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Pakistan
Building Technologies Sector Review
Definition and scale of sector
- Commodity materials (cement, timber, etc),
- Commodity manufactured products (tiles, bricks, sanitary ceramics),
- Sub assemblies (fire alarms, other safety, mechanical lifting and handling equipment, electronic sensors),
- Equipment/tooling manufacture/hire,
- Design/professional services,
- Construction services
Why the sector was chosen in the West Midlands
- Significant concentrations of activity especially in north of the region associated with commodity materials and low value added metal goods and ceramics.
- Need for modernisation.
- Shift from low value added commodities to higher value added systems, with scope to build on developments in materials such as polymers and recycling.
- Significant force for change in relation to urban regeneration and the transformation of the image of this region.
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Engineering Industry in Pakistan I - March 2008
Today , Pakistan is capable of producing basic metals from iron ore (a raw material for many industries), complete plants on turn-key basis, construction machinery, material handling equipment, machine tools, electric motors, switchgears, transport equipment, cargo ships, fishing trawlers etc.
Engineering sector accounts for 63 percent share in world trade. Achieving any significant share of the world trade in engineering goods and services will require concerted efforts by Pakistan in gearing up our universities, polytechiniques and factories for the kind of manufacturing process and design capabilities required by the world market. In this context an important step has been taken by the restructuring of the Engineering Development Board (EDB).
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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Engineering Industry in Pakistan II - March 2008
Machine tools are a wide range of machinery employed for cutting, removing or forming the metal to produce components for assembly into a single machine. Termed as strategic sector for any country,it is essential for reproducing the technologies and adoptions of advanced state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. The industry serves as precursor to the process of industrialisation and self-reliance. Machine tools are widely used in capital goods, automotive, consumer-durables, railways, aviation and aerospace, ship-building, defence, electronics, atomic energy and IT-related manufacturing sectors.
Pakistan Machine Tool Factory (PMTF) is a company of State Engineering Corporation, operating under the ministry of industries, production and special initiatives, is the only industrial unit of its kind. It was established by the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) in 1968, a regional programme for development of machine tools was launched, under the aegis of the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD), now known as the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO).
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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Cement Sector - BOI - December 2007
There are 29 cement production units in the country. Upto May 2007, the total installed cement production capacity is 36.841 million tones. By the end of June 2011, the installed cement production capacity will touch to the level of 49.579 million tonnes.
Due to political instability and lack of allocation of funds for public sector development program, cement industry of Pakistan was in the recession phase had registered an average growth rate of 2.96% for the period from 1990 to 2002. For the period from 2003 to 2007 cement industry of Pakistan had registered an average growth rate of 20%. The boost in cement sector is because of the rising construction activity in the country, reconstruction activity in Afghanistan and increasing development expenditure by the government.
Source: Pakistan Board of Investment
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Sanitary Ware Manufacturing Unit I - March 2007
The Sanitary wares available in the local market are produced mainly in the provinces of Punjab and Sindh. In addition some niches of the market are also served by imports. These small quantities of multinational brands are available in the local market, imported mainly from Spain, Italy UK and USA. These products are of high quality and based on expensive item mainly used by the elite class.
Demand for sanitary ware is influenced by general economic conditions as well as the number of new houses built and old houses renovated. New housing units create fresh demand of sanitary items for kitchens, bathrooms and latrine.
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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Sanitary Ware Manufacturing Unit II - March 2007
The objective of this Pre-Investment Feasibility is to provide basic formation and an overview about the sanitary ware manufacturing industries to the intending entrepreneurs. The document covers various aspects of sanitary ware manufacturing concept development, start-up, production, marketing, tentative financial requirements and management.
Factors to be considered before taking decision for investment one should carefully analyze the associated risk factors.
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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Ceramics, Tiles And Sanitary Ware Industries - February 2007
Ceramics is an important sector of the economy. The sector is providing jobs to about 36, 000 people, it contributes 0.1 percent in GDP and share in manufacturing is 0.5 percent per annum. Annual contribution of glass and ceramics in exports is about $ 12.30 million. Ceramics sanitary wares and tiles are essential consumer items in the urban areas of the country. With rapid urbanization and construction of new houses the demand for sanitary ware has increased manifold over the years.
During 1999-2003 the production of tiles increased from 6.7 million meters (mmt) to 7.2 mmt, table ware from 42,200 tons to 45,000 tons, sanitary ware from 3.14 million pieces to 5.3 million pieces, refractories from 29,000 tons to 38,000 tons and insulators 2,600 tons to 5,000 tons, table-2.
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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Iron And Steel Industry - March 2006
At the time of partition neither any steel works nor any defence-oriented industry existed in the areas falling within the geographical boundaries of Pakistan whereas India had full-fledged steel mills operating before partition. However, the progress is quite satisfactory and the number of steel units in the organized sector has increased from nil to over 500.
Pakistan’s economy has shown robust growth of 8.4 percent in 2005 compared to 6.4 percent during the last year, supported by an impressive growth in manufacturing sector. The high growth of GDP has triggered staggering growth in various sectors of the economy particularly bringing a surge in steel demand.
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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Paper & Board Industry I - February 2006
Pakistan had no paper and paper board manufacturing unit at the time of independence and the entire needs were met through imports. First paper unit was established in 1956, with a 500 tons per annum production capacity. With this humble beginning, more units were then set up in Punjab, NWFP and Sindh, producing various grades of paper, using local and imported raw materials. However, due to ill planned growth in the 80’s and 90’s, many of the units are lying closed since that time.
At present, there are about 100 units in the organized and unorganized sectors, having a cumulative installed capacity of 650 thousand tons per annum. The units in organized sector have a capacity of 20 to 300 tons per day. The organized sector comprises of 26 paper-manufacturing units with 575 thousand tons production capacity. These units produce Writing and Printing Paper, Wrapping and Packing Paper, White duplex coated, Un-coated board, Chip Board and other board.
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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Paper & Board Industry II (Paper Cone Manufacturing) - February 2006
There are thousands of printing presses using paper of different types. But they are facing numerous problems due to high rate of taxes and duties. For instance, the printer and publishers pay various taxes include corporation tax, old age benefit tax, social security tax, labor tax and GST. These multiple taxes hindering the growth of the industry not only printing and publishing but also paper industry. The common man is also directly hit because the prices of books, notebooks increased by 30 to 35 percent. The price of copies that were being sold for Rs. 5 to 20 rose from Rs. 10 to 30, which directly deprived the middle class of standard books.
There are more than 20,000 printers enrolled at DCO, Office Press Branch. There are thousands of hundreds publishers, designer, composer, bookbinder, paper cutter, die-maker and die-cutter who are affected with the slum in paper industry. Millions of people are attached with this sector that helps to reduce unemployment in the country.
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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Paper & Board Industry III - March 2006
Corrugated packages provide efficient and convenience for marketing of the product. When compared with wooden crates, corrugated boxes are light to carry and are preferred by airfreight companies. They are recyclable unlike non-recyclable packaging that has to be burnt at the end of its life.
It is expected that due to high economic growth of manufacturing sector there would be an increase in the demand for packaging facilities as well. There are vast potential for investment in packaging industry.
Source: IAR (Industrial Advisory Reports)
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