
A worker operates a machine preparing fabric at the Kohinoor Textile Mills in Lahore on July 20, 2023. — AFP
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LAHORE: This flexibility through Pakistan’s textile sector in recent years indicates its ability to grow, provided the business environment improves – especially better governance, reliable energy sources and input costs.
Despite challenges such as security concerns and increasing business spending, the ability to meet the sector’s export order on time, highlights many important powers. Pakistani textile manufacturers prefer to honor promises and maintain credibility in the global markets, even in the most adverse situations. This reliability promotes long -term relationships with buyers.
With a long history of export -based operations, industry -established systems, skilled labor and production processes, which continue to work despite external barriers. Textile workers and management teams have permanently adapted to the challenges, showing the ethics of strong work and solving the problem to ensure the continuity of production.
Despite being inaccessible, the government has often supported the textile sector during the crisis (eg, energy subsidies, export privileges) to run factories. International buyers rely on Pakistani textiles for competitive prices and quality, which forces manufacturers to meet the deadline and maintain business relationships. Over time, firms have developed a mechanism to reduce the risks, including alternative supply chain strategy, security investment, and backup production arrangements.
Given that textile Pakistan’s exports are more than 60 %, businesses cannot afford to lose just orders, which force them to work in any case. Even in the current challenging environment, where the government’s incompetence is expected to remain in the middle, the country’s wealthy textile players have had the opportunity to unlock the full export capabilities of the sector by active measures.
Pakistan’s wealthy textile players cannot afford to wait for government reforms. Instead, they will have to offer change by making them bold steps to modernize, diversify and improve their tasks.
To reduce the dependence on expensive and incredible grid electricity, they should invest in power generation by setting up solar, air and hybrid power plants. In addition, adopting energy -saving technologies in the spinning, making and dyeing process will help reduce operational costs.
In order to reduce the dependence on expensive imports, the supply chain needs to be strengthened by investing in local production of raw materials (such as artificial fibers, colors and chemicals). In addition, the establishment of a joint warehouse and private transport network can help ignore supply chain barriers.
Instead of waiting for state intervention, textile ticones should currently mobilize capital tied in real estate or capital market so that value -added products can be moved. These products bring high prices and remove the incompetence created by government shortcomings. The focus should be on high -end fashion, technical textiles and domestic furnishings rather than basic yarn and fabric. By increasing the price, manufacturers can increase their e -commerce capabilities and sell traditional bulk buyers directly to international consumers through an online platform.
Instead of relying on government agencies, the textile leaders should set up dedicated training institutions to improve workers’ productivity. In addition, investment in automatic color, digital printing, and AI -powered quality control will increase operational performance.
To reduce dependence on the European Union and US markets, it is very important to target new markets and increase exports to non -traditional regions (such as Africa, South America and Eastern Europe). At the same time, developing partnerships with foreign brands and the establishment of distribution centers in key markets will provide more flexibility and access.
Textile Ticones have considerable influence to advocate itself within the industry and influence policy. By cooperating, big players can produce private industrial zones with uninterrupted utility. Talking to buyers for better payment terms, low financing costs and strong supplier partnerships will further strengthen the competitiveness of the sector.