Pakistani denim maker Rajby Textiles has opened a new garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, extending its business from fabric into finished jeans as global brands press suppliers for shorter lead times and tighter environmental controls.
The company said on Wednesday the facility starts with capacity for 500,000 finished pieces a month, with a second phase set to lift output to 1 million garments monthly. It described the plant as built to deliver precision, speed and product consistency.
The unit will draw on Rajby’s existing fabric division, which produces about 3.2 million metres of denim a month. The company, a supplier to European retailer C&A, said the move positions it as an end-to-end denim partner for international apparel brands, covering everything from cloth to finished garment, and said the expansion strengthens its capabilities beyond fabric supply.
Chief Executive Daniyal Saleem said the group’s reputation over more than 50 years rested on “manufacturing excellence, quality, and continuous innovation”, and that the new plant extends the same commitment to the finished product.
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The factory is equipped with automatic spreaders, pocket setters, automatic hemmers and loop attachers, machinery intended to improve speed and consistency on the sewing floor, according to the company. It said finishing, which gives denim much of its identity, is a core part of the offering.
Sustainability targets are central to the launch. Rajby said the apparel division aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and has set goals covering water, energy and waste. It plans to reduce, reuse and recycle waste across the division and is upgrading wastewater infrastructure to meet brand sourcing rules. Those goals build on work at its fabric site, where biomass boilers have helped the company reach 95% renewable steam generation, it added.
Rajby will show its latest fabrics alongside sample garments from the new division at the Kingpins trade show, at Booth 8 in the Yellow Area. The presentation will pair fabrics with finished apparel, giving buyers a closer look at garment construction, washes and finishing.
The launch comes as Pakistan seeks to move up the value chain in apparel exports. In August, Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry announced plans for a 400-acre garments city at Port Qasim in Karachi, which the government projects could create more than 138,000 jobs and generate about $2.2 billion in annual exports in its first phase, local media reported.