As both major countries in the textile industry, are China and Pakistan competitive or complementary in the textile industry? What are the uses of different textile raw materials in Pakistan? At the 2020 China Textile and Apparel Industry Federation Autumn Joint Exhibition, Economic Daily-China Economic Net reporters interviewed a number of exhibitors who have had business dealings with Pakistan for many years.
Cotton yarn: China imports low-count yarn to make denim and high-count yarn to make fabrics
Xiamen Na, a trader who has been engaged in cotton yarn import business in China for many years Ke Jiangwei, general manager of New Trading Co., Ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from Economic Daily-China Economic Net that because of the cotton fiber, Pakistan makes coarse weaving yarn, which just makes up for the shortcomings of Chinese cotton spinning mills in making thick yarn, and the price-performance ratio is better than ours. It is very advantageous. “The main types of Pakistani yarn are siro spinning and ring spinning. Siro spinning has 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 16 counts. It is very popular in China because it is very suitable for making denim.”
At the same time, “Pakistani cotton yarns are relatively small like domestic 40, 50, and 60-count yarns.” Yang Bin, director of Foshan Zhixing Textile and Garment Co., Ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from Economic Daily-China Economic Net.
Zheng Peipei, general manager of Haian County Jinhong Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd., said that the company has cooperated with Pakistan for 15 years. “They mainly purchase some yarns, nylon and polyester. High-count yarns are used for fabrics and socks; fishing lines are exported to Karachi, where they are used as fishing nets; twisted threads are dyed and made into sewing threads, which are sold locally to make shoes and A luggage factory.” She said, “We export directly from the manufacturer, and the price to customers is at least 10 points cheaper. The quality is good and the supply is stable. This is what the Pakistani market needs.”
For convenience Domestic and foreign manufacturers are effectively connected. The Textile Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the organizer of this exhibition, has specially set up a “one-on-one” negotiation meeting. Chinese exhibitors had face-to-face conversations with many Pakistani buyers. “I just talked with a Pakistani buyer, and he said that their socks are imported from China.” Ke Mingyu, director of the import and export department of Shanghai Aigu Needle Textile Co., Ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from the Economic Daily-China Economic Net.
Is there competition between China and Pakistan in the field of sock manufacturing? Ke Mingyu said that there are differences in the manufacturing of socks between China and Pakistan. “Many of our big customers purchase from us and at the same time from Pakistan. Pakistan mainly produces coarse woven products, while China mainly produces chemical fibers.”
Viscose shorts Fiber: China’s production capacity in Pakistan accounts for about 80%-90% of the world
“Our company’s main product is viscose staple fiber, with an annual production capacity of 200,000 tons and exports to Pakistan of about 1,000 tons a month. Mainly engaged in The yarn is spun into fabrics, and the final products are mostly exported to Europe and the United States, and are used to make denim, knitted underwear, etc., and are also used to make robes locally.” Xu Leilei, Sales Department of Hengtian Hailong (Weifang) New Materials Co., Ltd. Said in an interview with a reporter from Economic Daily-China Economic Net.
So is there a similar factory in Pakistan? In this regard, Xu Leilei said: “Pakistan currently has no viscose factory. China’s viscose production capacity reaches 80%-90%, and other countries such as Thailand and Malaysia have relatively small scales.”
Spandex yarn: 70% of the production capacity is imported from China and used as stretch denim
“Spandex yarn is a very elastic fiber, with an elongation of more than 400% and a rebound of more than 90%. It is mainly It is used in clothing fabrics, socks, sanitary products, etc.” Zhou Feiyan, marketing manager of Lianyungang Duzhong Xinaoshen Spandex Co., Ltd., said in an interview with a reporter from Economic Daily-China Economic Network, “The global spandex production capacity is about 1 million tons, and 70% of the The production capacity is concentrated in China, and 70% of the market is also in China. Overseas markets such as South Asia, Europe and South America, countries with relatively developed textile industries, use spandex, but they basically import. Our annual export amount is about 4 million US dollars. .”
When talking about cooperation with Pakistan, Zhou Feiyan said: “We have a complementary relationship with Pakistan because Pakistan does not have spandex manufacturers and mainly imports from China, but also imports from Vietnam and Turkey. Pakistan It is a market dominated by denim. Spandex yarn will be made into core-spun yarn through the yarn wrapping process, and then woven into denim. It has higher requirements for spandex elasticity and rebound. In addition to being cost-effective, Chinese products , high resilience can meet the spandex performance requirements of Pakistani denim. We export about 20 tons to Pakistan every month.”
Zhou Feiyan is optimistic about the prospects of the Pakistani market. “Because the application of spandex in the Pakistani market is relatively high-end and is on a stable and upward trend, customers are relatively loyal and are more suitable for our products. Currently, there are more dyeable spandex, high-resilience spandex and high-temperature-resistant spandex exported to Pakistan. In the future, Antibacterial spandex, antiviral spandex, mosquito repellent spandex, and traditional Chinese medicine health spandex may gradually be accepted by them.”
Talking about the experience of cooperation with Badie, Zhou Feiyan said that although the content of spandex in the fabric is not High, only 5%-10%, but its value after production is very high. So building trust is important. “In fact, Pakistani customers will not change easily once they identify a product. We have plans to visit the Pakistani market after the epidemic.”
Polyester: The amount of investment in production equipment is less than that of similar manufacturers
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Shi Qiwen, a salesperson of Fujian Jinxing Group, said that currently in the field of polyester production, there are relatively few local manufacturers in Pakistan. “The threshold is relatively high, basically it requires a production capacity of 1 million tons or more than 500,000 tons.The investment is basically several hundred million. ”
Shi Qiwen said: “Now the textile industry is more concentrated in developing countries, such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. So exports to these countries will be a little more. It started working in the Pakistani market before 2015. The main export products are polyester filament and polyester chips, with a monthly output of about 1,000 tons. ”</p
