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The Pakistan Textile Journal (Urdu: ٹیکسٹاہل جرنل پاکستان) is an English-language magazine. It is the leading monthly magazine for the textile industry of Pakistan that provides valuable insight on the local and international textile affairs. The magazine is issued on a monthly basis and consists of an in depth analysis of ...
Green textiles are fabrics or fibres produced to replace environmentally harmful textiles and minimise the ecological impact.Green textiles (or eco-textiles) are part of the sustainable fashion and eco-friendly trends, providing alternatives to the otherwise pollution-heavy products of conventional textile industry, which is deemed the most ecologically damaging industry.
There is a web of cottage and books industries. In almost every village , there are a number of such industries depending upon the size of the village and the demand for the products. The establishment of such industry is closely related to the availability of raw material traditional skills, climatic conditions and, in several cases, the local ...
[14] [page needed] Developing countries typically produce the textiles and clothing for developed countries. [59] In 2021, the Changing Markets Foundation released a report on the fashion industry's dependence on oil extraction. The report suggested that synthetic fibers in the textile industry account for 1.35% of global oil consumption. [60]
Pakistan was classified as a semi-industrial economy for the first time in the late 1990s, albeit an underdeveloped country [39] with a heavy dependence on agriculture, particularly the textile industry relying on cotton production. [40] [37] [41] Primary export commodities include textiles, leather goods, sports equipment, chemicals, and ...
STeP (Sustainable Textile and Leather Production) is a worldwide certification system for production facilities in the textile, leather, and clothing industry. It is a 2013 re-branding of the Oeko-Tex Standard 1000 that had been introduced in 1995. [5] Once issued, the STeP certificate is valid for three years. [5] [14] [19]
One of the biggest concerns of the modern day textile industry is that synthetic textiles do not biodegrade over time. Approximately 700,000 tons of dyes are being used in the textile industry every year. 10 to 15 percent of the dyes that are used during clothing production remain unfixed dyes. [1]
The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labour in textiles. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country. [25]