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Pakistan continues to be a strong market for Swiss textile machinery Switzerland is known worldwide for its precision watches, cheeses, chocolates and financial services. However, Swiss competence is not limited to these well-known sectors. Equally strong are the Swiss companies in the textile technology, testing equipment, chemicals and service sectors. What differentiates Swiss companies from others is their tradition and passion for innovation, precision engineering as well as their focus on high productivity and respect for the environment. Swiss companies have been close partners of Pakistan’s textile companies for more than six decades. Companies such as Uster, SSM, Loepfe and Rieter have helped our spinning industry to reach the highest quality standards. In the weaving sector, Staubli is the world leader in Jacquard technology and Jakob Mueller is the undisputed leader in the narrow fabric technology. Saurer is the leader in the embroidery sector.
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“The Archroma Way to a Sustainable World: Safe, Efficient, Enhanced. It’s our nature.” Mujtaba Rahim, President & CEO, Archroma Pakistan Limited
March 2022.
Pakistan remains one of the most important markets for the Swiss textile machinery. At present Pakistan is the 7th most important market for Swiss textile machinery. The imports of textile machinery from Switzerland to Pakistan increased from CHF 26.8 million in 2018 to CHF 38.5 million in 2019. In 2020 due to Covid 19 pandemic, the imports declined to CHF 22 million in 2020 and made a remarkable recovery of 22% to CHF 27 million. In the world of textile chemicals, Archroma is another great example of the commitment of Swiss companies to Pakistan. Archroma’s chemical manufacturing plant at Jamshoro, Sindh is the world’s first zero discharge plant by a chemical company. With a firm commitment to the environment, Archroma has developed the world’s first Aniline free indigo, an achievement possible with the efforts of the dedicated team of Archroma. Switzerland is one of the most competitive economies in the world. They have always strengthened their trade relations with Pakistan. The Swiss companies intend to increase their investments in Pakistan, while the current Government of Pakistan is continuously improving its imports policy to allow liberal imports of textile machinery, industrial raw materials, capital goods, and essential consumer goods. Over the centuries, the sheer innovative spirit of the Swiss has been demonstrated many times through inventions spanning various fields of human experience. Their impact on the global textile industry has been among the most notable, with continuous and significant developments. Our current issue of March 2022, as in the past is devoted to Switzerland and in this special edition, our readers will find reports and news about Swiss companies and their innovative technological solutions for Pakistan’s textile industry as well as a comprehensive analysis of Swiss Pakistan trade relations. In the post pandemic period while the world is still trying to recover and going through turmoils and tribulations, Swiss companies continue to be strong partners of Pakistan.
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