Pakplas 26-02-2013 Final - Pakistan Plastic Manufacturer
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Pakplas 26-02-2013 Final - Pakistan Plastic Manufacturer
[ 03 ] ® Pakistan Plastics Manufacturers Association (Voice of Pakistan Plastics Industry) THE AWAKENING In a world full of compromise and mediocrity, it becomes easy to fall prey to a lifeless living. The awakening, therefore, isn»t always easy to achieve. Where it begins though is always when we move on from the mundane question of WHY on to the more pertinent WHY NOT. [ 05 ] ® Hold my calls, Cancel my appointments, and bring in my copy of PAKPLAS magazine.. and don’t forget to send me a cup of coffee. Dear Readers: After Greetings Your Pakplas annual magazine 2013 is ready in your hand. The recent issue of Pakplas is a 10th in a row. The magazine has always been a vital document and used as a reference book for the plastics professionals. This is however, not of an academic reference since that rule is adequately fulfilled by a number of books that is published regularly. The magazine consists of articles written and compiled by Professionals and experts who are involved in day to day plastics business. The main focus is to point out the research, development and innovation for the benefit of Pakistan Plastics Business community who may exploit and may initiate investments in plastics business opportunities. Pakistani entrepreneurs may use it for their benefits and to generate revenue and employment in the country. There are lot of opportunities in the field of plastics and nothing can stop the growth. PAKPLAS & PPMA, however do not take any guarantee and responsibility on the accuracy of the information contained there in. Pakplas committee is thankful who contributed articles and advertisements placed in the magazine. Grateful to the Pakplas Committee members, PPMA Executive Committee members and staff for their dedicated services and support. We invite all PPMA Members, professionals and Readers to send comments on any aspect of the magazine for improvement. With all good wishes, Pakplas Committee Email:ppma@pakplas.com.pk website: www.pakplas.com.pk [ 07 ] ® PAKPLAS COMMITTEE S. M. AnwarConvener S.M. Noman Deputy Convener Muddasar Rehman Member Irfan SabirMember Adil Shuja Member Aftab Ahmad Member DISCLAIMER: The Publisher does not necessarily agree with the views expressed by contributors nor do they accept any responsibility for any errors. The information, addresses and computer linkage and materials published without any responsibility of the Publisher as well as to Pakistan Plastics Association. Neither the Publisher nor the Association take any responsibility or liability for any individual or any entity for any loss or damages arising from the information contained in PAKPLAS. Price Pak Rs. 1,200/- U.S. $ 20.00 Designed & Printed by: The Times Press (Pvt.) Ltd. This Issue 3 The Awakening Poet of the East, Allama Iqbal, an achiever, Originator of the Idea of Paksitan The awakening is NOT always easy to achieve....... 5Readers Hold My Calls Pakplas has got a tremendous success, the executives are excited to read it. Look at the excitement....... 10 Ad Participants 11 Office Bearers 12 Executive Committee Members 16Committees 25 Chairman’s Overview ® Pakistan Plastics Manufacturers Association Chairman PPMA spoke about the policies, planning and implementation and reshaped the Association similar to the Plastics association of the World. Great approach.......... 28Pakistan Pakistan Registered Office Suit # 8, 2nd Floor, B9/B2, Estate Avenue, Metro Chowrangi, S.I.T.E., Karachi, Pakistan. Phone: (+9221) 32585050 - 36040111 Fax: (+9221) 32585050 Email: ppma@pakplas.com.pk Url : www.pakplas.com.pk Lahore Office Pakistan Plastic Manufacturers Association (North Zone Office) 20 MF, Century Tower, Kalma Chowk, Lahore Tel: (92-42) 36155592 E-mail: ppma.north@pakplas.com.pk Pakistan is a wonderful place for plastics business entrepreneurs, full of challenges and opportunities…. 31 35 Plastic Industry In Pakistan An Overview Of Pakistan Plastic Market [ 08 ] ® 43 Role of Plastic in any Economy Mr. Zafar Saeed Seasoned Plastics Professional Spoke briefly on the role of Platics in Economy 45 Bio Plastics the Material of Tomorrow Professor of Aerospace Engineering University in Islamabad, unveiled that Scientist to look at the alternative material that are made from nonpetroleum based materials. Bio Plastics the future of plastics……. Plastics people to read it…. 53 Sunny Co. Profile Sunny Co Chief Executive prayed about the tax waiving on plant and machine on plastics machines. A genuine demand of plastics industry - ignored by country managers…. 55 57 Arfeen Profile Plastics Blood 59 3D Printing Amazing - A machine that rapidly manufactures almost anything you ask of it, from a pin to aircraft part. The young Mechanical Engineer of KTDMC compiled an article worth reading…. 63 Application of Plastics in Electrical and Electronics Industry Mr. Khalil Ahmed, an expert in plastics electrical manufacturing items approached the plastics application in its field. Creating general awareness of plastics applications for the readers to read…. 69 Ethylene Continues Expansion In recent years, the world has witness its largest ethylene capacity expansion. Most of it seen in Gulf countries and China. Irfan Sabir briefly outlined it for Pakplas….. 73 Plastic Dream Come True Chemical Professor of NED University Mr. Ansar Khan described that What makes the Boeing 787 Dream liner quietest, lightest and fuel saver is that much of it is made from PLASTICS…. Look at the wonderful world of plastics: Plastics Blood…….. may sound impossible but researchers have created a plastic blood….. Amazing………Amazing…… 57 Cross-Linked bioplastic attack human Wrinkles BASF to produce “ the ultimate next-generation wrinkle corrector” The beauty care solution… 58KTDMC A Institution to design, develop and manufacture Tolls, Dies and moulds and provide training to........ 77 Clariant Profile 79 How to Construct Houses with plastic Bottle Yes it is difficult to think of a bottle as a brick. But a mud-filled bottle is as strong as a brick and whatever you can do with a brick, you can do with a bottle too. A compilation of information for the plastics community to work on…… Very interesting… [ 09 ] ® 84 Plastics Identification Chart 115 Narration Plastics Tree Everyone can find the right plastics using the chart…… 85 Surprising Recycle Products Recycling is a necessity. The European and American Associations of Plastics awarded the best recycled product award. S.M. Anwar of Plastimakers made a recycling overview… worth reading for everyone…. Read on…... 93 Irfan Sabir, an experienced Polymer Engineer, outlined a narration in an informative way. Worth to read….. Plastics Recycling Overview 95 Plastic Recycling to Produce Petrol and Diesel 119 125 129 131 139 Internationals Plastics Events in 2013 Activities of PPMA FAKT Profile Pictorial Plastic History Infinite Horizon Irfan Siddiqui from Tokyo, Japan compiled a reasherch based article to produces petrol and deisel from recycling plastics.......R&D to read on....... 101 Professional Management Services 103 Arfeen Profile 105 Export Processing Zones Authority With its unique advantgaes and attractive incentives, EPZA will certainly to new heights....... 107 Success Story of Pakplas PAKPLAS is the magazine published by PPMA similar to the publications of plastics association of the world. At first place it was a dream and now it is a reality have got national and international recognition. The journey of the success is outlined briefly for the interest of our readers….. 140 PPMA Membership 148 JICA Profile 151 Going Beyond Wonderful World of Plastics: Once an ambitious will is established, life becomes that much more full of possibilities. It keeps us going wondering dreaming What more, how else, where now........... [ 10 ] ® Ad ParticipantsA to Z 88 3F Chandiwala & Co. 86 Orotech 128 3P Plas Print Pack Inside Back Page Orotech 108 Abeer Enterprises 36 pak Petrochemical 44 Aftab Sons 30 Perfect Engineering Works 148 Al Khair Trust 22 Plastic Markaz 54 arfeen international 86 Plastimakers 68 arfeen international 96 Polylinks 102 arfeen international 1 Pricision Polymers Inside Front Page Bank Al-Habib 70 Puma 38 Bombal Plastic Industries 124 Puma 150 Brite Trading Agency 146 R.M. & Sons 64 cbm Plastic 34 Raziki Agency Corporation 76 Clariant 32 Rizwan Enterprises 130 Combine Plastic & Engineering 147 Saeed Corporation 24 Dollar Industries 46 Saima Packaging 106 Electrol Engineers 110 Shafiq Sons 82 FAV Plastico 48 Shezan Trading Company 50 Galaxy Engineering 42 Shield Corporation 90 H.M.Engineering 32 Sohail Plastic Works 118 House Of Amin 2 Sunny co 40 ICPL 92 Sunny co 80 Indus Pencil 120 Sunny co 114 Jilani Plastic 122 Sunny co 100 Karim Containers 152 Sunny co 60 Kashif Engineering Cover Back Page Sunny co 62 Klass Electric Company 72 Super Industries 104 Lucky Plastic 112 Tecno Industrial Machinery 74 M.Y.Chandiwala 66 Thermosole 94 Masoom Corporation 60 Trade Polymerz 78 Mehran Plastic 4 Tropical Plastic Industries 6 Millat Industries 56 TTI Corporation of America 116 Modern Plastic 98 Umair Petrochemicals 42 Orotech 88 United Engineering GRATITUDE PPMA acknowledges its gratitude to sponsors who participated and placed advertisements in Pakplas magazine. The quality of art work and materials provided are of high quality and standard. Pakplas Committee is indebted for their valuable contributions and pray success in their business ventures to flourish. PAKPLAS COMMITTEE [ 11 ] ® Office Bearers for the term of 2012-2013 Muddasar Rehman Vice Chairman Director Sunrise Plastics Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Email:sunrisps@cyber.net.pk Imran Ghani Chairman Director Dollar Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. www.dollar-stationery.com Siddique Adam Vice Chairman Propriter Sohail Plastic Works Email:spwunited@gmail.com ® Pakistan Plastics Manufacturers Association Suit # 8, 2nd Floor, B9/B2, Estate Avenue, Metro Chowrangi, S.I.T.E., Karachi, Pakistan. Phone: (+9221) 32585050 - 36040111 Fax: (+9221) 32585050 Email: ppma@pakplas.com.pk Url : www.pakplas.com.pk [ 12 ] ® The Executive Committee for the term of 2012-2013 Zakaria Usman Patern-in-Chief Imran Ghani Chairman Muddasar Rehman Vice Chairman Iftikharuddin EC Member S.M.Noman EC Member [ 13 ] ® The Executive Committee for the term of 2012-2013 S.M. Anwar EC Member Ghayoor Hashmi EC Member Asif Rasheed EC Member Zafar Saeed EC Member Shakil Ahmed EC Member Siddiq Adam Vice Chairman [ 14 ] ® PPMA-Zonal Office (Lahore) Office Bearers & EC Members 2012-2013 [ 15 ] ® PPMA-Zonal Office (Lahore) Office Bearers & EC Members 2012-2013 [ 16 ] ® EXPORTS & EXHIBITIONS Committee Shakeel Ahmed Member Ehteshamuddin Convener Director Mehran Plastics Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Email:info@mehranplastic.com.pk www.mehranplastic.com.pk CEO Brite Trading Agency Email:info@bta.com.pk eshami60@gmail.com www.bta.com.pk Shoaib Munshi Member General Manger Vinmar Polymer Email:vinmar@vinmar.com.pk Responsibilities: Ibrahim Kasumbi EC Member UMAIR PETROCHEMICALS (PVT) LTD Email: ibrahim@umairpetrochemicals.com Web : www.umairpetrochemicals.com • To coordinate with the Exhibition Event Organizers to make the event successful • To supervise all arrangement of Exhibition • To present pre and post exhibition report to make the event more successful Naeem Ilyas Khanani EC Member SHIELD CORPORATION LIMITED Email: naeemkhanani@gmail.com Web: www.shield.com.pk [ 17 ] ® Taxation Committee Responsibilities: Zakaria Usman Convener Perfect Engineering Works • To issue and sign Plastic Raw Material Valuation Chart • To sort out all valuation matter that put forward by the members of association • To draw policy how to cater customs matters with the Government Official at highest level • Coordinate with Office Secretariat to circulate all important circulars regarding taxation • To sort all tax matters that put forward by the members of association To prepare budget proposals for the year 2013-14. Email: pew1@cyber.net.pk Shoaib Munshi Member General Manger Vinmar Polymer Email:vinmar@vinmar.com.pk Zafar Saeed Member Propriter Polyset Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Email:polyset@super.net.pk Ehteshamuddin Member CEO Brite Trading Agency Email:info@bta.com.pk eshami60@gmail.com www.bta.com.pk [ 18 ] ® BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND R&D Zafar Saeed Member Propriter Polyset Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Email:polyset@super.net.pk Zakaria Usman Convener Perfect Engineering Works Email:pew1@cyber.net.pk Naeem Ilyas Khanani Member Shield Corporation Limited Email: naeemkhanani@gmail.com Web: www.shield.com.pk Responsibilities: • To work out and recommend comprehensive trade policy • Endeavor to curb the unfair external competitions and recommendations Suggestion for the tax matters. GREEN PAKISTAN Responsibilities: To motivate the industry towards fulfillment of its social responsibilities for providing a Greener and Healthier Pakistan for its Future Generation by at least complying with ISO 14000 standards. Ghayoor Hashmi Convener Convener Novaplast Custom Molder Email:novaplast@hotmail.com Muddasar Rahman Member Director Sunrise Plastics Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Email:sunrisps@cyber.net.pk [ 19 ] ® ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE Shoaib Munshi Convener Zakaria Usman Member Shakeel Ahmad Member Zafar Saeed Member [ 20 ] ® PAKPLAS Committee Adil Shuja Member Director Super Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Email:info@superindustries.com.pk www.superindustries.com.pk S.M Noman Member Muddasar Rehman Member Propriter Galaxy Engineering Email:galaxy.noman@gmail.com Director Sunrise Plastics Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Email:sunrisps@cyber.net.pk Irfan Sabir Member Aftab Ahmad Member Technical Manager arfeen international Email:info@arfeengroup.com www.arfeen.com.pk Brite Trading Agency Email:info@bta.com.pk www.bta.com.pk Responsibilities: Policy, Planing, Implementation and Circulation of PAKPLAS Publication of Annual PAKPLAS Magazine. S.M. Anwar Convener Proprietor Plastimakers Email:plastimakers@cyber.net.pk [ 21 ] ® OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Siddiq Adam Convener Zahid Ahmad Member OFFICE Secretariat ® Rashid Mahmood Secretary General Syed Ahsan Ali Office Assistant [ 23 ] ® PAST PRESIDENTS [ 25 ] ® Chairman’s overview Mind and Spirit Dear Fellow Executives: On behalf of the Executive Committee of PPMA and on myself, I have the privilege to report about the plastics industry in the country during the year 2012. First Word Upon assumption of the charge as the Chairman of PPMA, I realize that it is not going to be an easy assignment for me to head PPMA, which is the only Plastics Association and voice of Plastics Industry in Pakistan having national and international recognition. My Executive members , office bearers and other colleagues helped me lot to form strategies, formulate policies and their implementation in organization. We all discussed to make our Association a truly a plastics representative body in Pakistan and worldwide . We studied the working of the other Plastics Association of the World with a mission to shape it in a way as they are doing their job. We formulate short term and long term policies and tried to work on it. There is no scope of limit to help the plastics industry but we tried to formulate the policies to give it a new look in our capacity. Here, I would like to give my brief opinion about the economic performance and will confined myself on the Plastics Industry of Pakistan. Economic outlook: During the last few years, Pakistan’s