Cotton waste, which was exported at a very low rate two decades ago,
is now an important raw material for hygienic hospital products, wipers
and dishcloth, mope rope, floor cleaning mops, towels and woven fabric
that are all exported at much higher value.
“Many textile mills are now establishing recycling plants to reuse the cotton waste,” said M I Khurram, a leading spinning entrepreneur.
He said now nothing goes waste and even the dust that is left out after all processes is used as fuel for boilers. This dust that contains traces of wax is also exported to Japan and Korea where it is used as fertiliser to grow mushrooms, he added. He said large textile groups have established recycling plants to reuse waste cotton.
The group that leads in export of items made from recycled cotton is Mississauga, ON, Canada. The group is perhaps the largest exporter from Pakistan as far as the area covered is concerned.
“Our 200 international buyers are located in 90 countries spread in all continents,” said Mahmood J. Ihsan, chief executive of the group.
He said meat bag made from regenerated yarn (made from waste cotton) is an important export item which is being exported to Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. He said mostly cotton rolls are being exported which are cut to size by users. Dusters made from waste cotton fabric are being exported to the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
The demand, he added, is unending but exporters are constrained due to utilisation of lower capacities because of energy shortages. He said 30 percent of capacities of all recycling plants remain unutilised as they operate five days a week when gas is available and close for two days.
He said waste cotton that was being exported in the past is now being imported from Turkey, UAE, Spain and many Latin American countries to produce exportable products for the world markets.
Ihsan said medicated cotton is being produced from bleached cotton, adding in this process waste cotton is reprocessed and cleaned according to the WHO standards. He said beside hospital use this product is also used in cosmetics, ladies sanitary products and as party linen.
He said a new high-tech product has been introduced recently that has attracted renowned global companies like Johnson and Johnson and Proctor and Gamble.
“It is pharmaceutical grade nonwoven fabric,” he said and added that the fabric is made by from water jet pressure of 400 bars. The water is pumped out and the item left behind is nonwoven fabric and this fabric is used in medical, cosmetic and personal hygiene products, he added.
A leading spinner Cotton Source Inc said that many other products are being made from recycled cotton, adding cotton gloves made from recycled cotton are being exported in large quantity. It includes seamless gloves, working gloves and fashion gloves, he added. He said mop ropes and floor cleaning mops are among the first items that were made from the waste cotton yarn. These products he added are marketed both locally and globally. He said canvas cloth and drop cotton used for spreading on floors during parties are also made from waste cotton.
. Now nothing goes waste as the entrepreneurs have found buyers for every waste generated by the textile industry. “They simply cannot afford to let anything go waste because of intense competition globally and high inefficiencies forced on the sector by energy shortages.”
“Many textile mills are now establishing recycling plants to reuse the cotton waste,” said M I Khurram, a leading spinning entrepreneur.
He said now nothing goes waste and even the dust that is left out after all processes is used as fuel for boilers. This dust that contains traces of wax is also exported to Japan and Korea where it is used as fertiliser to grow mushrooms, he added. He said large textile groups have established recycling plants to reuse waste cotton.
The group that leads in export of items made from recycled cotton is Mississauga, ON, Canada. The group is perhaps the largest exporter from Pakistan as far as the area covered is concerned.
“Our 200 international buyers are located in 90 countries spread in all continents,” said Mahmood J. Ihsan, chief executive of the group.
He said meat bag made from regenerated yarn (made from waste cotton) is an important export item which is being exported to Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. He said mostly cotton rolls are being exported which are cut to size by users. Dusters made from waste cotton fabric are being exported to the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
The demand, he added, is unending but exporters are constrained due to utilisation of lower capacities because of energy shortages. He said 30 percent of capacities of all recycling plants remain unutilised as they operate five days a week when gas is available and close for two days.
He said waste cotton that was being exported in the past is now being imported from Turkey, UAE, Spain and many Latin American countries to produce exportable products for the world markets.
Ihsan said medicated cotton is being produced from bleached cotton, adding in this process waste cotton is reprocessed and cleaned according to the WHO standards. He said beside hospital use this product is also used in cosmetics, ladies sanitary products and as party linen.
He said a new high-tech product has been introduced recently that has attracted renowned global companies like Johnson and Johnson and Proctor and Gamble.
“It is pharmaceutical grade nonwoven fabric,” he said and added that the fabric is made by from water jet pressure of 400 bars. The water is pumped out and the item left behind is nonwoven fabric and this fabric is used in medical, cosmetic and personal hygiene products, he added.
A leading spinner Cotton Source Inc said that many other products are being made from recycled cotton, adding cotton gloves made from recycled cotton are being exported in large quantity. It includes seamless gloves, working gloves and fashion gloves, he added. He said mop ropes and floor cleaning mops are among the first items that were made from the waste cotton yarn. These products he added are marketed both locally and globally. He said canvas cloth and drop cotton used for spreading on floors during parties are also made from waste cotton.
. Now nothing goes waste as the entrepreneurs have found buyers for every waste generated by the textile industry. “They simply cannot afford to let anything go waste because of intense competition globally and high inefficiencies forced on the sector by energy shortages.”
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