Biggest international home textile exhibition to be held in Frankfurt

KARACHI: Heimtextil, the world biggest textile exhibition for home and contract textiles, will be held from 8 to 11 January 2019 in Frankfurt...

Domestic growers urge government to reduce cotton imports

Islamabad: Cotton growers on Wednesday urged the government for offering level playing field to local farmers in order to reduce the import...

Fashion industry leading to environmental pollution, says business leader

ISLAMABAD: The trend of fast fashion is growing globally which is polluting environment, spreading toxins in water and encouraging the use of...

Kohinoor Textile Mill reports 9.33pc increase in profits for FY 2016-17

Karachi: In a notification sent to the bourse on Thursday, Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited (KTML) announced its annual financial results for the...

Rs25 billion subsidy sought for supply of imported gas to captive power plants

Sources said petroleum division has asked for a Rs25 billion subsidy for supply of imported gas to captive power plants for nine months

Govt released Rs32 billion under PM export package to enhance exports

The total claims for clash payment were recorded at Rs34 billion during Jan-June 2017, leaving a balance of Rs8 billion outstanding to be paid to exporters

To curb under-invoicing of imports, Pakistan-China to start digital trade data exchange

KARACHI: To address under-invoicing of imports, Pakistan and China have reached an agreement to initiate digital exchange of trade data from April...

FCCI asks govt to scrap duties on polyester and cotton yarn in mini-budget

Due to the positive steps of the government, he said the imports started decreasing whereas transactions witnessed 10 percent increase and exports 2 percent increase

Strong manufacturing base key to 7pc growth rate, says Haroon Akhtar

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Revenue/Federal Minister Senator Haroon Akhtar Khan has said the government is aware of the need...

Did Big Textile’s retail pivot work?

Ten years after the large textile manufacturers made major moves to expand their domestic retail presence, which players have emerged as the largest ones in the Pakistani domestic retail landscape?

Cabinet members condemn textile ministry for disregarding farmers

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Textile Industry has been condemned by cabinet members for protecting interests of influential industries and disregarding cotton farmers. The cabinet...

Textile exports rose by 3pc during July 2017 to touch $1.006 billion

Islamabad: According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday, exports of textiles and clothing rose 3pc to...

United Towel’s acquisition of Vespo Groep BV expected to boost exports by 221pc

ISLAMABAD: United Towel Exporters which acquired a 70 percent stake in Dutch-based Vespo Groep BV expressed optimism its exports to Europe would...

TDAP to participate in Frankfurt’s Heimtextil trade fair in 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will participate in the Heimtextil trade fair to be held in Frankfurt from January...

Pakistan Textiles flourish despite the odds

Rendered uncompetitive owing to high utility prices, the Pakistan textile exports still make an appreciable surge