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Insight29 Mar 2016According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, textile and garment exports during February amounted to US$1.02bn, down 5.3% from the previous month and 5.91% y-o-y.
In the traditional textile print market, there are more pigment-based inks used than dye-based systems. This is particularly true in the home-furnishings sector, where only pigments can deliver the required light fastness cost effectively.
There is a common consensus among market researchers about the share of pigment print in the traditional printing sector: this application is considered to be the most used and represents around 50% of the total of textile printing industry production.