You Can’t Compete on Volume Anymore

Waqar, head of textile and apparel operations at Crescent Bahuman, explains what it looks like to run a denim business when costs rise but customers won’t pay more. With energy, labor, and raw material prices climbing in Pakistan, he breaks down why margins are disappearing even for long-term suppliers to Levi’s and global retailers.

We talk about denim saturation, sustainability demands without price relief, lost-minute tracking on the factory floor, and why efficiency, automation, and R&D now determine survival. A direct look at what operators are dealing with inside large export-driven textile mills.