faced unprecedented set of challenges which have impaired the economy with irreparable losses. This need concrete austerity measures from the Government for normalization the economic affairs of the country. The challenges are in the form of internal and external threats. On the Internal front, the high rate of inflation, slow pace of domestic and foreign investment, high operational cost of industries and trading houses etc . These threats were multiplied by the deteriorating law and order situation immature governance. Subsequent to this manifold crisis situation, trade and industrial circles faced a drastic slowdown. Inflationary pressure and high rates of food items further aggravated the situation and overall segments of the society , in one way or the other, remain affected. Decline in GDP, Reduction in investment, Damaged infrastructure, Loss of employment income, division of budgetary resources to military and security spending, great spending on war on terrorism and extremism, cutback in public sector development, Inflation and Exchange Rate depreciation, deteriorating public utility departments are the reasons of havoc need to be addressed seriously. Future outlook: The challenges need to be addressed and sincere and strong measures should be taken to eliminate and eradicate these causes. When there are problems, there are opportunities too. With an optimistic approach we can vouch that the economic and finance managers of the country would soon redress the situation and country will be back to economic progress. When there is a will there is a way. The good governance, austerity measures, meritocracy when applied will show the desired results. [ 26 ] ® Pakistan Plastics Industry: PPMA Vision and Mission: Plastics is a wonderful material. Plastics has greater impact on the quality of life of people. Innovation, new technologies has made possible that nearly everything can be converted into plastics. Plastics is being used in everything. Pakistan Plastics Manufacturers Association, popularly known as PPMA is the voice of Pakistan Plastics Industry. The Association is similar to the other Plastics Association of the other countries in the world. The voluntary members consists of large number of plastics entrepreneurs spread all over the country. The Association has its zonal office in Lahore. The Pakistan plastics industry has the second largest domestic market in South Asia after India. Plastics is one of the kind Industry which seek unlimited growth in coming years. Because of the fundamental benefits of the material which has encouraged all the allied Industries to convert their most parts from metal to plastics which is a vital aspect in growth of plastics industry. The Pakistan Plastics Industry is divided into organized and unorganized sectors. The organized sector is producing quality products with their brands and do OEM’s for auto and home appliance industries. The Plastic Industry has shown the significance growth in the past decade but is slow in 2011 and 2012 because of shortage in electricity , gas and law and order situation due to fight against terrorism. This phenomena is going to be end with the war ending in Afghanistan and Pakistan borders, laying of tripartite and TAPI gas lines and the recent capacity expansion in polystyrene, BOPET films, master batches and PVC plants. Pakistan has great potential due to its geographical situation which provide excess to land lock countries like Afghanistan and Central Asian countries and its own population of around 200 million . The current consumption in Pakistan is more than 3 Kg which can easily be reached to 5 Kgs by investment in R&d new technology to produce high value added products for medical, automobile and aero space parts. Disposable packing consumption in Pakistan is minimal and by generating awareness to consumers consumption could be increased manifold. In addition there is huge potential of export to Afghanistan and central Asian countries. Pakistan is already late in initiating export to these countries where China and India has already started and most of their goods are routing through land route of Pakistan . To run the affairs of the PPMA it is governed by Committees. A number of committees have been formed i.e. Exports and Exhibition, Taxation, Publication and Office Administration etc. They are responsible to plan strategies, streamlined policies, organize and to implement it. PPMA Zonal Office in Lahore covering the Punjab and are responsible to plan autonomously. PPMA Lahore is publishing a PAKPLAS directory for the great benefit of the Plastics Industries in Pakistan similar in lines with the other Plastics Association of the World. In brief, the object of the association is to promote plastics processing industries and raise its standards. To urge and support cooperation between firms and academia. Make representation at every forum in Pakistan and on national and International level. Seek affiliation with Chambers in Pakistan. Seek affiliation with the Plastics Industry Association on worldwide basis. Urge the Institutions in Pakistan to make their academic curricular in lines with the plastics industries. Last not but not least to organize seminars, exhibitions in Pakistan to create awareness in Plastics Industry. EXHIBITIONS: Exhibition provides opportunity to build relationship learn new ideas and explore future business. Generally industry people attend the exhibition which took place around the world, but now the regional exhibition are become important as trade in the region is convenient and can play an important role in the growth of plastic industry in Pakistan. PPMA has tried to exploit this medium and number of exhibitions, seminars have been organized. [ 27 ] ® PPMA has joined hands strategically with the professional event Management FAKT to organize the events. FAKT is doing their job successfully and their efforts are commendable. NAPHTA :THE ULTIMATE NEED OF PLASTIC INDUSTRY. Investment in upstream industries is ultimate to grow fast and this also reduces a downstream industry input material cost and save foreign exchange up to US$ 270 million per annum as against the investment of US$ 1.5 billion in NAPTHA CRACKER PLANT. It is an alarming state of affairs that in spite of all persuasions of my predecessors to Governments to establish NAPHTA Cracking Plant in Pakistan, this could not be materialized. Currently around 0.4 million tons of Naptha, produces in Pakistan, is being exported at a very cheap price to other countries. These countries after refined it resale the same to Pakistan and to other other countries making value addition. Naphta Hydro Cracket Plant can produce a variety of different raw materials like, polypropylene, polyethylene and many aromatic solvents in Pakistan. But the state run petroleum sector has failed to develop a hydro cracker plant. India and China has already developed it and getting great benefits where Pakistan has no such plant. PPMA strongly urge the Government to look into the ultimate need and one such Plant must be set up. Pakistan and China can enter into a joint venture for establishing a NAPHTHA HYDRO CRAKER PLANT IN PAKISTAN. PPMA Publications: In lines with the other Plastics Association of the world, PPMA is publishing two publications. PAKPLAS Magazine is published under the Pakplas Committee and PAKPLAS Directory under the Pakplas Directory committee in Zonal Office. Both the publications are registered with the Trade Mark Registry, Government of Pakistan. PAKPLAS has got the national and international recognition with its innovative style, designing, printing and useful information contained therein. The annual magazine is being issued regularly and the current issue of the magazine is a 10th issue is of high international quality. LAST WORD: Before concluding, I must quote the words of Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Trade and Industry are as vital as blood for the human body”. I would, therefore advice business community to build capacity in human resource, product development and explore the export markets. I would like to express that whatever achievements we witness we strive to progress, should be attributed as a result of team work, devotion of my fellow executives. I take the opportunity to express my gratitude to all executive committee members, committee chairmen, my colleagues in PPMA, Zonal office, Lahore who all shared my work with open mind and provided their valuable support and help. My thanks are due to PPMA general body for their support and cooperation. My thanks to Patron-in-Chief Mr Zakaria Usman for his quick and ready references and great help. The devotion of staff is thankful. With these words, I conclude that Pakistan Plastics Manufacturers Association, will exercise great efforts, with more than zeal and enthusiasm to set new benchmarks and promote the PPMA infinite horizon beyond. I believe that Plastics Business Community would uplift the plastics business to new horizons. With all good wishes, Imran Ghani Chairman [ 28 ] ® Pakistan Largest cities of Pakistan -2012 (Estimated) Official name of Pakistan is Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The name Pakistan literally means “Land of (the)pure in urdu .Pakitan is a sovereign country in south Asia with a population exceeding 180 million people , it is the sixth most populous county in the world . Located at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of south Asia, Central Asia and western Asia , Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650mi) coastline along the Arabian sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west and north Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast . Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic consisting of four provinces and four federal territories.It is an ethnically and linguistically diverse country , with a similar variation in its geography and wildlife. A regional and middle power , Pakistan has the seventh largest standing armed forces in the world and is also a nuclear power as well as a declared Rank city name province pop 1 Karachi sindh 11,36,886 2 Lahore Punjab 6,658393 3 Faisalabad Punjab 2,600,525 4 Rawalpindi Punjab 1,824,983 nuclear weapons state , being the only nation in the Muslim world , and the second in south Asia ,to have that status .It has a semi- industrialized economy which is the 27th largest in the world in term of purchasing power and 47th largest in terms of nominal GDP. Pakistan is a rapidly developing country and have a high potential to become the world’s largest economies in the 21st century .The economy is semi-industrialized ,with centres of growth along the Indus River . The diversified economies of Karachi and Punjab ‘s urban centres coexist with less developed areas in other parts of the country . Pakistan estimated nominal GDP as of 2011 is US$202 billion .The GDP by PPP is US$488.6 billion .The estimated nominal per capital GDP is US$1,197,GDP(ppp)per capital is US$2,851 (international dollars ).and debt-to-GDP ratio is 55.5%. [ 29 ] ® Pakistan Official name Islamic Republic of Pakisan Capital Islamabad Population 180 million estimated Pakistan is divided into four provinces viz., Khyber Pkhtoonkhwa,Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan.The tribal belt adjoining Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa is managed by the federal Government and is named FATA i.e.,Federally Administered Tribal Areas.Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have their Own respective political and administrative machinery, yet certain of their subjects are taken care of by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas .Province of Pakistan are further divided into Districts. Religion95%Muslims Annual per capital income US$1085 GDP 5.8% CurrencyPak.Rupee Imports Industrial equipment , chemicals, vehicles,steel,irone ore , Petroleum, edible oil ,pulses,tea. Exports cotton,textile goods,rice, leather items carpets, sports goods, Handi-crafts,fish and fish prep.and fruit Languages urdu(National)and English(official) Literacy rate53% Government Parlimentary form Parliament Parliament consists of two Houses i.e.,the senate (upper House )and the National Assembly (Lower House). The senate is a permanent legislative body and symbolizes a process of Continuity in the national affairs .It consists of 100 members .the four Provincial Assemblies ,Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Federal Capital form its electoral college. The National Assembly has a total membership of 342 elected through adult suffrage (272 general seats , 60 women seats and 10 non-muslim seats). [ 31 ] ® Plastics Industry in Pakistan. Plastics industry in Pakistan is one of the oldest in the country. At the time of independence, the industry was unorganized and progressed in a chaotic manner produced very low quality products. The process of industrialization in 1960s improved the production process through introduction of new technology and diversification into independent small scale units which further increased the demand of cheap durable consumer goods. At present, our plastic industry is the second largest domestic market in South East Asia after India. This industry contributes 1.6 percent in national output and around Rs7.5 billion annually in the government revenue. This industry has 624,200 M/T production capacity per annum and is producing vide range of household and other goods such as plastic furniture, radio and TV parts, automobile and machinery parts, medical and surgical instrument, PVC pipes, syringes, batteries and containers for the oil industry etc. This industry has strong forward linkage and plastic is only such item which is being used in all products whether they are exported and are used in local market. There are 7 upstream and 6,000 downstream production units in the country; which provide employment directly and indirectly to 600,800 people. The upstream units are currently working at the capacity utilization of 45 percent whereas downstream units are working at 95 percent. The downstream industry was presently split into organized and unorganized sectors. The un-organized sector is much larger than organized sector. There are 5,300 units in unorganized sector compare to 700 in organized sector. The organized sector was capable of producing quality products whereas the unorganized sector produced low quality, cheap products through excessive use of plastic scrap. That’s why during the last decade, the unorganized sector grew faster than the organized sector. By: Zakaria Usman - Patern-in-Chief Pakistan plastic industry produces two types of plastic goods such as thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic. This industry falls in small scale to medium scale industries and scattered all provinces of countries. Punjab produces 60 percent of total production followed by Sindh 30 percent, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 7 percent and 3 percent in Baluchistan. There is only one big industry and some small scale manufacturers in Pakistan who produce raw material for this industry and fulfill only 10-20 percent of plastic industry demand while more than 80 percent of raw material demand is fulfilled from imports of different countries. Pakistan mostly imported raw material from UAE and other Eastern countries for plastic industry on higher cost whereas this raw material is available in India in huge quantity, who is also exporting to other countries. This is hi-tech industry uses processing machinery which imported mostly from Japan, Korea, Italy, Taiwan, Hong Kong, England, China and Germany. The total consumption of raw material used in the plastic industry in the country is around 450,000 tonnes. The price of raw material depends