Art Silk and Synthetic Weaving Industry.

 

 

     Art Silk and Synthetic Weaving Industry has developed over the time on cottage    based   Power   Looms   Units   comprising  of  08-10 looms spread  all over the country. There are approximately 90,000 looms in operation of which 30,000 looms are working on blended yarn and 60,000 looms on filament – yarn.  Besides there are some mobile looms which become operational on market demand.  The major concentration is in KarachiFaisalabad, Gujranwala, Jalalpur Jattan as well as in the un-settled area (Bara – Sawat – Khyber  Agency and Wazirstan).

 

CAPACITY AND PRODUCTION SYNTHETIC FABRIC:

 

Period

Looms Installed

In Operation

Production            

 ( Mln. Sq. Mtr.)

1994-95

70,000

60,000

860

1999-00

75,000

65,000

936

2000-01

80,000

70,000

950

2001-02

82,000

75,000

1000

2002-03

85,000

80,000

1200

2003-04

86,000

82,000

1200

2004-05

87,000

83,000

1100

2005-06

87,000

83,000

1200

2006-07

87,500

83,200

1250

2007-08

 

 

 

 

Export of Synthetic Textile Fabrics.

 

 

(July – Feb)   2007-2008

(July – Feb)   2008-2009

%Age        Change over

Quantity (M.Sq.Mtr)

315.170

257.700

-18.23

Value (M.US$)

287.721

220.260

-23.45