The textile industry of Pakistan has been playing a pivotalrole to drive national economy with its significant contribution to theindustrial production, employment generation and foreign exchange earnings. Thetextile and garment sector is undergoing tremendous change in the light ofglobalization and current economic challenges.


The demand for Pakistani textile products is increasing inthe international markets and the industry is securing large orders among itsregional competitors. Theexport of textile and garment sector stood at US$10.3 billion in 2009-10. Inthis context Mr. Jawed Tabba, Managing Director of Lucky Textile Mills (basedin Karachi, Pakistan) stated that since last six months, the industry isregistering monthly growth of around US$450 million in exports, out of whichUS$200 million is the increase to the real price factor. This increase ismainly attributed to the over all improvement in quality control due to whichworlds leading retail stores are now buying textile and garment products beingmanufactured in Pakistan.


The quality of Pakistani towel and bed wear products isconsidered best amongst the products being manufactured by its neighboringcountries. Realizing the importance of value added products, the local industryis moving towards modernization of manufacturing facilities by importingstate-of-the-art machinery and technology. Textile machinery worth US$349.07 million was imported in2009-10 by the local manufacturers. The Government of Pakistan is also encouragingthe modernization of local industry by exempting duties on the import oftextile machinery to penetrate the foreign markets with high quality valueadded products.


The textile industry is also improving and upgrading thecurrent production facilities with the import of parts and accessories to meetthe increasing export orders in time. More than 4000 textile related industrialunits are working in the country out of which 90% of large units use latestmachinery and imported parts while small units use second hand machinery anddepend on the local parts & accessories. In this regard, the Ministry of Industries andProduction has taken numerous measures for technological advancements and skilldevelopment in order to increase the exports of textile made-ups that meet theinternational standards.


Pakistan textile industry is seeking new avenues of business in Technical Textilesto gain edge in exports over its regional competitors. The local manufacturersare realizing the significance of technical textiles and are taking variousinitiatives to upgrade their production facilities for production ofspecialized fabrics that offer higher returns in export markets.


The increasing imports of textile and garment machinerysubstantiate the need for exhibitions such as MEGATECH, which is acomprehensive platform for display of the latest and innovative technology forthe textile and garment industry.


9th Edition of the International MachineryExhibition of Garment & Textile Technology-MEGATECH Pakistan 2011 is scheduled from 3-5 March, 2011at the Expo Centre Lahore, which is known as the heart of textile hub. Last exhibition showcased machineryand technology of more than 300 companies represented by 29 countries and wasattended by more than 9,000 business professionals affiliated with the textileand garment industry.


An exclusive 4th International Technical TextilesConference will be organized in concurrence with MEGATECH Pakistan 2011 to updateparticipants with the development and application of technical textiles. Thelast conference highlighted various applications of technical textilesparticularly in Geotextiles and Medical Textiles. It was attended by more than300 participants.


MEGATECH 2011 will also organise a KnowledgeVillage-Pavilion for leading local textile research and developmentuniversities/institutes to display their research projects.


Many international machinery manufacturers will beparticipating at MEGATECH Pakistan 2011 which will be held with thesupport of Ministry of Textiles and major trade associations related to theindustry. The exhibition will continue its tradition to attract key visitorsfrom all the major textile cities of Pakistan. MEGATECH being the preferredshow of the local textile industry will once again be an ideal opportunity fortextile machinery manufacturers to increase their business prospects, establishnew business leads and increase their existing market portfolio.



Source: Pegasus Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.