upon the price of crude oil. Higher the price of crude oil in international market, higher will be the cost of production of plastic products. In International market Pakistan faces tough competition from China, Thailand, Korea and India. The recent penetration of cheap Chinese products into Pakistan has made the competitive situation in the local plastic industry very intense. Moreover, there is huge smuggling from Iran which distorted our domestic industry with low market rates and affects the domestic producers. [ 33 ] ® Plastics Industry in Pakistan. Plastic has become an integral part of the modern living, with an estimated consumption of 90-120kg per capita per annum in the developed world. The per capita consumption of plastic in Pakistan is 3.1 kg, while this is 5-6 kg in India, 12 kg in China and 33 kg in Gulf countries. In developed countries the consumption of plastic is high due to light weight, economical, cost effective, flexible and easy to clean. The low per capita consumption in Pakistan reflect that there is great opportunity that the plastics industry can get greatly benefited from the substitution of plastic for other materials including various metals, wood, paper, glass, cardboard and natural fibers, etc. Moreover, the availability of cheap labour, rising of domestic market demand and presence of industrial zone offers huge potential of investment in upstream plastic industry. The plastic industry attracted investment amounted to more than US$ 260 billion till 2012, all of which half was Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Most of the plastic industries utilize material and state of art equipment and technology to increase output and demand in domestic and foreign market. Our government has established plastic research center in Karachi and other cities with the aim to develop technical know-how and competence in people involved in the manufacture of plastic products and for better utilization of manpower, material and machinery in plastic industry. Moreover, Pakistan Plastic Manufacturers Association (PPMA) established to protect, promote, encourage and development of plastic processing industry and to raise standardization of product. PPMA regularly organize international exhibition to promote the plastic products in international market in order to enhance exports of country. PPMA has successfully organized eight additions of this exhibition in Pakistan. PPMA is the voice of Pakistan Plastics Industry and publishes its annual magazine in Pakistan on regular basis. It has got a worldwide recognition. PPMA also publishes Pakplas Directory for the benefit of Plastics community. The lack of research and development, product diversification, innovation and adoption of tradition methods of manufacturing is the main hindrance in the development of plastic sector. The high quality standards demands and environment issues create impediment in exploring the developed nation markets. Currently, around 0.8 million tonnes of Naptha, produced within Pakistan, which is entirely exported in raw form at a throw away price. There is no naphtha hydro cracker plant in Pakistan. Despite availability of indigenous naphtha, required for establishing a naphtha cracker plant which produces a variety of different raw materials like plastic, polypropylene and synthetic fiber in Pakistan, the state run petroleum sector has failed to develop a hydrocracker plant. Pakistan can enter into a joint venture for establishing of the naphtha hydro cracker plant with the assistance of regional countries like China and India. Plastic products have huge benefits such as the use of plastic in automobile reduces consumption of oil and further reduces CO2 emission. This product can also facilitate us in reduction of fuel consumption and further help us in saving of foreign exchange through reduction in import of fuel. Over 1 billion people in the world lack access to safe water; plastics can preserve and distribute water economically, reliably and safely. Plastic also reduces the weight of products through plastic packaging because the other packaging increases the weight of product by four-fold and also increases the cost of production. The exports of plastic commodities continuously increases to US$ 544.13 million in 2012 as compared to $ 300 million in 2009, but the volume of exports is negligible as compare to imports. Pakistan imported plastic values around US$ 1.5 billion in 2012 as compared to US$ 1.0 billion. Australia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, West Indies, UAE, Kuwait, Taiwan, Nigeria and Zimbabwe are the main exports destinations of Pakistan. Moreover, the strategic location of Pakistan can target the all-important international buyers in one of the world’s largest trading regions. Moreover, plastic recycling scrap has been developed into an industry in Pakistan and around 400 units are engaged in the production of recycling scrap of plastic, which is enough for the country demand. This recycling of plastic products make inferior quality products, which cater to a specific segment of the market, has also proliferated. Mr. Zakaria Usman is Patern-in-Chief, PPMA hold important positions in Industry, a gold medalist, former 4 times Chairman of PPMA, former SVP in KCCI, former VP in FPCCI, former Chairman, SITE Association etc. Email: pewl@cyber.net.pk [ 35 ] ® AN OVERVIEW OF PAKISTAN PLASTIC MARKET The plastic industry in Pakistan is potentially one of the most dynamic segments of the manufacturing sector as it involves many industries that produce for the domestic as well as the export market. Most of the units within this sector are self financed family businesses except for some of PP Raffia, CPP, Bopp and Bopet. Raw material producers of PVC, PET and Polystyrene plants are professionally managed companies. There are about 6000-7000 processing unit out of which 60% situated in Punjab and 30% in Sindh, 7% in KPK and 3% in Baluchistan. Shoaib Munshi General Manager, Vinmar Polymar MAJOR IMPORTED RAW MATERIALS DEMAND IN PAKISTAN ON YEARLY BASIS : Polyethylene 330 KT Polypropylene 310KT Engineering & Specialty Plastic 12000 ABS 20,000 LOCAL MARKET TREND IN 2012 [ 37 ] ® RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION Pakistan produces following raw materials: GPPS / HIPS PVC Pak Petrochemical Industries (Pvt) Limited Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd produces 150-200KT per annum. They have also started production of VCM, mainly for their own consumption. The company has embarked upon an expansion and a back integration project to enhance the PVC capacity to 200 KT and has set up a EDC-VCM and a Chloralkali plant for the captive use of VCM and other by products for other industrial sectors. The company manufactures, General Purpose Polystyrene, High Impact Polystyrene & Expandable Polystyrene. The material matches the standards of world-wide suppliers. This is a major breakthrough in the styrene technology in Pakistan. Pak Petrochemical Industries (Pvt) Ltd has an annual capacity of 63,000 M. Tons for GPPS & HIPS. Also a new plant of EPS started its production at Port Qasim with the annual capacity of 14,850 M. Tones. So the total capacity is approximately 100,000 M. Tons/ annum. [ 39 ] ® PET Novatex / Krysto Film They are one of the largest private group and has diversified business like manufacturer of Polyester Yarn, Garment, Pet Chips for bottle and films. Recently they started Bopet Line with a brand name Krysto Film with an annual capacity of 30,000 TPA with Domier equipment for domestic and export market. Their production range from 8 to 150 micron for all type of clear films for packaging and other industrial application. Astropack / Plastiflex They are a sister company of a group engaged in manufacturing of Sugar confectionery and other related products. Gatron (Industries) Ltd Earlier they set up CPP line with 5000MT / Annum and then acquired an existing BOPP line of 5000MT / Annum. In 2012, they set up a Bopet Line of 12KT / Annum for their own use and to sell to domestic as well as export markets. Gatron (Industries) Ltd. and Novatex Limited belong to a group of companies, Gani & Tayub. The group is in business since 1948. Novatex produces PET Resin for domestic & export sales. Tripack Films Ltd It produces PET Resin for in-house use in the manufacturing of PET Preforms and Bopet Film. The total PET resin production capacity is 235,000 mt/annum, out of which more than 70% of the quantity is available for export. They are also a sister company of a larger packing group, Packages Ltd. They have expanded their production facility in BOPP by putting up additional line of 40KT and now their total production capacity is 70 KT/ANNUM Novatex Limited {along with Gatron (Industries) Limited} is the only PET Resin Bottle Grade manufacturer in Pakistan, with the brand name of “Gatronova.” They have also planned production of 2nd line CPP Film and total capacity of CPP will be 16200 KT / ANNUM in 4th Q 2013. Dynea Pakistan Limited It is engaged in the manufacturing of formaldehyde, urea/melamine formaldehyde and aminoplast compound. The plant capacity is 34KT / Month Expansion and Growth of Local Producers in 2012 BOPP, CPP, Printing Industry, Bopet, Woven bag, shopping bags, liners, multilayer, oil pouches and cement laminated bags capacities have started to be produced and the output has increased substantially.The production capacity have increased and some old lines / machines have been replaced with new one. Some users have replaced their main parts with older parts to improve their quality of output and increase their productivity. Following units have been expanded their product portfolio. Is a public limited company in a joint venture with Mitsubishi Japan and Packaged Ltd. Woven bag sector A large investment by existing players as well as new industries that added new lines and replaced old lines to enhance their production capacities in woven bags as well as laminated bags and quality in order to become more competitive. Currently plants are running at 80-85% due to over capacity as well as electricity and gas shortage. Packaging and Printing New units has been put up as well as investments added onto the old lines to improve quality of output and increase productivity. Major investment in following : • • Flexo Graphic Printing Rotogravure Printing [ 41 ] ® • Lamination • Extrusion One major set back in printing industry was the Metatex fire incident that incurred heavy losses to the plant. Unfortunately, even at the filing of this report the plant is still not operative. Liquid Packaging The market is booming as the growth rate is high. In this sector there are good quality producers that own high tech machines to produce bottles for soft drink, mineral water juices, oil pouches and other products.Producers have latest technology in molding, extrusion, EBM, ISBM, multilayer as well as medical liquid packaging like dextrose and other pharmaceutical products. State-of-the-art machinery and technology that fulfills all international and pharmacopeias requirements. Houseware / Garden Furniture / Injection Molding Major injection molders are providing house-ware and garden furniture for domestic market and are mainly exporting to Afghanistan. Engineering plastic production is low and there is tremendous scope for growth in this sector. There is a good scope to increase production and improve efficiency for cars, motorcycles, washing machine parts, TV parts and other house hold electronic parts. Disposable Products This is a fast growing industry but still a lot needs to be done as there is a tremendous potential for growth, A lot of food products, confectionary, sweets, ice cream , juices and other food products are packed in plastic disposable packaging. Producers of disposable containers for packaging food should start marketing to small, road side Restraunt and Dhabas to improve hygiene and better packaging. EXPORTS Raw Material Exports have increased as PVC, Polystyrene , PET are regularly exporting from Pakistan to all over the world as they all known as quality product producer most of the time short of quantities for export and enjoy good biz. They are bringing in crucial revenue and foreign exchange for the country. The local raw material producers also participate in international exhibition like K-Show, Arab Plast and other international exhibitions to showcase their products. Finished Product Export This is the segment where Pakistan lags behind. At present majority of exports are destined for Afghanistan and the Middle East. Our government needs to facilitate and pay attention to this segment as it has great potential to generate export revenue as local producer are manufacturing high quality products that should sell in any international market. In 2013 BOPP, CPP and Bopet will also starts and should generate good revenue and foreign exchange. Skill Development The plastic industry needs to develop close relationships with technical institutes, colleges and universities in order to enhance the skill of their employees. There is a big gap of skilled labour in the industry. The government should facilitate to bridge the gap between educational institutions and the producers in order to improve the quality of workers and their products. Exhibitions Pakistan Plastic Manufacturers Association is working hard as a strategic partner with Fakht Pakistan (Farmer Cems International) to organize an annual exhibition in Pakistan.This exhibition provides opportunity to local producers whether raw material, finish products, machinery and allied products to present their products and technology for domestic as well as international buyers. Fakt is a professionally organized event organizer with International affiliation and their events can be comparable to any international exhibitions. The exhibitions are organized annually. PPMA collaborates with Fakht to provide information and accessibility to all new machineries and technologies to their members across Pakistan. The Writer is General Manager of Vinmar Polymer, Chairman of various Commiittees, a seasoned Platstics Professional and Former VC of PPMA Email : vinmar@vinmar.com.pk [ 43 ] ® ROLE OF PLASTIC IN ANY ECONOMY In our daily life we are using plastic directly and indirectly in many ways. From household utencils to sophisticated medical instruments. Initially plastic was invented and produced on commercial basis after second world war and developing nations take all advantage of plastic in their national development and industrial growth because it is the good replacement as synthetic compound replacing natural products such as wood, steel and various product of nature. During 1950 to 1980 the plastic industry was confined to three regions Usa, Western Europe and Japan. At that time the Plastic was produced only through Naphta Process using Crude oil by-product as main raw material which they have to import mostly from GCC countries. In the decade of 1980-90 the huge investment was made by South Korea and it was a new Hub of Petrochemical in Far East totally relying on imports of their basic raw material from GCC and other oil producing countries. In the decade of 1990s A revolution in Plastic production was seen when it was produced from Gas Process instead of Naphta, the gas is abandoned in GCC countries and cost of transporting the Gas from GCC region to USA, Europe or Far East is very high. It abruptly effect the Geo Political situation of the GCC region and attracts the huge investments around the world. During the last 20 years 50% of the world’s polymer production capacities were installed in GCC region including Iran. By: Zafar Saeed region, the growth in plastic production was also seen in the countries which have big consumption like India and