KARACHI: The Pakistani exhibitors got huge response at the Heimtextil, which is one of the largest international trade fairs of world for home and contract textiles and the global benchmark for quality design textiles of innovative functionality.
Pakistan Pavilion was jointly inaugurated by TDAP of Pakistan Chief Executive S M Muneer and Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany Syed Hasan Javed on January14, 2015.
Hometextile is one of the most important export industry of Pakistan and exhibitors from Faisalabad, Karachi, Lahore and other important textile producing cities of Pakistan are participating in the event.
This year around 2600 exhibitors from around 60 countries are participating in the event and like every year more than 60,000 buyers from around 130 countries are excepted to place orders in the event.
Pakistan is the 4th largest exhibitor in the event with around 220 exhibitors out of which 48 exhibitors are participating under TDAP umbrella at Pakistan pavilion.
Pakistan’s export to EU have increased by around US$ 1 billion since the grant of GSP Plus status from 1st January 2014.
Similarly, Pakistan’s export to Germany have also been estimated to have increased by around US$ 230 million in the period January to Oct. 2014 (i.e. 10months of the calendar year 2014).
This year’s event carries all the more importance when the European buyers are building upon their last year’s successful business partnership with Pakistan especially when Pakistan gotten back on the track to industrial progress. With the improvement in energy availability and less power cuts it is expected that through events like Heimtextil, Pakistan will emerge as one of the major player in the Europian textile markets.
