Pakistan is an important country for denim manufacturing. The country has over 23 mills which have a capacity of over 450 million mtrs . Besides backward integration in terms of yarn production, there is a very strong forward integration in terms of denim garments production. This makes the country a very strong international player in the the international denim industry.
Lets see how Pakistan has been performing when it comes to exporting denim fabrics and apparel to US and the EU in the last 10 years ..
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Denim Mills in Pakistan : We are listing herebelow the , over 22 denim mills, in Pakistan with their capacities and an indication on the buyers they are supplying to . These are basically buyers who are buying from them in fabric or garment form. We would like to add that buyers for any supplier can keep on changing and we are giving info collected in this respect from various sources.
|
S.no |
Denim Mill |
Capacity |
Buyers |
|
1 |
Naveena Denim |
32 |
CK/ Southpole/ American Eagle/ Gap/ Timberland/ Target/ Levis. |
|
2 |
Meko Tex |
36 |
Exporting to Turkey and Bangladesh. |
|
3 |
Kassim Textiles |
36 |
Southpole/ Fubu/ Mecca/ CK/ C&A/ Okaidi/ Collins/ Zara/ H&M |
|
4 |
Hantex |
24 |
V.F. Usa and also exporting to Bangladesh + Turkey |
|
5 |
Indigo Textiles |
12 |
|
|
6 |
Soorty Denim |
19 |
Next-UK, Promod, Jules, C&A, H&M etc |
|
7 |
Marfani Denim |
10 |
Local Vendors |
|
8 |
Rajby Denim |
12 |
New Look / C&A / Aeropostale |
|
9 |
Denim International |
10 |
Local Vendors |
|
10 |
Siddiqsons |
38 |
Exporting to Bangladesh / Turkey and other countries |
|
11 |
Pak Denim |
24 |
Exporting to Bangladesh / Turkey and other countries |
|
12 |
Al-Ameen Denim |
3 |
Mecca / Fubu / Zara |
|
13 |
Artistic Denim Mills |
36 |
Gap / Ecko / |
|
14 |
Artistic Fabric Mills |
36 |
Ecko, Niteks, Gertex, Liz |
|
15 |
Artistic Milliners |
36 |
Sears , Kmart, Niteks |
|
14 |
X-pertex Denim |
14 |
Local Vendors |
|
15 |
S.M Denim |
12 |
Exporting to Bangladesh / Local Vendors etc |
|
16 |
Classic Denim |
12 |
Local Vendors |
|
17 |
Indus Denim |
4 |
Local Vendors |
|
18 |
Karim Denim |
6 |
Local Vendors |
|
19 |
Rajwani Denim |
12 |
Exporting to Bangladesh / Turkey and other countries |
|
20 |
US Denim |
12 |
Levis, Espree, US Apparel Buyers such as Alf, F&S, Kiabi, Tema etc |
|
21 |
Crescent Bahuman (CBL) |
18 |
Aalfs, Hybrid Promotions, |
|
22 |
Azgard-9 |
60 |
Gap / Levis / CK / |
|
23 |
Rana Denim |
30 |
|
| Total Capcity | 541 million mts p.a |
Lets have a look at the figures of exports of denim apparel and fabrics from Pakistan to US in the last one decade.
All Denim Apparel Exports to US 2000-2010
All Denim Exports to USA – Jan-Oct 2010 Vs Jan-Oct 2011
| Year | Million pcs | Value(US$ million) | Av. Price (US$/pc) |
|
2010 (Jan- Oct) |
17.86 |
113.2 |
6.33 |
|
2011 (Jan- Oct) |
15.40 |
123.4 |
7.98 |
| -13% | +9% | +26% |
Men’s Jeans Exported from Jan –Oct 2011 as compared to Jan-Oct 2011
| Year | Million pcs | Value(US$ million) | Av. Price (US$/pc) |
|
2010 (Jan- Oct) |
11.96 |
73 |
6.10 |
|
2011 (Jan- Oct) |
9.45 |
72.42 |
7.66 |
| -20.9% | -0.9% | +25.57 |
Women’s Jeans Exported from Jan –Oct 2011 as compared to Jan-Oct 2011
| Year | Million pcs | Value(US$ million) | Av. Price (US$/pc) |
|
2010 (Jan- Oct) |
5.7 |
39.10 |
6.85 |
|
2011 (Jan- Oct) |
5.8 |
50.25 |
8.66 |
| +2.1% | +28.5% | +26.42 |
| Year | Million sq mtrs | Value(US$ million) | Av. Price (US$/sq mtr) |
|
2010 (Jan- Oct) |
0.275 |
0.860 |
3.12 |
|
2011 (Jan- Oct) |
0.060 |
0.325 |
5.41 |
| -78.2% | -0.9% | +25.57 |
Describing 2 Large Denim Exporters
Kam International
Kam international is the home textile division of a well known diversified industrial group in Pakistan. The foundation of the group was laid by its present chairman�Mr. Abdul Majid Qasimin the year 1979. Since then the group has grown into a major textile manufacturing, processing, and exporting unit in the country.
It exports to buyers like Wicked Fashions, 5 Star Apparel etc.
Wicked Fashions, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets apparels for men and women. It offers jeans, shirts, t-shirts, jackets, denim, footwear, handbags, headwear, cold weather accessories, eyewear, and leather goods. The company markets its products under Southpole, White Tag, A.Prodigee, and RS By Sheckler brand names. Wicked Fashions was founded in 1991 and is based in Fort Lee, New Jersey
5 Star Apparel has a number of brands as can be found here http://www.fivestarapparel.com/about.php
Rajby Industries
Rajby Industries exports garments to a number of buyers including Wicked Fashions, Ecko, Oved Apparel etc.
Ecko.Complex, LLC, doing business as Ecko Unltd., designs men`s and women`s apparel. The company`s products include outerwear, footwear, watches, eyewear, underwear, belts, bags, hats, small leather goods, and formalwear. Its products are sold through domestic and international stores and its own retail stores, as well as online. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.
Oved Apparel Corporation owns apparel brands including Akademiks, Mecca, Prps, Company 81, and Boy Meets Girl. The company is based in New York, New York.
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