China. Strategically they install huge Refineries for their indigenous consumption of refined oil and from its by-product (Naphta) they produce polymers and other chemicals for domestic and international market. We have seen a very positive growth in their economic figures during last few years. In Pakistan we have a handsome consumption of Refined Oil but we have to import it due to limited local production, on the other hand Naphta is not being utilized for further processing and being exported to other countries like Japan and India and then again imported in the form of plastic raw material and chemicals from these countries. Therefore it was need of the day that Private:Public coordination is to be considered for these type of projects in very near future with the help of international donors as we have to strengthen our Economy through industrial growth to avoid the forthcoming threats of collapsing country’s economy from regional trade. The Writer is the former Chairman of PPMA, Chairman of various committee and director of Polyset Industries (Pvt) email: zafarpolyset@gmail.com Inspite of the Low Cost of Production in the GCC [ 45 ] ® BioPlastics the Materials of Tomorrow The rising costs and shrinking reserves of fossil fuels combined with concerns for environmental pollution have led scientists to look for alternative materials that are made from non-petroleum based chemicals and are also environment friendly. The development of materials popularly known as BioPlastics started as a result of these drivers as they are considered by many to be environment friendly alternatives to petroleumbased Plastics. Commonly the term bioPlastics is used to describe two different aspects of the product. One type of bioPlastics are those that are biodegradable or compostable, i.e. once they are disposed off they have the capability of breaking down or decomposing into simpler compounds by the action of some microorganism, most commonly bacteria. The degraded compounds can then be used by living organisms as a source of energy, like it happens for the life cycle of most organic matter. However, a Plastics may also be categorized as a bioPlastics if it is being manufactured from renewable or plant based sources and it may not be biodegradable e.g. polyethylene derived from sugar cane. These non-biodegradable Plastics are also gaining popularity due to their non-dependence on fossil fuels and of course the green appeal associated with them. Life cycle of a typical bioPlastics. Biodegradable BioPlastics: The most common markets for bioPlastics are packaging. Current applications include shopping bags, waste collection bags, food/drink packaging etc. Other applications are under investigation, especially by the automotive and electronics sector. Currently a number of different compostable Plastics resins are available in the market and the number is growing Dr. Mehr Nigar, The writer is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (IAA), Air University, Islamabad. She is also a consultant for Al-Hafiz Green Chip Ltd. Pakistan. Email: mehr@mail.au.edu.pk every day. The most commonly used raw material for making the compostable Plastics is corn starch, which is converted into a polymer with similar properties as normal Plastics products. Other compostable resins are made from potato starch, soybean protein, cellulose and some are even made from petroleum and petroleum by products. Currently there are three methods by which biodegradable bioPlastics can be produced. These three methods are: i) By converting plant sugars into Plastics; ii) By producing Plastics inside microorganisms e.g. bacteria and iii) By growing Plastics in plants like corn and other crops. Also just like their petroleum based counterparts bioPlastics can be extruded, blown, molded, injection-molded, foamed, thermoformed, and coated onto other materials. Some common examples of bioPlastics include PHA’s (Poly hydroxyalkanoates) and PLA (Poly Lactic acid). Recent Developments According to industry and independent analysts Plastics derived from plant materials currently make up 0.2% of the roughly 350 million metric tons of Plastics consumed each year in the world. However Read on.......... [ 47 ] ® BioPlastics the Materials of Tomorrow this volume could jump 30% a year over the next decade or so due to growing demand for eco-friendly packaging and other products that will use biomass as a feedstock. However until recently, although a lot of different types of bioPlastics were being marketed, they still lacked the attributes that would make them attractive to Plastics manufacturers. For example attributes like “affordability”, “recyclability”, “durability”, “reliability” or “good processibility” were not associated with bioPlastics. In spite of being environment friendly, bioPlastics were perceived to be materials that were expensive to produce and process, with properties that were inferior to traditional petroleum based Plastics. However this prevalent impression about bioPlastics is changing quickly. Thanks to continued research in the area, bioPlastics continue to evolve, and are finally starting to make their mark on the Plastics market and industry. Drop-in BioPlastics One of the most important developments from the past few years has been the emergence of what are known as drop-ins. Drop-in bio-Plastics are bio-based or partly bio-based non-biodegradable materials such as (partly) bio-based Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). These materials that are produced from monomer building blocks derived from biomass feed-stocks, can directly replace conventional petroleum-based Plastics. The carbon content of Plastics produced on the basis of these bio-monomers comes from renewable sources, such as plants or bio-waste. Drop-ins have the advantage that these materials feature the same properties and functionalities as their fossil or petroleum based counterparts. The value-added chain only requires some adaptation at the outset, besides that processing, use, recycling and recovery follow the same routes as conventional PE, PET or PP products do. The major benefit of drop-ins is their renewable basis. This provides a huge potential to switch from finite (petroleum based) to renewable (plant based) resources, and to reduce a product’s carbon footprint. A major advantage of drop-ins is that they offer a rapid route to market through the existing infrastructure without major modifications. Also, newer routes are increasingly opening up, making the production of bio-monomers economical, which has the advantage of fitting easily into existing production chains. Potentially all grades of polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride can currently be made via bio-based routes, as can various polyamides and polyesters. In fact, a market study from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Hanover has showed that biobased commodity Plastics, with a total of around 1 million tonnes, would make up the majority of production capacity by 2015. A direct consequence of the development of bio-based drop-ins is that non-biodegradable biopolymers will show the largest growth in the coming years. Which means that instead of biodegradable or compostable bioPlastics more and more bioPlastics will and are now being developed that instead will be non biodegradable. As a result more research will be needed into the possibilities for chemical and mechanical recycling of these materials, an aspect which is being actively investigated. One classic example of drop-in is bio-PET, efforts to develop 100% bio-PET accelerated this year with Coca-Cola’s push to produce a 100% bio-bottle. 100% bio-based PET was successfully produced on lab scale this year; more breakthroughs in this area are expected in the near future. In fact, according to a Read on.......... [ 49 ] ® BioPlastics the Materials of Tomorrow European BioPlastics forecast, the next few years are likely to see the largest growth in the production of biobased polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate. The production capacity for bio-based PET will continue to grow through 2016, reaching just over 4.5 million tonnes, or four-fifths of total bioPlastics production capacity. Bio-based Additives & Modifiers Another area that is showing strong growth is that of bio-based additives and modifiers. This is not only important for engineering durable biopolymers with enhanced performance, but also for developing less hazardous alternatives to conventional modifiers. For example recent concerns about the safety of phthalates which are used as Plasticsizers in PVC and Bisphenol-A which is a monomer used in polycarbonate, have and will continue to drive the search for more health and environmentally friendly solutions. Increasingly, bio-based additives are also being used to modify properties of conventional polymers, as they not only enhance the performance of these materials but also lead to improvement of their carbon footprint. For example a US based company Metabolix, has developed a series of PHA-based polymeric modifiers that demonstrate very good miscibility with PVC in addition to improving its mechanical and environmental performance characteristics. Similarly Mitsubishi Chemical produces a polycarbonate in which the Bisphenol-A is has been replaced by isosorbide, a biomonomer that can be safely used in food applications. Isosorbide-based co polyesters are extremely promising materials that offer enhanced performance properties. Also PLA (Poly Lacticacid), blended with PMMA (Poly methyl methacrylate), enhances the processability and other properties far beyond those of traditional acrylic resins. Challenges & Future Industry Trends Bio-monomers or feedstock’s (raw materials) used today to produce bioPlastics are mainly derived from starch or sugar obtained from corn, potato, sugarcane and beetroot; in other words, from food crops. The use of arable land and edible crops to produce Plastics is increasingly being perceived as an undesirable development that could increase food prices and contribute to food shortages. However, the coming years will see a shift from these so-called first generation feedstocks to second-generation feedstocks such as cellulosics. Cellulosic feedstocks, which consist of crop residues, wood residues, yard waste, municipal solid waste, algae or other biomass, will address the issues related to food shortages and competition for arable land. Cellulosics can be converted to sugars via various technologies, including enzymatic hydrolysis and biomass pretreatment. Already, cellulosic feedstocks are being used to produce, among other materials, cellulose acetates and lignin-based polymers. Once these methods are in place, a stream of non-food crop based fermentable sugars will become available for energy, chemicals and polymers. These developments in the bioPlastics sector are expected to open up unimagined possibilities for biopolymers in the future. A study carried out on the bioPlastics industry, by the market research institute Ceresana in 2011 predicted that global bioPlastics revenues will exceed $2.8 billion by 2018; an average annual growth rate of 17. 8%. Strong growth will be seen particularly in the Asia-Pacific region and in South America. Demand in the individual types of bioPlastics will also show significant regional differences. While PLA (Poly Lactic acid) demand in North America is projected to rise by 12% per year, it will soar by almost 17% per year in the countries of the Asia-Pacific. In 2010, demand was highest for starch-based Plastics, followed by Read on.......... Manufacturer of: Plastics Products & Customized Moldings Specialists: Engineering Plastics, P.P, ABS, Nylon(PA), Acetal Poly Carboon (PC), AS, Acrylic, PPO, PBT etc. S. M. Noman 4-C, Nazimabad, Karachi-76400, Pakistan. Tel: (92-21) 36687507, Fax: (92-21) 36683202 Email: galaxy.noman@gmail.com [ 51 ] ® polylactic acid (PLA). Other bio-based Plastics (PHA/ PHB, cellulose, PBS), as well as fossil fuel-based biodegradable Plastics accounted for just less than 17% of global demand. Currently biodegradable Plastics dominate the bioPlastics market, roughly accounting for 92% of all bioPlastics being produced. However nonbiodegradable Plastics based on renewable resources, are forecast to increase their market share from 8% in 2010 to more than 47% by 2018. A striking finding of a report released in October of this year by European BioPlastics was that increasingly, new bio-Plastics production facilities are being built in Asia and South America. In fact, by 2016, Asia is predicted to be home to 46.3% of the global bioPlastics production capacity. South America is projected to have nearly as much capacity in place, with just over 45%. A main driver in these regions is easy availability of feedstock. Specifically, Thailand has expressed the ambition to become bioPlastics production hub of Southern Asia, and is taking concrete steps in the form of investments and joint ventures to realize this, while in Brazil, Braskem, a company that is already the world’s leading producer of bio-PE (Figure 2), has targeted 2013 as the year to bring its bio PP facility on stream. It appears that globally there is a shift from the production of conventional Plastics to bio-based Plastics and it appears that a lot of growth is expected in the Asian region. Despite global economic challenges, bioPlastics are a profitable business to be in right now. This fact was highlighted during a summary of the findings of a poll conducted by the European BioPlastics association of its members in 2009. The bulk of companies questioned reported healthy growth figures for 2009, in some cases considerably more than 5% over the previous year. The figures fulfilled and sometimes exceeded expectations, the association says. It is about time that Plastics manufacturers in Pakistan should also seize the opportunity and start thinking about investing into these materials of tomorrow. References: 1. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com) 2. Biopolymers; (http://www.bioautocouncil.com) 3.(http://www.Plasticstoday.com 4.(http://www.Plasticstoday.com/articles/bioPlastics) 5.(http://online.wsj.com) 6.(http://www.greenerpackage.com) 7.(http://en.european-bioPlastics.org) [ 52 ] ® BioPlastics the Materials of Tomorrow [ 53 ] ® SUNNY CO Since the establishment of Sunny Co, we have been striving to supply quality injection molding machines with good services at affordable prices to our valued customers all over the Pakistan as well as overseas. Our mission is to emphasize customer’s satisfaction with our excellence. Bearing this in mind, we listen our valued customer’s specific requirement and suggest them machine accordingly to get high level quality product with speedy production to fulfill the growing market needs. We are determine to fully utilize our expertise to further enhance and explore the horizon of plastic in a whole new dimensions and will continue to serve the ever upgrading and diversifying needs of valued customers of injection molding machines. Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad congrates to P PMA for the successful launching of 2013 edition of “ Plastic Directory of Pakistan”. He appreciated the hard work and sincere devotion of all members for the promotion and data processing of said directory. He said that consistence hard work of PPMA will surely boost “Plastics Industry” to its full swing in Pakistan. Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad further express that Government of Pakistan is not encouraging the Plastics Industry at all. He told that there is lot of problems for the “Plastics Industry”. Short fall of Electricity is common problem like others industries are facing. High rate of duties on Plant and Machinery as well as Raw Material are the terrible factors in cost. In addition the impose of “Sales Tax and Additional Sales” on plant and machinery is equal to murder of “Plastic Industry” that really discourage the installation of new industry as well as the expansion of the existing set ups. Mr Akhlaq Ahmed The writer is a Cheif Executive officer of Sunny Co Email: sales@sunnyco.com.pk Website: www.sunnyco.com.pk He prayed to concerned Government authorities that they should support to promote “ Plastics Industry” by decreasing duties structure on Plant and Machinery and Raw Material. The Government should also reduce Sales Tax on raw material and and waiving of Sales Tax and Additional Sales Tax” on Plant and Machinery as Plastic Industry can play vital role for the economic growth of Pakistan. The writer is the Chief Executive of Sunny Co. A supplier of high quality Plastics Injection Moulding Machines in Pakistan having offices in Lahore, Gujranwala and Karachi. Email: sales@sunnyco.com.pk www.sunnyco.com.pk [ 57 ] ® Plastics Blood Plastics Blood may sound impossible, but researchers at the University of Sheffield have created a ‘Plastics blood’, which is able to mimic hemoglobin and carry oxygen around the body. Not only could this be a revolutionary step-forward for the medical world, but due to its very nature, the Plastics blood is able to be carried and stored a lot easier than “natural blood”. The medical device market is one of today’s most dynamic business sectors. Not using Plastics in this area is now unimaginable, especially with regard to the issue of sterility. Easy processing, break resistance, low weight and the possibility of modification for very particular specifications offers definite advantages over conventional materials such as metal, glass and ceramics. Probably the biggest contribution of Plastics is the containment of infection risks, with the big revolution being the development of single use products, such as the humble PVC Blood Bag. Modified atmosphere packs and PVC blood bags to microelectronic components, we have used innovation as our foundation for the future. We have developed dose-dispensing packs for pharmaceuticals and medicines, created safety closures including tamperproof and tamper-evident packs. The Plastics industry plays a vital role in the development of innovative and safe products for the medical industry, through products such as: Artifical Skin, Blister Packs and Dosage Packs for the pharmaceutical industry and Heart and Lung bypass sets, to name but a few. Cross-linked bioplastics attack human wrinkles Two water-absorbing natural plastics are used by chemicals giant BASF to produce “the ultimate nextgeneration wrinkle corrector”.Wrinkle correction is a crowded field. Google “wrinkle corrector” and you get 168,000 results.The new Filling Spheres cosmetic product is composed of hyaluronic acid of low molecular weight (<40 kDa) and konjac, a polysaccharide of high molecular weight (> 200 kDa). BASF says that cross-linking of both components forms small spheres which, after drying, become Ultra Filling Spheres. Due to their high hygroscopic properties, the volume of the spheres increases as they absorb water from the skin. Plumping the skin from inside out may result in smoothing out the wrinkles and fine lines at the surface of the skin, according to BASF. The product has been developed by BASF´s cosmetic active ingredient business called Beauty Creations, which was created by the merger of Beauty Care Solutions and Laboratoires Sérobiologiques, which became part of BASF last year. Wrinkles occur as skin gets thinner, drier and less elastic. Among changes that take place during the aging process, the human body produces less structural skin compounds such as elastin, collagen, and glycosaminoglycans, especially hyaluronic acid. As a result, the skin surface becomes thinner, losing some of its, flexibility and strength. The result is wrinkles, not the most critical medical issue, but one of significant interest to many people. Cross-linkled polymers absorb water. (BASF) [ 59 ] ® 3D Printing - A New Frontier For Plastic Industry It seems like science fiction come to life: a machine that rapidly manufactures almost anything you ask of it, from a pin to an aircraft part. 3-D printing, which is also known as additive manufacturing, because it creates an object by adding material in the form of powder or liquid, layer by layer, as opposed to traditional subtractive manufacturing. No matter what the shape and complexity of the part is, it just need the 3d format file to have the physical 3D printed part in your hand. The charismatic techniques of 3D printing helped many industrial sectors to boost up worldwide like Aerospace, Automobile, Medicine, Defense, Fashion etc. In Pakistan Jewelry sector has experienced the magic’s of additive manufacturing technology in the form of wax patterns of different ornaments which they used directly for casting. Mr. Muddassir Ahmed Manager Trainings B.E (Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering) Karachi Tools, Dies & Moulds Centre Email: info@ktdmc.com - web: www.ktdmc.com Focusing the plastic industry of Pakistan, I suggest following applications of 3Dprinting. Applications in Plastic Industry: • To print the part directly from 3D software to verify the aesthetics of design • To check the fits and forms of the part before starting serial production • To address the limited number of production by producing the functional parts directly from 3D printer without investing heavily on tooling. • To print the “insert of plastic injection mould”, especially when: • the machining is too complex • 3D conformal cooling channels are required to increase the part production rate 3D cooling channels for “Plastic Injection mould” Through 3D Printing Technology • there is a high rate of material removal is requiredsince there is no wastage of material in 3D printing [ 61 ] ® 3D Printing - A New Frontier For Plastic Industry S. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Technology Manufacturer FDM SLS DLP SLA SLS Availability in Stratasys 3D systems 3D systems 3D systems EOS Pakistan Yes Yes Yes Yes No Materials Equivalent to ABS Equivalent to P-20 Equivalent to ABS Equivalent to ABS Steel Alloys, Titanium, Aluminum Alloys etc. For plastic parts, SLA (stereo-lithography), DLP (digital light processing) and FDM (fused deposition modeling) are the beneficial technologies and fortunately present in Pakistan. They give ABS equivalent with good surface finish, and in most cases the parts could be used directly for functional use. However, SLA’s results are often good than rest in terms of surface finish and accuracy. As far as the manufacturing of inserts of plastic injection moulds through 3d printing is concerned, professionals are relying on SLS technology by EOS, Germany. 3D systems also offers SLS technology with the material equivalent to P-20 which is normally used for the inserts in our local market. Following is the chart summarizing different technologies: Though in 2010, sales for all the 3D printing products and services worldwide grew 24% to $1.33 billion, but still there is a lot need to do in this field. Experts throughout the world are using this technology synergetically. In Pakistan, it is needed to bridge the gap between the plastic part manufacturers and the service providers of 3D printing through proper awareness program. This will open the new frontier for the plastic parts manufacturers and keep the local investments pledged for this technology away from dearth. [ 63 ] ® Applications of Plastics in Electrical and Electronic Industry Plastics are “one of the greatest innovations of the millennium” and have certainly proved their reputation to be true; it has been the most used material since 1970. There are many ways that plastic is and will be used in the years to come. Plastic has gained much popularity due to the fact that it is durable, reusable, does not rust or rot, helps lower transportation costs and conserves natural resources. Plastics are everywhere and have innumerable uses. Over the last 50 to 60 years, the uses for plastic have expanded to infiltrate virtually every aspect of life. Because of versatility and affordability plastics has taken the place of other material including wood and metals. Along with other industries, plastics are revolutionizing electrical industry as well. Plastics are playing an important role in growth of electrical industry by making electrical goods safer, lighter, more attractive, quieter, more environmental friendly and more durable. The properties of the various types of plastics make it beneficial for manufacturers to use. Consumers like it because it is easy to use, lightweight and easy to maintain. There are about 45 unique types of plastics and each type has dozens of different variations. Manufacturers can change the physical structure just slightly to benefit the application for which they are using it. Plastics deliver an incredible range of performance benefits; enable many of our favorite electronics to do more with less. For instance, plastics are essential to advances in weight reduction and miniaturization in many electronic products, so less material is used in production and can be engineered to meet very By: Khalil Ahmed Cheif Executive Klass Electric Company Lahore specific performance requirements, often helping to achieve greater energy efficiency over the course of a product’s life. Application of plastics in the electrical field is extremely broad and its role has two main aspects, as electrical insulation materials in wire & cable industry and in the mechanical structure of materials. Structural materials for electrical machinery are used as part of the support and protection to withstand mechanical stress, giving dimensional stability and resistance to bending, heat resistance and easy molding. In today’s modern world the stylish appearance of modern VCRs, CD players, DVD systems, Personal Computers and TV sets owes much to the design freedom granted by plastics. It is plastics that make hygienic and attractive knobs, handles and door facings on cookers, liners, handles and internal fittings on refrigerators and freezers, housings and tops on washing machines and dishwashers. Filled, impactand fire-resistant plastics make tough and durable housings and handles for tools such as drills, paintstrippers, lawnmowers, vacuum cleaners and hedgetrimmers. Safety is a key requirement for electrical [ 65 ] ® Applications of Plastics in Electrical and Electronic Industry goods such as food processors, toasters, kettles and hairdryers which is also facilitated by plastics. Essential to the modern office are smart and hard wearing plastic keypads and housings for telephones, machines photocopiers and computers. From simple cables and household appliances to smart-phones and Blu-ray players, many of the latest devices created in the Electrical & Electronic sector capitalize on new generation plastics. What Makes plastics valuable? resistant through the use of special flame retardant additives. 3. Whatever the designer dreams up, plastics can deliver. They can be any colour — transparent, translucent or opaque; any texture —matte to eliminate glare in the office, smooth for easily cleaned kitchen equipment or non-slip for handles. Plastics are ideally suited to the ergodynamic curves which make modern tools easy and safe to use. 4. Plastics consume just 4% of oil production. They take less energy and therefore fossil fuel to make than most traditional materials. This makes them cheaper to make and buy, as well as benefiting the environment by conserving resources. In addition to being valuable due to above qualities there are few unique features that make plastics more practical than any other substance. Designers of electrical and electronic applications rely on plastics because of their unique features. These unique features are mentioned below along with their applications. 1. Electricity is essential to our standard of living, a valuable and versatile servant but it is also potentially lethal. Plastics do not conduct electricity and are therefore used in a variety of applications where their insulating properties are needed. PVC is widely used to insulate electric wiring, while thermosets (which can withstand high temperatures) are used for switches, light fittings and handles. Plastics are especially suited to housings for goods such as hairdryers, electric razors and food mixers as they protect the consumer from the risk of electric shock. 2. Plastics are poor conductors of heat. To reduce the risk of burns, manufacturers have therefore made extensive use of plastics i.e. introducing cool-touch toasters, deep-fat fryers and kettles. To further protect the consumer, plastics can be made fire • Being light weight, touch-sensitive screens on tablets and smartphones are created with films of polycarbonate. In small appliances like smartphones and MP3 players, the use of plastics has increased along with the number of different polymer types. Smaller and lighter handsets are now possible, thanks to plastics. • The insensitivity of plastics to electromagnetic radiation, combined with their resistance to mechanical shocks, stress resistance, flexibility and durability, makes them ideal for vital applications such as safe, reliable and efficient power supplies. • While most plastics in electrical and electronic equipment are visible, the latter also contain many plastics components you cannot see. Nearly half of all the plastics used in this sector are used in [ 67 ] ® Applications of Plastics in Electrical and Electronic Industry sheathing for cables and in electronic components. • Thanks to ambitious research programmes, plastics in the electrical and electronic sector are constantly evolving. Lithium batteries, for instance, can now be made from recycled plastic bags. Plastic batteries made from conductive polymers have the significant advantage of offering high power with low weight. But plastic-related innovation also comes from their optical properties. With polymers used in optical switching, the flow of data can be facilitated over long distances between one chip and another. A newly discovered technique makes it possible to create a whole new array of plastics with metallic or even superconducting properties. Recently this research has been done by physicists of University of Queensland. • Engineering thermoplastics and other high performance polymers continue to progressively play a critical role in the production of electric & electronic (E/E) components and microelectronic devices. New polymer grades, additives and fillers have been developed to meet thin wall and high temperature requirements for moulded parts. Plastics material and processing development is contributing to lower costs and performance enhancement of consumer and industrial electronics manufacturing technologies. A high dielectric constant liquid crystal polymer (LCP) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin compound series has been developed to enable plastics processors to replace ceramics in high-performance electronic components used in high frequency (microwave and millimeter wave) applications and are currently being used in moulded interconnect devices. Continuing drive for higher circuit density and very high-speed data processing has resulted in an intensified search for new polymeric materials to use in microelectronics. • The development of the plastic materials is opening a lot of possibilities in the electrical sector & electronic. Plastic electronics, based on inherently conductive polymers (ICPs) and flexible substrates, will herald a new era in the electronics industry. Future products include roll-up displays to be used with computers and mobile phones, flexible solar panels that can be laminated to walls and ceilings or used to power portable equipment and ultralow-cost radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. New materials, such as carbon nanotubes and organic molecules, will enable a new generation of plastic electronic displays for cellular phones and other portable devices with their conducting and semiconducting properties. • Advances in nanotechnology and inherently conductive polymers (ICPs) are making possible the development of new photovoltaic (PV) cells that promise to make solar energy inexpensive, unobtrusive and readily available. