Textile Process

Ginning is the process in which picked cotton is cleaned and purified. The end
product of the ginning is used to make yarn.
Spinning is the process by which ginned cotton is spun into yarn. Yarn quality
is dependent on quality of cotton and spinning process.
Yarn is spun into Grey Cloth in the weaving process.
Grey cloth is printed and dyed through processing / finishing.
Fabrics are stitched into garments manufacturing process.
The slow down in economic activity in the Far east has begun to adversely
effect Pakistans textile industry in terms of exports to Japan, South Korea and
other South Eastern Asian nations are undergoing a recessionary period.
Many of the problems in the products of the spinning and the downstream
industries are due to poor raw materials quality. Only about 5% of cotton crop
is suitable for spinning up to count 50. Most of thee cotton grown is of thee
short staple variety. It is the inferior quality of locally grown cotton that has led
towards production of low count yarn.
The looms, spindles and rotors sector has been exposed to challenges of
modernization and sophistication of competitors in world markets. Domestic
machinery is of poor technology, scarcity of quality yarn and lack of
institutional financing are also adding to its problems.