Leather Industry In Pakistan

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INTRODUCTION
With the combination of ancient and modern technology industrial sector of Pakistan contain small, medium and large units.pakistan position is forty first in the world in factory output. Most of the industries are located in urban center near population with no treatment and pollution control services. The major cities where industries are located are Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Gujrat. Pakistan industrial sector contains the major sub-industrial sector i.e. Textile, sugar, leather, …show more content…

There are over 2500 tanneries (registered& UN registered) and footwear manufacturing units running in Pakistan. Over the years, the number of registered tanneries has increased from 529 in 1999 to 600 in 2003 and to 725 at present in country. These are located in Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Multan, Kasur, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Sheikhupura and Peshawar. This number sustained to mount for due to increase in demand of finished products and raw material in the national and international market. Leather manufacturers & exporters are determining to increase export of quality finished leather and leather products. Leather is one of a dynamic contributor to the country’s GDP and foreign exchange earnings. More than 500,000 people are directly or indirectly related to leather industry in Pakistan. [2] (Saif.B.O, …show more content…

(Tanning Unit) 12-Km Wazirabad Road Sahowala, Sialkot is a non governmental organization,it is completely an export oriented industry. Pakistan.Leather Field is famous at international level due to its best quality leather.leather manufacturing process (from Raw hide to finished leather) done in leather tannery sahowala,and leather products prepared in Leather Field sialkot that export to the foreign countries.
Continuing effort for providing “Only the Best Quality” to customers, Leather Field started Leather Field started its ISO-9002 certification effort in November 1999 and was certified in July 2000 by ‘AOQC’ Moody International. But certification of leather tannery has expired. Leather field has 600 numbers of workers, and it generates 70% air pollution, 25% solid waste and 5% air

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