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Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Chief Coordinator Ijaz Khokhar advised the government to split the textile sector into three categories namely raw material, home textile and apparel adding that the sector presently comprises of multiple sub-sectors, all having different functions and activities. The chief coordinator further stated that the value-added garment sector of the textile industry showed a growth of 11.22% in 2017-18.

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Aditya Birla Group has decided to put its viscose staple fibre plant project in Turkey on hold as the viscose market has been in a state of turmoil and the returns are lower, according to Manohar Samuel, Global Business Development, Birla Cellulose.

The Turkey project is on but has been delayed because of the capacity overhang in China. Though demand for VSF continues to grow globally, the overcapacity in China, created at the time of the VSF boom, has put pressure on realizations in the global markets. It has resulted in global prices declining by around 15 percent.