The document summarizes the plastic pipes manufacturing cluster in Sindh, Pakistan. It outlines that clusters create business and employment opportunities by concentrating complementary businesses in one area. The plastic pipe manufacturing cluster in Sindh features several major companies located near each other. It benefits from opportunities in the construction industry, which helps revive the economy. However, the cluster also faces challenges like high import duties, a lack of trained workers, security issues, and insufficient government support or adoption of new technologies.

1. The Plastic Pipes
Manufacturing
Cluster In Sindh,
Pakistan
Mahgul Khan______________18S-MBA-BS25
Varda Shaikh______________18S-MBA-BS19
Maryam Qazi______________18S-MBA-BS10
Hiba Shaikh_______________18S-MBA-BS28
Uroosa Baloch_____________18S-MBA-BS13
Sarfaraz Ali________________18S-MBA-BS16
Farhan Malik______________18S-MBA-BS22
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2. ‘’
“Clusters are geographical concentration of
enterprises which produce and sell related or
complementary products”.
Features:
▣ Clusters create business opportunities.
▣ It creates employment opportunities.
▣ It attracts the customers in one place.
Geographical
Clusters

3. Country Profile
Pakistan
▣ Population of
over 207
million.
▣ 5th fastest
emerging
economy.
▣ Future hub of
regional
trade.

4. Economic Performance
Source: IMF

5. Historical Perspective
Plastic
industry in
Pakistan
1947
1953
First plastics
and polymer
research
center created
in Karachi.
Arkoy
Chemical
Industries, first
unit in
Pakistan to
manufacture
PVC pipes
1966
1971
Plastics raw
materials
imports are
recorded at
30.7 million
rupees.
Plastics
products worth
0.465 million
are exported
for the first
time.
1973
1980
All Pakistan
PVC & Plastic
Pipe
Manufacturers
Association
(PPPMA) is
formed.
Plastics
Technology
Center (PTC)
was
established in
Karachi.
1988
1965-1975
turning point,
plastics were
rising as a
leading force
in the
Pakistan
Plastics Technology
Center PTC
With the inauguration of the
centre in October, polymer
sciences education begins
in Pakistan, which later on
provides highly qualified
and skilled manpower to
the plastics industry.

6. Geographical cluster of pipe
manufacturing industries in sindh,
Pakistan
1. Hitech Pipe Engineering
(Pvt) Ltd, kotri.
2. PakArab, karachi.
3. IIL Pipe Factory
International Industries
Ltd, karachi.
4. Euro Gulf Industries,
karachi.
5. Huffaz Seamless Pipe
Industries Ltd, karachi.
6. Data Steel Pipe Industries
(Pvt) Ltd,
Mehmoodabad Karachi.
7. Pakistan Hume Pipe Co,
Hyderabad.
8. Rcc pipe factory,
hyderabad.
9. BISMILLAH RCC Pipe
Factory, karachi.

7. Pipe
manufacturing
Material
supplier
Marketing & Promotion
Seminar & Trade shows Media
• websites
• Directories
• Newspapers
Economic Infrastructure Providers
• Educational Institutions
• Training Institutions
• Financial & Regulatory institutions.
Quality Control
Companies
R & D
capabilities
Distributors
Pipe Manufacturing Cluster Map

8. SPOTSBEAUTY
1. The pipe manufacturing industry contributes
substantially to boost the economy of Pakistan.
2. It facilitates and serve the nation of Pakistan by
providing job opportunity in almost every sector.
3. opportunities available due to revival of
construction industry which kick start to the ailing
economy by reviving related allied industries.

9. SPOTSHOT
1. High custom duties on Raw Material
2. Lack of trained manpower.
3. Bad law & order situation resulting in lower
investment.
4. Lack of government support.
5. Lack of respond to recent technology improvement.

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