinning to finished textile products under one roof.
The total installed capacity of APTMA member mills accounts for 8,810,127 spindles, 65,580 rotors and about 10,000 looms. The Association's members produce spun and open-end yarn, grey, printed dyed fabrics and bed linen.
Government Liaison
Government policies and plans at the federal level have a significant impact on textile industry affairs. APTMA works
in close coordination with other national textile trade association and groups to safe guard the interest of its members in particular and textile industry as a whole. APTMA's role to supplement and complement overall industry activities is always motivated with interests of yarn and cloth segments of the industry.
Specifically, APTMA is involved on a continuing basis in the areas such as import and local procurement of cotton, cotton legislation, income and sales tax law, government statistical programs, and customs regulations concerning textiles exports and imports.
Statistical and Economic Information
The Association collects and compiles statistical and economic data on the textile industry mostly from a number of government sources and publishes Chairman's Annual Review to keep Association members and other sectors related to the industry fully informed about production and marketing trends in Pakistan and world. In addition, special reports are developed periodically on specific subjects at the request of the various committees and government agencies.
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