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has successfully sponsored research work at the University of Erlangen to develop polyetheretherketone (PEEK) high temperature resistant films as a new base material for flexible printed circuit (FPC) boards. The substitution of rigid printed circuit boards with new flexible circuit carriers is an important aspect in the development of lightweight miniaturized electronic solutions. • These new materials can be easily produced with equipment commonly used in the microelectronics industry and are vastly more tolerant of exposure to oxygen compared to standard semiconducting polymers. Combined, these advantages may give ion beam processed polymer films a bright future in the on-going development of soft materials for plastic electronics applications – a fusion between current and next generation technology, the researchers say. With the increase in innovative processing technology, new features are kept on introducing in plastics for expanding its applications in electrical industry. Plastics have revolutionized our lives by making them easier. There is no doubt in accepting the fact that life would not be the same after eliminating plastics from our lives. The wirter is EC Member, PPMA North Zone office Pioneer of Publishing PAKPLAS Directory & CEO of Klass Electric Co Lahore. Email: info@klass.pk - Web: www.klass.pk [ 69 ] ® GPCA: Ethylene continues expansion in 2012 [Source: ICIS Chemical Business] Ethylene is a key building block in the petrochemical industry. In recent years, the world has witnessed its largest ethylene capacity expansion, with capacity growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4% between 2007 and 2012, to reach 155.9m tonnes in 2012. Most of the new capacity during this period has come onstream in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Asia, particularly China, which have seen average annual growth rates of nearly 15% and 14%, respectively. By: Irfan Sabir Polymer Engineer and Manager Technical Services in arfeen international (Pvt.) Ltd. Email:info@arfeengroup.com website:arfeen.com.pk In 2012 alone, GCC countries added 2.1m tonnes/year of ethylene capacity, which accounts for 47% of the global ethylene capacity additions in the same year. While worldwide 2012 capacity additions are much lower than the record additions recorded in 2010 when 11.4m tonnes/year of ethylene capacity was added, GCC capacity addition in 2012 was at a similar level as in 2010, trending downwards by only 13%. Read on.......... [ 71 ] ® GPCA: Ethylene continues expansion in 2012 Looking at the Arabian Gulf region, the majority of capacity additions between 2007 and 2012 took place in Saudi Arabia, which accounted for 64% of the regional capacity additions. With 17.5m tonnes/year, Saudi Arabia is the largest ethylene producer in the region, accounting for 72% of the regional ethylene capacity. This is up by 7.7m tonnes/ year compared with five years ago. This massive expansion in ethylene production capacity has resulted in Saudi Arabia becoming the third largest producer worldwide, accounting for 11% of global ethylene capacity. In Qatar, ethylene is produced by three major companies with a combined capacity of 3.2m tonnes/year, representing 21% of GCC total. QAPCO, Q-Chem and Ras Laffan Olefins Co are the main ethylene producers in Qatar. Since 2007, Qatar ethylene capacity has grow at a CAGR of 21%, which is one of the fastest growth rates in the region. Considering worldwide ethylene producers, Qatar has reached 13th position in terms of its 2012 annual ethylene capacity. In Kuwait, players like EQUATE and PIC jointly produce 1.6m tonnes/year of ethylene, accounting for 7% of the regional capacity. Natural gas feedstock availability remains one of the key challenges for growth of petrochemicals sector in Kuwait. The country plans to increase production of gas through reduction of gas flaring and new drilling. In this regard, Kuwait Oil Co (KOC) is developed its gas exploration program with a key objective of increasing gas production in future years. On a global level, Kuwait is ranked 21st among 59 ethylene producers in terms of ethylene capacity. The petrochemicals industry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is situated in Abu Dhabi, which aims to create a globally competitive, integrated industry. Since 2007, ethylene capacity expansion in Abu Dhabi has been the highest in the region, with a CAGR of 28%, taking the total capacity to 2.1m tonnes/year in 2012. This is 9% of the region’s total ethylene capacity. The petrochemicals sector has been named as one of the key engines of growth for the economy under Abu Dhabi’s 2030 master plan. Currently Borouge is the sole ethylene producer in the UAE, while future plans entail development of ChemaWEyaat, which will crack naphtha to produce ethylene and more specialist materials within the aromatics, C3 (propane) and C4 (butane) value chains. [ 73 ] ® PLASTIC DREAM COME TRUE! Muhammad Ansar Khan Assistant Professor-Chemical Engineering Department, NED University of Engineering and Technology Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, is one of the quietest, the lightest and the most fuel efficient commercial service airliners in the sky. What makes the Dreamliner so special is that much of it is made from plastics. Carbon-fiber reinforced composite plastics, to be exact. These thin, carbon, thread-like fibers, are combined with plastic resins, resulting in a material that’s unusually strong – unusual because it’s also incredibly lightweight and can be molded into many different shapes. Together, the 787’s dramatic weight reduction and optimally aerodynamic shape add up to huge gains in fuel efficiency. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-range, midsize wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its variants seat 210 to 290 passengers. It’s first flight was on Dec.15, 2009. In the Dreamliner, the composite materials contribute to an expected 20 percent reduction in fuel consumption and a corresponding reduction in emissions, compared to a similar size aluminum-frame and body airplane. These composite materials are advanced plastic systems. The lighter, more aerodynamic and more fuel-efficient plane can endure longer flights without refueling, allowing the plane to fly from 3,100 to 8,800 miles. That could allow for considerably more non-stop flights – adding to passenger convenience, comfort and satisfaction, while reducing landings and take-offs, and saving on fuel and emissions. And the Dreamliner should be more comfortable for passengers. The strength of the composite material allows for more passenger and overhead space along with higher pressure and humidity inside the cabin – all of which can help reduce travel fatigue. While the Dreamliner is the first aircraft to be built from plastics carbon fiber reinforced composites, the material is not new. It is currently used in a number of other applications, including automobiles, sports equipment, prosthetics, high-end audio equipment, musical instruments, helicopters and wind turbine blades. Read on.......... [ 75 ] ® PLASTIC DREAM COME TRUE! Composite materials Disassembled composite fuselage section of the Boeing 787 more comfortable to fly in. Due to the properties of composites, airlines will be able to increase cabin pressure and increase the cabin humidity. This may sound like a small difference, must an increase in humidity will dramatically increase the comfort and prevent jet leg. Additionally, the 787 Dreamliner will be the most amazing advancements and increase the acceptance of composite materials. People all across the world will see and feel the benefits first hand like never before. Once the world’s population experiences the benefits of composites the demand will continue to grow and cross into other industries. Each 787 contains approximately 35 short tons (32,000 kg) of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), made with 23 tons of carbon fiber. Carbon fiber composites have a higher strength-to-weight ratio than traditional aircraft materials, and help make the 787 a lighter aircraft. 787 Dreamliner - Benefits of Composites Not only will the use of composites help save fuel on the Dreamliner, but there will be benefits to the passengers as well. In particular, the 787 will be much Courtesy: Muhammad Ansar Khan Emai:lamz_chemicals@hotmail.com [ 77 ] ® [ 79 ] ® How to Construct Houses with Plastic Bottles !! Compiled By: S.M. Anwar Waste bottles for construction? Yes, it is difficult to think of a bottle as a brick. But a mud-filled bottle is as strong as a brick and whatever you can do with a brick, you can do with a bottle too..Plus it has got lots of advantages too... This project was done as part of our college activity.The man behind this innovative idea is a german named Andreas Froese,who is also the founder of ‘ECO-TEC’ . Building with Bottles : This is an effective solution for reusing the plastic. Bottles have the following advantages over bricks and other construction materials. 1. Low cost - You know how much a bottle costs! 2. Non-Brittle - (Unlike bricks) 3. Absorbs abrupt shock loads - Since they are not brittle,there can take up heavy loads without failure. 4. Bio climatic 5. Re-usable 6. Less construction material 7. Easy to build 8. Green Construction Step 1: Bottles,bottles everywhere! When you make a clay brick, the time and energy used right from mixing the clay to baking it in the kiln and taking into account the firewood used for that, you will see that the bottle brick is far more energy-efficient. The technology also reduces the carbon emission that happens during the baking of an ordinary brick . The heat generation from cement factories can also be reduced as this technology uses only five percent cement. The foundation for the entire construction is obtained from building waste and so the mountains from which granite is blasted out can be saved too.. PET Bottle can last as long as 300 years (undoubtedly longer than the cement used to bind the bottles together in the walls!). Read on.......... [ 81 ] ® How to Construct Houseswith Plastic Bottles !! The following picture is of an ecological house constructed in Honduras using some 8,000 PET bottles, in the process freeing up an estimated 12 cubic meters (m3) in the local landfill. The house also features a living roof (sometimes called a green roof) of sod and turf. Such roofs not only have aesthetic appeal, but tend to insulate the house better than conventional roofs, lowering heating and cooling costs. They are also cheaper than conventional roofs. When wet, the 102 square meter (m2), living roof of the casa ecol?can weigh as much as 30 metric tons (Mt, toneladas). The PET bottle walls can support the weight. Step 2: This instructable tells you how to build a pavilion with these bottles. 1. Your first step is to collect as many discarded plastic bottles as you can..They can be of various capacities. 2. Next step is to find a place where you can get a hell load of dry sand (finer,the better). 3. Next process is to take the bottles, fill them with sand, sealed and then paste them with a mixture made of earth, clay, sawdust and a little cement to provide additional strength and durability.The following video shows how to fill the bottle. 4. Now you are all set.Always start with the pillar.You can have as many pillars as you want,but not less than 3. 5. Dig a cylindrical pit about 60cm in depth.The radius should be atleast 10cm more than the length of the bottle that you are going to use for constructing the pillar. 6. Make a cement bed(about 4cm thickness)in the pit.Insert an long iron/steel rod at the centre.Tie a long and strong thread to the rod. Now we are going to lay 10 or 11 bottles around this rod.For this,First lay a bottle on the bed such that the bottle is radially oriented towards the centre.(i.e.,the cap is oriented towards the rod). 7. Take the thread and make a knot around the neck of the bottle you just laid.Put the next bottle in similar way keeping in mind that the caps of the 2 bottles touch each other.Make a knot around the 2nd bottle also. Repeat the steps until you lay all the 11 bottles.You have made your first course of bottles. 8. Fill in the gaps between the bottles with rubble and cement.Make the next bed and continue this process till you fill the entire pit.Hurray!your foundation is complete.Leave it for a few hours so that the cement will solidify. 9. After you have made the foundation for all your pillars,you can start building the pillar.Lay the bottles like Read on.......... [ 83 ] ® How to Construct Houseswith Plastic Bottles !! you did for the foundation,and you will see your pillars rising.You can put broken bricks or other construction wastes between the bottles so that they don’t move. 10. Now if you want you can plaster your pillar with cement.This pillar is many times stronger much cheaper than an ordinary pillar made with bricks. Step 3: After building all the pillars,You are ready to make the platform. 1. Make an outline of your platform with chalk powder or any color powders. 2. Make a Clay bed about 5cm height and width=5 cm > length of the bottles.This bed runs along the perimetre of the platform. 3. Now lay the bottles (with their neck facing outwards )one by one on this bed and tie them to each other as shown in the picture.After laying a course , fill the inside area with cement,clay or rubble.If you want to make more courses,make sure that you knot each bottle of the underlying course with the above course as shown in the picture.This is to impart more strength to the structure. 4. This is your platform.Now put tiles or ceramics for flooring. 