CPT Textile
CPT Textile
CPT Textile
CPI has initiated the Programme for Industrial Sustainable Development (PISD) on
July 01, 2007 with technical assistance from the Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE) to
help Pakistani industry stay competitive. The programme essentially upholds the need of
internalizing environment and energy costs into an economic process. Sector specific
cleaner technology and energy efficiency projects are the components of PISD. Textile
processing is one of the four major industrial sectors- together with leather, pulp & paper
and sugar - on which the programme will continue to focus during the first three years of
its operation.
The textile sector, with more than 700 industrial units currently running, is the most
important industrial sector of Pakistan. Textile and its made-ups account for over 60% of
the country’s total exports, besides catering to the local market demands. In year 2005-
06, the sector contributed 8.5% to the Gross Domestic Product and employed 38% of
total manufacturing labor force of the country. But of late, the sector has been struggling
to compete with Chinese, Indian and Bangladeshi products that are eating into its market
share, primarily because of lower prices. Textile exports fell 9.11 percent year-on-year to
$3.23 billion in the first four months of the 2006/07 fiscal year. Besides other remedial
measures to stay competitive, improvement in resource use efficiency and better
environmental performance can contribute significantly in supporting the Pakistani
textile processing industry.
Wastewater
Textile processing consumes extensive water particularly in the washing steps. Water
consumption figure varies from 70-400 liters per kg of finished fabric, very high
compared to the optimum figure of 70-100. Major factors responsible for this huge water
consumption are the unawareness regarding water conservation measures, old and
inefficient machines, lack of monitoring and measurement aptitude etc. High water
consumption leads to excessive chemical and energy usage, while a major part of this
water is discharged as untreated wastewater posing environmental and health hazards.
Excessive Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
is the major issue of textile effluent, along with high concentrations of Total Dissolved
Solids (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Copper and Chromium.
Air Emissions
Air pollution of mild to medium intensity is caused via both point and diffused sources.
Point air emissions sources are steam and therm oil boilers, diesel and gas generators, gas
based stenters etc. Major air pollutants include COx, SOx, NOx and PM. Diffused air
Solid Waste
Major solid waste streams are the rejected fabric, empty chemical and lubricant
containers, polythene bags and cardboard cartons of dyes and pigments, discarded
machine parts, oily rags, screen cuttings, expired chemicals, packing material etc. Some
part of this stream is reused and recycled. Proper collection, segregation and disposal
system for solid waste does not exist in most cases.
Health Risks
Exposure to particulates and VOC, high noise levels and hot working environment are
major health irritants in a textile processing unit. Excessive exposure to particulates may
cause eye soreness, asthma, and other respiratory diseases. VOC fumes are severely
hazardous to health. Working in hot environment may also result into heat stroke,
fainting and heat rashes among workers. Excessive noise in the occupational areas can
cause permanent hearing loss, dull senses and increase accident rates. Chemical
containers are not provided with the secondary containment due to which spills and leaks
badly affect soil and occupational areas.
Energy Losses
Various forms of energy are extensively used in a typical textile processing unit, with
thermal energy being the most critical. Thermal energy losses occur mainly due to steam
leakages, improper machine maintenance, malfunctioning of steam traps, uncovering of
hot pipelines and surfaces, wastage of hot cooling water, conventional washing sequence
instead of countercurrent in the machines, no recovery of heat from the hot wastewater
and flue gases streams, wastage of steam condensate etc.
PISD
Cleaner production technologies have gained good reputation and success over the years
in Pakistani industry under various projects aiming to help industrial units improve their
environmental performance without compromising on profit margins.
More recently, the energy efficient technologies have also gained significance due to the
heavy cost of electrical and thermal energy. Substantial savings could be made annually
by conserving energy alone through adopting energy- efficient processes and practices.
There has been a growing interest over the recent years amongst textile processing units
to benefit from energy efficient solutions.
Considering this, Cleaner Production Institute (CPI) has started the Programme for
Industrial Sustainable Development (PISD). Cleaner Technology Project for Textile
Processing Industry (CTPT) is a component project of PISD. CTPT intends to
provide free of cost technical services to textile processing units in implementing energy
efficient and environment friendly technologies.
In view of the present situation and as an effort to approach the textile processing sector
with better solutions to the growing environmental, social and energy related problems,
Programme for Industrial Sustainable Development has included CLEANER
TECHNOLOGY PROJECT FOR TEXTILE PROCESSING INDUSTRY
(CTPT) as one of its component projects. All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills
Association (APTPMA) is collaborating with CPI to implement CTPT which focuses on
cleaner production technology, energy efficiency, wastewater treatment, environmental
management system and corporate social responsibility.
PROJECT SERVICES
PROJECT BENEFITS
A variety of multi-faceted benefits are expected from the implementation of the project,
including:
PROJECT TEAM
Dedicated teams of CPI professionals and experts are placed in the three regions of
Lahore, Faisalabad and Karachi to provide technical assistance available under the
project to partner industrial units. Each region has a separate project team comprising of
engineers (mechanical, chemical, environmental and electrical) and EMS specialists.
All the teams are working under the supervision of a National Programme Coordinator
and two Programme Managers, one in Karachi and Lahore each. The project team also
has valuable support from separate Dissemination & Communication team in carrying
out different activities and events. Besides, expatriate professionals and local consultants
in pertinent areas are also hired to assist the project teams in various tasks.
The industrial units meeting the following criteria are eligible to benefit from the services
available under the project:
2. Show verifiable interest in mobilizing human and capital investments for successful
implementation of solutions suggested by the project team.
Once nominated, the unit may reach us at the contact details given overleaf.
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