Trade Chronicle Sep - Oct - 2020 issue

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The Italy-Pakistan Footwear Technological Centre
inaugurated in Lahore
Pakistan Government and Italian
Government through Pakistan Footwear
Manufacturers Association have
inaugurated the historic project IPFTC
(Italy-Pakistan Footwear Technological
Centre) at Lahore with the cooperation
and support of Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, The Italian Ministry of Economic
Development, The Italian Embassy in
Islamabad, Italian Trade Commission,
Assomac and PISIE. IPFTC is equipped
with a CAD-CAM Pattern Grading /
Cutting and a Mechanical Physical Tests
Laboratory for footwear.
The inaugural ceremony was graced
by Honorable Chief Guests, Mian
Muhamma Aslam Iqbal, Punjab Minister
of Industries, H.E. Andreas Ferrarese,
Italian Ambassador, Dr. Amadeo Scarpa,
Italian Trade Commissioner, ITA Dubai,
Mr. A. R. Daudpota, Deputy Italian
Trade Commissioner, Mr. Mario Pucci,
Consultant of IPFTC & Footwear Design
Studio and other dignitaries present at the
Event.
On this occassion, PFMA chairman Mr.
Muhammad Younas shared his views
“ I’m grateful to Italian Ambassador
whose personal efforts has made this
project successful and PFMA would
always remember the great contribution
and efforts of His Excellency Andreas
Ferrarese for his great support to
Footwear Industry of Pakistan. PFMA will
fully utilized this facility for development of
PTA(SZ) and UNIDO organize workshop
To address solid waste issue and
introduction of Low-Carbon Technologies,
a workshop was jointly organized by
Pakistan’s Tanners Association (PTA) and
United Nations Industrial Development
Organization under Global Environment
Facility (UNIDO-GEF) at a local hotel
in Karachi. Muhammad Alsam Ghauri,
Secretary, Environment Climate Change
and Coastal Development, Government of
Sindh, Waqar Hussain Phulphoto, Dr. Atif
Mustafa, Arjmand Qayyum Amjad, Abdul
Salam, Chairman, PTA (Southern Zone),
Kamran Habib, Muhammad Danish Khan,
Tariq Mahmood and Industrialist from the
Leather Industry attended the workshop.
Speaking on the occasion, Muhammad
Aslam Ghauri, Secretary Environment,
Footwear Industry of Pakistan to produce
high quality shoes using new technologies
to make it major exporting Industry of
Pakistan”.
Italian Ambassador H.E. Andreas
Ferrarese expresses his viewed through
Video message “I’m thankful to PFMA
Mr. Muhammad Younas to turning this
project into reality. IPFTC state of the
art machinery will enable PFMA and its
member to tackle every changing need
of this industry. This cooperation will
strengthen our conventional ties with
Pakistan and help Industry to explore
better opportunities in each other
country”.
Consultant of IPFTC & Footwear design
studio Mr. Mario Pucci stated “This facility
is the outcome of 4 years of relentless
efforts of Both Government to forge
strong business ties.
IPFTC will be beneficial for Footwear
Climate Change
and Coastal
Development,
Government of Sindh, underscored
the significance of low-carbon modern
technologies and knowledge sharing
platforms in addressing the challenges of
Industry, as it will be used for the following
objectives:
1. Develop State of the Art
Footwear Designers in Pakistan to
enhance its exports.
2. To train local Designers
of Footwear by International Expert
Designers.
3. To train Local Master Trainer of
Footwear who will train the local designers
as per need of the Footwear Industry.
4. To Educate and train the local
industry about international laboratory
standard with hands on experience on
latest testing lab equipment.
5. Italian will provide technical
trainers who will educate PFMA about
know how to operate Italian machinery /
equipment.
6. PFMA will engage International
Footwear Designers who will conduct
Footwear Designing Courses to train a
batch of Local Master Trainers. Then
Local Master Trainers would train
Footwear Designers locally.
7. PFMA will organize 12 Footwear
Design courses and 6 Footwear Lab
Testing course in a year and will train
270 local designers and Lab Technician.
This skilled workforce will be helpful in
producing high quality shoes using new
technologies and as a result Footwear
Exports of the country will be enhanced
considerably.
the textile and leather sector in Sindh.
Gulzar Feroz, President, Pakistan’s
Tanners Association (South Zone),
Environment Society also stress and
present his views that disposal of solid
waste and wastewater from tanneries is
a serious challenge for which they are
transforming leather processing industries
towards low carbon emissions and
adopting climate resilient development
plans.
To ensure proper solid waste management,
experts from Dr. Atif Mustafa, NED
University, Arjmand Qyyum Amjad,
WWF and Waqar Huusain Phulphoto,
Additional Director General, SEPA also
delivered different interventions to adopt
sustainable and best practices to improve
the environmental compliance throughout
their supply chains.
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