Founded in Lahore in 2003 through a partnership between the Belgian Delcour family and Pakistan’s Sapphire Group, TexPak makes knitwear including private-label sweatshirts, hoodies, polo shirts and T-shirts. The family-owned manufacturer combines more than four generations of Belgian textile experience with a vertically integrated operation and employs more than 1,100 people. Its distinctive strength is expertise in both tubular and open-width knitting, alongside a focus on biomass energy, wastewater treatment and fair working conditions.
GOTS
OCS 100
OCS Blended
GRS
OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Level 1
Sedex SMETA Pillar 4
REACH
Compliance program
WRAP
California Proposition 65
Compliance program
Fair Wear Approved
BSCI
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)
Dynamic Sportswear (Pvt.) LtdFamily-owned Dynamic Sportswear has made socks in Lahore since 1992, supplying international apparel brands from a vertically integrated factory that takes production from yarn to finished, value-added socks. The company employs more than 2,000 people, exports all of its production, and also makes tights and kids’ leggings. Its manufacturing record includes more than 150 buyer audits and certifications including ISO 9001 and Oeko-Tex MADE IN GREEN, while a 2015 Sustainability Innovation Award recognized its long-term approach to responsible business.BUFFALO, NY
Gul Ahmed Textile Mills LtdGul Ahmed’s textile story reaches back to the early 1900s, when the group began trading in the subcontinent, and its manufacturing company was established in 1953. Today, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd operates as an integrated textile manufacturer serving customers with products ranging from cotton yarn to finished textiles, while its Ideas by Gul Ahmed retail business extends the group’s presence across Pakistan. The company also operates a wastewater treatment plant that treats its full effluent output to NEQS levels.2ND FLOOR, NY
Premier Fine Linens Private LimitedRooted in a 1945 spinning mill, Premier Fine Linens is a three-generation, owner-managed family business that has grown into a textile manufacturer serving customers in more than 40 countries. The company is known for its fully integrated production and its focus on women’s employment, education and empowerment; more than 65% of the wider group’s 6,000-plus employees are women. Its factories recycle over 99% of the water they use and draw more than 70% of their energy from renewable sources.New York, NY
Palmiye TekstilEstablished in Adana in 2004, Palmiye Tekstil is a large Turkish textile manufacturer known for exporting 90% of its output to more than 40 countries. Its 200,000-square-metre operation employs more than 1,500 people and produces fabric for national and international fashion brands, with sustainability built into its operations through 70% wastewater recycling and solar power supplying 40% of its energy.NY 10018, NY