Both as textile powerhouses, Pakistan and China are cooperating each otherto increase business in the textile sector, said some traders who have hadyears of business dealings with Pakistan.
Pakistani-made coarse yarn delivers good value for money as its advantagein cotton fiber overcomes the weakness of coarse yarn production in China’scotton mill, said Ke Jiangwei, General Manager of Xiamen Naseem Trade Co.,Ltd., a Pakistani company registered in China, which has imported yarn fromPakistan for many years.
Zheng Peipei, General Manager of Haian Jinhong Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd.,which has been doing business with Pakistan for 15 years told CEN duringrecently held 2020 China Textile Joint Exhibition recently held in Shanghaiby China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) that Pakistani buyersmainly purchase yarn, nylon, and polyester.
Specifically, high-count yarns are used for making fabrics and socks;fishing lines are exported to Karachi for fishing nets; skeins are dyed andmade into sewing threads before being sold to local factories for makingshoes, bags, and suitcases, said Zheng.
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“We produce a steady supply of quality goods and export them directly toPakistan at a price that is at least 10% lower than the market average.That is exactly what the Pakistani market needs,” he added.
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Ke, Head of Import and Export Department of Shanghai Eiko Textile Co.,Ltd., informed that a “one-on-one” counseling session was speciallyinitiated by the CNTAC to match Chinese exhibitors with potential buyers.Many Chinese exhibitors had face-to-face communication with Pakistanibuyers.
“I just talked to a Pakistani buyer and he said that their socks areimported from China,” said Is there any competition between China andPakistan in the sock-manufacturing industry? Ke replied that socks made inChina and Pakistan differ. “There are big customers who have beenpurchasing from both us and Pakistan. Pakistani products are predominantlycoarse woven, while Chinese products are largely made of chemical fiber.”
Xu Leilei, a member of the Sales Department in CHTC Helon (Weifang) NewMaterials Co., Ltd., said, “We mainly produce viscose staple fiber with anannual production capacity of 200,000 tons, of which about 1,000 tons areexported to Pakistan per month.
