Qingdao Haijia, one of the leading Chinese textile machinery manufacturers conveyed their interest to establish a manufacturing plant for its products in Karachi during the 10th International Textile Machinery and Garment Technology Exhibition (IGATEX) 2017 at the Expo Centre on Wednesday.

Hassan Iqbal, federal secretary of textile industry, inaugurated the three-day exhibition along with the government officials and industry people said that it was a sign of pride that the international exhibition was back in Karachi after several years. It is an international level event. Around 60 percent economy in the country revolves around the textile sector, so there is need of more such programmes.

Qingdao Haijia Machinery Co Ltd’s minister of international trade Eiffel said that they have planned to establish their Waterjet and Airjet Loom machines in Karachi and has started negotiations for the same.

They are waiting for the trade policies to become feasible to establish the manufacturing plant here, she said.

Qingdao Haijia has a major share in textile machinery exports of China with its customers in Pakistan, India, South and North Koreas, Vietnam, Indonesia, Egypt, Nepal, and other countries.