5. You can put any type of roof over this because the pillars are really strong enough to hold them. 6. Create your own designs ,and build your own structures with this cheap construction method ! Some structures (including residences,water tanks,seating etc)built with pet bottles are shown here HAPPY BUILDING!! Source: http://www.eco-tecnologia.com ECO-TEC: Found in 2001 by Andreas Froese Germen citizen and its head quarters is at Honduras Central America. [ 84 ] ® PLASTICS IDENTIFICATION CHART [ 85 ] ® Surprising Recycled products: (Second Life of Plastics) Recycling of Plastics: Recycling refers to the reprocessing and refabrication of a material that has been used and discarded by a consumer and that otherwise would be destined for disposal as solid waste. Different Plastics, particularly different polymer groups, can have significantly different physical and chemical properties which may include mechanical strength, flexibility, chemical resistance, etc. Hybrids of these Plastics or those which have been contaminated by the presence of other materials may have these properties seriously affected. S.M Anwar The Writer is the Cheif Executive of platimakers. a Plastics recycling unit in karachi. email: plastimakers@cyber.net.pk to automate the sorting process. This critical part of the process can be performed both manually and mechanically. New mechanical sorting processes using new automated technology are being developed and implemented to increase Plastics recycling capacities and efficiency. Recycling Plastics Materials Available today in many shapes and forms, Plastics have become part of our everyday life. However, their popularity and almost endless applications present a series of challenges for the recycling industry. We now use more Plastics than we did 50 years ago and certain post-consumer products contain as many as 20 different types of Plastics materials. This widespread use of all kinds of Plastics makes it difficult to collect large enough quantities of certain types to make recycling viable. At the same time, each variety has a particular molecular composition and as a result, a different recycling process must be employed. Identification and separation technologies are crucial for efficient and effective Plastics recycling. (see plastics identification Chart) • Shredding and compacting: Sorted Plastics are shredded into smaller pieces and bailed to facilitate extrusion, handling and transportation. • Washing: Scrap Plastics goes through various mechanical processes to remove filth and dirt. It is then washed and ground into smaller flakes. Flotation tanks are also used to separate Plastics from contaminants. • Melting: Plastics are melted down, extruded and cut into granulates or pellets. Recycling Processes Recycling Plastics requires a series of chemical and mechanical procedures: • Sorting: The biggest problem with Plastics recycling is that it is labour intensive and this is because it is difficult • Reforming: The granulates are transported to manufacturing plants where they are made into new products. (Plastics Recycling Overview Chart) [ 87 ] ® Surprising Recycled Plastics products: Recycling Facts • One tonne of recycled Plastics saves 5,774 kWh of energy, 16.3 barrels (2,604 litres) of oil, 98 million Btu’s of energy, and 22 cubic metres of landfill . • There is an 80 to 90% reduction in energy consumption by producing recycled Plastics compared to producing Plastics from virgin materials (oil and gas). • Recycling a single Plastics bottle can conserve enough energy to light a 60-watt bulb for up to six hours. • Recycling 5 PET Plastics bottles produces enough fibre for one t-shirt. • Recycling 100 million cell phones saves enough energy to power more than 194,000 households for one year. • Worldwide trade of recyclable Plastics represents is valued at $5 billion per year and is estimated to represent a total of 12 million tonnes. • A recent study shows that if all landfilled Plastics waste are recycled or recovered into energy, then 7% of EU quota of CARBON GAS REDUCTION will be fulfilled Applications Unlike metals, recycling usually affects the physical properties of Plastics to some extent. This makes it difficult to recover large amounts of certain types of Plastics for use in the same applications that they were originally produced for. Thanks to intensive research and technological developments made by recycling companies, recycled Plastics can be used in almost as many applications and products as those using virgin materials. These are just a few products that can be made from recycled Plastics: • • • • • • • • • • Polyethylene bin liners and carrier bags. Plastics bottles. Flooring and window frames. Building insulation board. DVD and CD cases. Garden furniture and fencing. Garden sheds and composters. Seed trays. Fleeces. Fibre filling for sleeping bags and duvets. Office accessories etc etc. Many types of Plastics we see every day, from bottles to food containers, can be recycled, but most often not back into food-grade containers. So what can be done with them? Well, plenty! Read on.......... [ 89 ] ® Plastics RECYCLED PRODUCT AWARD: U.S.A. The American Chemistry Council ( ACC ) announced KW Plastics, Safeplay Systems, and Sony Electronics Inc., were the winners of this year’s Innovation in Plastics Recycling awards. Safeplay Systems won for EcoPlay, its line of playground equipment for schools and parks made from post-consumer recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE). EcoPlay lumber is made from a minimum 95% post-consumer recycled content. On average each playground structure keeps more than 35,000 milk jugs out of landfills. Safeplay has its own recycling program and accepts all its products for re-recycling at the end of their useful lives. Sony Electronics Inc. won for its development of SoRPlas, a material made from 99% recycled polycarbonate that is used in the housings of some of Sony’s popular consumer products, particularly in high-end cameras. To make SoRPlas, Sony uses 50% post-industrial scrap from cal disc manufacturing, such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs, and 50% postconsumer recycled Plastics from end-of-life products, containers and other items. The annual event honors companies and individuals who have successfully brought new technologies, products and initiatives into communities and/or the marketplace. Last year Axion International Inc., Nepco Industrial Company Ltd. and Trex Company were selected to receive awards. Read on.......... [ 91 ] ® Best Recycled Plastics Product Building on the success of previous years, EPRO invited the Plastics industry from across Europe to nominate examples of products made from recycled Plastics for the Best Recycled Plastics Product Competition 2012. The key objective of the competition, which is now in its 4 year, is to raise awareness of the value and versatility of used Plastics packaging. Whether it be post-consumer or post-industrial Plastics, the opportunity to recycle this valuable resource into new products and applications must be recognised, encouraged and promoted. The competition attracts a wide range of entries representing both consumer facing products and business to business applications. Since the competition was first launched in 2009 we have seen more than 90 entries from 15 countries. This year the entries were judged by a broad European panel of experts, including representatives from EPRO, Plastics Europe and ACR+. The winners were announced and the awards presented on the 6th of November at IdentiPlast 2012, in Warsaw. The two winners are Category BtoB: Filatura di Saluzzo with NEWLIFE (recycled polyester filament yarn) - Italy Category BtoC : CURVER with ECOLIFE Neo (Baskets made of recycled PP) – Europe Plastics packaging design, improved collection schemes, advances in sorting technology together with a greater range of reprocessing opportunities and applications means that the need to send Plastics to landfill is decreasing rapidly. “EPRO (Europeon Recycling Organisation) believe that one of the most important ways of achieving this is to raise the awareness of the products made from recycled Plastics packaging, in turn showcasing a wide range of uses for this valuable material. This creates a demand and hopefully an appetite for new companies to start to design and manufacture more products made from recycled Plastics promoting the cycle of Plastics. Based on the continued success of the initiative, EPRO will be running the best recycled Plastics product competition again next year with the winners announced at Identiplast Paris in October 2013. The discussion concluded that Plastics Recycling is valuable resource into new products and appliaction must be recognised, encouraged and promoted in Pakistan similar to other countries. Read on.......... [ 93 ] ® Plastics Recycling Overview Pick up Process Plastics Wastes Plastics is transported to Recyclers Trade For Making Products Storage Extrusion to graulate Washing Sorted For color & kindwise Crushing to smalll pieces Plastimakers - email: plastimakers@cyber.net.pk [ 95 ] ® PLASTIC RECYCLING TO PRODUCE PETROL AND DIESEL Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastic and reprocessing the material into useful products, sometimes completely different in form from their original state. For instance, this could mean melting down soft drink bottles and then casting them as plastic chairs and tables. Typically a plastic is not recycled into the same type of plastic, and products made from recycled plastics are often not recyclable. Thermal depolymerization Irfan Siddiqui Bureau Chief. Jang & The News Tokyo Japan Another process involves the conversion of assorted polymers into petroleum by a much less precise thermal depolymerization process. Such a process would be able to accept almost any polymer or mix of polymers, including thermoset materials such as The system can handle a wide variety of plastics that are currently sent to landfills. A major advantage of the process is its ability to handle unsorted, unwashed plastic and its extremely high efficiency. vulcanized rubber tires and the biopolymers in feathers and other agricultural waste. Like natural petroleum, the chemicals produced can be made into fuels as well as polymers. An EnvoFuel plant can produce up to 9,300 litres of high-grade diesel fuel from 10 tonnes of waste plastics, with system modules ranging from 10 to 20 tonnes per day. Plastic produce Fuel Larger systems can be built from these modules. Out qualifying conventional plastic recycling techniques, this means that the EnvoFuel system effortlessly processes a great variety of plastics: heavily contaminated plastics such as mulch film., agricultural EnvoFuel is a process (using the Thermo Fuel system) in which scrap and waste plastics are converted into diesel fuel. The system uses liquefaction, pyrolysis and the catalytic breakdown of plastics. [ 97 ] ® PLASTIC RECYCLING TO PRODUCE PETROL AND DIESEL plastics such as silage wrap, trickle tape and other plastics that are hard to recycle (e.g. laminates of incompatible polymers, multilayer films or polymer mixtures). Current situation of recycling of plastics treated in a cylindrical chamber and the pyrolytic gases are condensed in a specially-designed condenser system. This yields a hydrocarbon distillate comprising straight and branched chain aliphatics, cyclic aliphatics and aromatic hydrocarbons. The resulting mixture is essentially the equivalent to petroleum distillate. Various methodologies have been tried and tested to process waste plastics for many years, with recycling becoming the most common method reflecting (today’s environmental requirements). Plastics that cannot be processed are handled by waste management companies by normal land filling or incineration. The plastic is pyrolised at 370ºC-420ºC and the pyrolysis gases are condensed in a series of condensers to give a low sulphur content distillate. The de-sulphur unit makes the process complete and turns the fuel into a “green-diesel”. In recent years, the building or expanding of gasifies (most notably the levels of emissions) has become difficult due to opposition from governments and community groups with environmental concerns. Liquefaction of plastic is a superior method of reusing this resource. The distillate product is an excellent fuel and makes EnvoFuel one of the best, economically feasible and environmentally sensitive recycling systems in the world today. EnvoFuel diesels can be used in any standard diesel engine, trucks, buses, trains, boats, heavy equipment and generators. Pyrolysis Pyrolysis is a process of thermal degradation in the absence of oxygen. Plastic waste is continuously The essential steps in the pyrolysis of plastics involve: Purging oxygen from pyrolysis chamber; 1. Evenly heating the plastic to a narrow temperature range without excessive temperature variations; 2. Pyrolising the plastics; 3. Passing the gases through a catalytic converter; 4.Managing the carbonaceous char by-product before it acts as a thermal insulator and lowers the heat transfer to the plastic; 5.Careful condensation and fractionation of the pyrolysis vapors to produce fuels of excellent quality and consistency In fact, most plastics can be processed directly even if contaminated with dirt, aluminum laminates, printing inks, oil residues, etc. [ 99 ] ® PLASTIC RECYCLING TO PRODUCE PETROL AND DIESEL Fuel Production Process SPR Japan: World’s Largest Wasteplastics-to-oil Recovery Plant (CHP Facility) PR has developed a unique and flexible business model that allows it to not only recycle the 3P’s but large loadings of PET and PVC (20% by weight), which are considered contaminants in other liquefaction facilities. The SPR technology has a patented de-chlorination process that removes the hydrochloric gas produced by the thermal decomposition of PVC and uses water to convert the gas into hydrochloric acid leaving only 100ppm of chlorine in the oil products. Additionally, by undertaking several years of research using a special catalyst mixed with the plastic waste in optimal quantities, SPR has learned to deal with the benzoic acid produced by the liquefaction of large loadings of PET, without affecting the pH of the oil product. These advances and numerous other technology refinements has allowed SPR to develop the Cascade Recycling System, where plastic from the municipal solid waste stream can be mixed with the rejects and residues from other mechanical or material recycling operations, which typically amount to forty or fifty percent of their throughput. 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Anwar, Convener, Pakplas Committee Pakplas annual magazine published under the administration of Pakistan Plastics Manufacturers Association. PPMA is the only body of the Plastics Manufacturers in Pakistan registered Under the Trade Ordinance, Ministry of Industries, Government of Pakistan. PPMA has its Head Office in Karachi and Zonal Office in Lahore. PPMA is the voice of Pakistan Plastics Industry.Currently PPMA publishes two main publications i.e. Pakplas Magazine and Pakplas Directory. The Pakplas magazine is published from Head Office in Karachi and the Pakplas Directory is published from PPMA Zonal Office in Lahore. PPMA Logo and design has been registered and obtained exclusive right by the Trade Mark Registry, Government of Pakistan. Pakplas Magazine is a registered magazine published annually having a national and international recognition. To date Pakpas has published 9th annual magazine and the current issue is a 10th one. Thus a jubilation is felt at every level among the PPMA members and the Executive Committee. In the following lines, a brief history of Pakplas is enumerated for the interest of the readers: PAKPLAS First Issue: 1991 The idea of publishing a magazine was a challenging task. Mr. Zakaria Usman was a young chief who accepted the challenge. The first magazine was published in the year 1991 under the president ship of Mr. Zakaria Usman.His deputies were Mr. Abbas E. Gabajee, Mr. Zafar Saeed and Mr. Sheikh Mohammad Tufail. The Executive Committee felt that there should be strong communication within the industry therefore a publication was inevitable. Thus the Pakplas Magazine was published. It was published on the paperback edition. Fortunately, the magazine was well taken by the Plastics Industry. It was a great vision and a giant step which had been materialized. After that PPMA Zonal office launched and published five plastics news papers on monthly basis. However, this could not be continued on a regular basis. PAKPLAS Second Issue: 1999 The Executive Committee of PPMA and then Chairman Mr. Zafar Saeed felt that there should be strong communication within the industry therefore a publication was inevitable. The Second issue came out under the president ship of Mr. Zafar Saeed in the year 1998.Mr. Iqbal Lakhani was Sr. VP and Mr. Ehteshamuddin and Mr. Zahid Ahmed were Vice Presidents.Mr. Mahmood Ghaznavi was the Zonal President of PPMA North Zone. This issue published after a gap of 8 years. Number of events have been covered, topics of plastics awareness were streamlined, membership directory included etc. The issue was well appreciated but the publication could not maintain on regular basis. [ 109 ] ® PAKPLAS Third Issue: 2005 This year saw a much improved situation. After a gap of five years Mr. Zakaria Usman again elected as the president, He seriously looked on the possibility of publication of Pakplas magazine on a regular basis annually. Sr. Vice President was Mr. Ehteshamuddin, Mr. Iftikharuddin and Mr. Zahid Ahmed was vice president. Mr. Mahmood Ghaznavi was elected as President of Zonal Office. The then President formed Pakplas Committee to look after the affairs of Pakplas. This task was assigned to he was nominated as the first Convener of Pakplas Committee. He was ably assisted by the Secretary Mr. Fayyaz Choudhy. Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. S.M. Noman, the magazine took a new trend and the third issue was successfully launched which was well appreciated. Qualified articles related to plastics were included, events of plastics were covered, statistical data were obtained, plastics institutional coverage were enhanced, and last but not the least the Pakistan plastics overview have been discussed. The new Urdu version also included etc. The quality of printing, layout and designing etc. were enhanced and it was well appreciated by the Plastics Industry. Mr. S. M. Noman and PAKPLAS Fourth Issue: 2006 Much has been done by the wonderful team but there was so much more to do yet. In the year 2006 Mr. Zafar Saeed again elected as the president of PPMA. Mr. Zahid Ahmad elected as Sr. Vice President, Mr. Shoaib Munshi and Mr. Iftikhar Hussain as Vice presidents. Mr. Mahmood Ghaznavi elected as President of North Zone office. Mr. S.M. Noman as In charge of Pakplas. This Year the Pakplas Committee worked in a more coordinated manners and the issue got more powerful impacts. Number of activities were covered, more qualified materials for the readers published.It was decided that the pakplas magazine may come out on regular basis without fail. PAKPLAS Fifth Issue: 2007 For new term of 2007-2008 Mr. Ehteshamuddin had been elected as president of PPMA. Mr. Asif Rashid and Mr. Shoaib Munshi were elected as Vice Presidents. Mr. Mahmood Ghaznavi as President of North Zone office. Mr. S. M. Noman continued as Incharge of Pakplas. The task of printing Pakplas got momentum and efforts of the Pakplas Committee under the leadership of Mr. S.M. Noman were proved successful. His contribution to magazine was remarkable. [ 111 ] ® PAKPLAS Sixth Issue: 2008-2009 In this year there were no change in the Office Bearers and Committees. Mr. Ehteshamuddin elected as President. North Zone also. The former committees were continued. Pakplas Committee worked hard again under Mr. S.M. Noman made every effort to print the magazine up to the expectation of the readers. There was no change in PPMA PAKPLAS Seventh Issue: 2010 Mr. Ehteshamuddin again elected as Chairman of PPMA for another term and Mr Imran Ghani and Mr. Zahid Ahmed as Vice Chairman. Mr. Side Khalid Masood was elected as Chairman of PPMA North Zone. New Committees were nominated. Mr. Imran Ghani nominated as Convener of Pakplas Committee. Under the dynamic leadership and calculated approach of Mr. Imran Ghani the Pakplas magazine took a different look. A policey for pakplas was streamlined and got approved by the Executive Committee of PPMA. A synchronize design had been approved and implemented. Layout and design have been changed, professionalism have been exercised for better image. Efforts have been made to make it more attractive, more readable and eye catching. All efforts have got tremendous success and the image of the magazine has been boosted. After this successful issue, the magazine got a worldwide recognition. PAKPLAS Eighth Issue: 2011 Consequent upon the election, Mr. Zakaria Usman had been elected as New Chairman of PPMA. Mr. Mustafeezuddin and Mr. Shaoib Munshi as Vice Chairman. Mr. Khalid Masood as Chairman of North Zonal office. Mr. Imran Ghani nominated as Convenor of Pakplas. INN Pakplas New features had been added which gave created powerful l impact to its already enhanced image. The Pakplas logo has been registered with the Trade Mark Registry with the Government of Pakistan. PPMA has obtained exclusive right to use Pakplas Design and Logo. The Pakplas Magazine got a new success. More circulation had been increased. Pakplas were sent to all Chambers in Pakistan. International circulation has been increased. Without any doubt the magazine has been taken as the voice of Pakistan Plastics Industry. The publication was widely accepted by the Plastics Associations of other countries as an exclusive voice of Pakistan Plastics Industry. [ 113 ] ® PAKPLAS Ninth Issue: 2012 Consequent upon the election, Mr. Shakil Ahmed had been elected as the new Chairman of PPMA for the term 20112012, Mr. S.M. Noman and Mr. Muhammad Saleem as his Vice Chairmen. In North Zone PPMA Mr. Muhammad Shoaib took office of the Chairman. PPMA North Zone initiated to publish Pakplas Directory. Mr. Khalil Ahmed was nominated as Convener of Pakplas Directory. It was a challenging job and he worked hard to make it a success. The first directory had been published covering plastics business houses all over Pakistan. In Pakplas front the situation changed to success. Mr. Imran Ghani has been again nominated as the Convener of Pakplas Committee. Following the success of previous issues, the new magazine were touched the height of the delight. The Pakplas looked a truly professional magazine. The layout Design was overwhelmingly recognized, the articles showed expert opinions, innovation, research and development were presented, academic and institutionalized approach included. Overall the magazine got tremendous support. More than 2000 copies were printed and circulated to Plastic Business houses, chambers, exhibitions and to some extent on the world plastics forum etc. The feedback was very encouraging, and overall the magazine got great admiration. It was well taken by the Plastics Industry in Pakistan. PAKPLAS Tenth Issue: 2013 Consequent upon the election of PPMA in the month of September, 2012 the new Executive Committee of PPMA was elected. Mr. Imran Ghani elected as Chairman and Mr. Siddique Adam and Mr. Mudasar Rehman as Vice Chairman. Mr. Muhammad Shoib has been elected as Chairman of North Zonal Office. Mr. Khalil Ahmad continued as Convener of Pakplas Directory. Mr. S.M. Anwar nominated as new Convener of Pakplas Committee. The New Chairman, a dynamic cool minded well etiquette, well calculated personality with a visionary approach advised to make Pakplas truly the magazine of world class. He advised to shape it in a way the other magazines of the Plastics Associations of the world are publishing and make it a Voice of Plastics Industry of Pakistan. The current team of Pakplas worked hard to make it possible. The new magazine is consisted of innovations, investment possibilities in Plastics field, research and development, institutions with market oriented approach, articles to trade with other part of the world, academic sessions, and information for the plastics people etc. The issue is a 10th issue thus jubilation is felt at the entire level of the Association and its members.PPMA and Pakplas feel great pleasure in presenting its 10th issue for the readers. [ 115 ] ® Narration Plastics Tree By: Irfan Sabir In today’s world, life without Plastics would be incomprehensible. Every day, Plastics contribute to our health, safety and peace of mind. But how did this all start? how were Plastics materials invented and discovered? None of the applications and innovations we take for granted would have been possible if it weren’t for the early scientists who developed and refined the material. Those pioneers made it possible for us to enjoy the quality of life we do today. In the beginning was crude oil It all begins with crude oil (petroleum) and natural gas. Crude oil and natural gas occur in the earth’s crust; they were formed millions of years ago, as a result of slow and lengthy processes from decayed plants and animals, buried deep into the earth’s crust under tremendous pressure.Crude oil and natural gas are extracted from the ground, on land or under the oceans, by sinking an oil well. They are then transported to refineries, by ship and/or by pipeline, lines of pipe equipped with pumps, valves and various other control devices specially adapted for moving liquids and gases. What happens at the refinery The job of the refinery is to produce physical and chemical changes in crude oil and natural gas, through an arrangement of extremely specialised manufacturing processes. One of these processes is distillation, i.e. the separation of heavy crude oil into lighter groups (called fractions) of hydrocarbons. Two of these fractions are familiar to consumers. One, fuel oil, is used for heating of for diesel fuel in automotive applications. Another one is naphtha, used in gasoline and also as the primary source from which petrochemicals are derived. Petrochemistry steps in As far as petrochemistry is concerned, refining is where the job of the oil industry stops, and this is where the job of the petrochemical industry takes over. Petrochemistry gets its raw material - known as feedstocks - from the refinery: naphtha, components of natural gas such as butane, and some of the by-products of oil refining processes, such as ethane and propane. These feedstocks are then processed through an operation that is known as cracking. Cracking is simply the process of breaking down heavy oil molecules into lighter, more valuable fractions. In steam cracking, high temperatures are used; when a catalyst is used it is known as catalytic cracking. The plant were these operations are conducted is called - logically enough - a cracker.Once these operations are concluded, new products are obtained, the building blocks of the petrochemical industry: olefins, i.e. mainly ethylene, propylene, and the so-called C4 derivatives, including butadiene - and aromatics, so called because of their distinctive perfumed smell, i.e. mainly benzene, toluene and the xylenes. From mysterious to familiar products These products (ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylenes...) are processed in petrochemical plants into other, more specialised products - and it sometimes takes much more than one step for these products to be fit to be used by the so-called downstream industries, the customer industries of petrochemistry. It takes only one (complex) operation to go from ethylene to the well-known Plastics polyethylene, for example, but it takes more than seven to go from benzene to the nylon used in our clothes and sports equipment! In the end, petrochemicals will go into products that we are all familiar with: Plastics, soap healthcare products such as the aspirin, synthetic fibres for clothes and furniture, rubbers, paints, insulating materials... [ 117 ] ® INDEBTEDNESS In the preparation of Pakplas magazines the Pakplas Committee is indebted to many people. In first place, Mr. Zakaria Usman initiated the idea and floated it in the year 1991. The then Executive Committee, and his predecessors Mr. Zafar Saeed, Mr. Ehteshamuddin, Mr. Iqbal Lakhani, Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, Mr. Asif Rasheed, Mr. Mustafeezuddin, Mr. Shoib Munshi, Mr Mahmood Ghaznavi, Mr. Nabeel Hashmi, Mr. Khalid Maoosd and Mr. Shoib Ahmed. They all planned it, organize it and implemented it. Mr. Imran Ghani who shaped it that Pakplas has become the magazine of the plastics world. It has become the voice of the Pakistan Plastics Industry to represent in the world. Mr. Fayyaz Choudhry, the secretary of the PPMA who worked hard to make it a reality. Pakplas is highly indebted to Mr. S.M. Noman who has been associated with the magazine since its inception and really worked hard with devotion. It is a unified opinion that without his support the venture would not have been possible. The Present committee lead by Mr. S.M. Anwar has tried to complete their job. As usual Mr. S.M. Noman, the Deputy Convenor supported all the way. in printing, ads, articles etc. etc. Mr. Irfan Sabir who extended excellent support provided article, wrote narration of the title two very informative articles for Pakplas and advertisement Mr. Aftab, Mr. Adil Shuja and Mr. Muddasir Rehman coordinated in spite of their entire busy schedule. The Chairman remained with Pakplas all the time with Pakplas committee. The Executive Committee supported and extended timely advises. The devotion of staff is commendable. Mr. Rashid Mahmood, worked hard. Mr. Syed Ahsan Ali worked with dedication irrrespective of time barriers and of great help. My Secretary Miss Erum Ahmad help a lot in paper work and secretarial duties. Special Thanks is for the ad participants who placed the ads without their support the magazine would not have been possible. The article written by the seasoned professionals are of high quality and greatly admired PPMA and Pakplas feel great pleasure in presenting its 10th issue for the readers. On the publication of 10th issue of Pakplas annual magazine, we extend our congratulations and jubilation is felt at the entire level of the association and its members. We take the opportunity to thank the current Executive Committee of PPMA, Pakplas committee and current employees of PPMA for their commitment, hard work, and loyalty. We look forward to seeing continuing success in the pursuit of Pakplas in Pakistan and beyond. Pakplas Committee is grateful to Almighty God who provided vision and courage to make Magazine possible. S.M. Anwar. Convener PAKPLAS Committee S.M. Noman. Deputy Convener PAKPLAS Committee [ 119 ] ® International Plastics Events in 2013 Polyurethanex Exhibition of polyurethane technologies and materials 28.02.2013 - 01.03.2013 Moscow : Russian Federation Plast B2B fair for the plastics and rubber industries 06.03.2013 - 08.03.2013 Sofia : Bulgaria 8-10 March Expo Centre Lahore - Pakistan Tiprex Trade fair for plastics and rubber 03.04.2013 - 06.04.2013 Bangkok : Thailand Chemplast Asia International trade fair for plastics and rubber 03.04.2013 - 05.04.2013 Tashkent : Uzbekistan ICE USA Trade fair for paper, film and foil converting 09.04.2013 - 11.04.2013 Orlando : USA EMAQH International exhibition of machine tools 09.04.2013 - 13.04.2013 Buenos Aires : Argentina Plastec South Plastics trade fair 06.03.2013 - 07.03.2013 Orlando : USA Plastimagen International exhibition and conference of the plastics industry 12.03.2013 - 15.03.2013 Mexico City : Mexico Plastimagen International exhibition and conference of the plastics industry 12.03.2013 - 15.03.2013 Mexico City : Mexico PlastixExpo Plastics processing trade fair 21.03.2013 - 23.03.2013 Parma : Italy Eurostampi International dies and molds, presses and injection machines exhibition 21.03.2013 - 23.03.2013 Parma : Italy Uzbekistan Industrial Forum International industrial exhibition 27.03.2013 - 29.03.2013 Tashkent : Uzbekistan Plastex International trade fair for plastics and rubber processing 03.04.2013 - 05.04.2013 Tashkent : Uzbekistan Epla International fair of plastics and rubber processing 09.04.2013 - 11.04.2013 Poznan : Poland Plastic Japan Trade fair for the plastics industry 10.04.2013 - 12.04.2013 Tokyo : Japan Plastteknik Fair for plastics technology 10.04.2013 - 11.04.2013 Malmö : Sweden [ 121 ] ® International Plastics Events in 2013 Interplastica Trade fair for plastics technology 29.01.2013 - 01.02.2013 Moscow : Russian Federation Guangzhou Wood-plastic compesites Fair International trade fair for wood-plastic composites (WPC) 09.05.2013 - 11.05.2013 Guangzhou : China Feiplastic International plastics industry trade fair 20.05.2013 - 24.05.2013 Sao Paulo : Brazil Packaging, Plastics, Mould & