Big Capacity, Thin Margins, No Room for Errors

Yousaf Amir, director of a vertically integrated textile group in Pakistan, breaks down why most textile volume is a low-margin commodity business and why specialization is the only real escape. With 15 million meters of monthly fabric capacity, he explains how pricing transparency, inventory risk, and sluggish post-Covid demand pressure even the largest mills.

We discuss why home textiles recovered faster than fashion, how technical and fire-retardant fabrics change the pricing dynamic, and why long-term customers matter more than chasing spot orders. A grounded conversation on margins, diversification, and operating at scale in modern textiles.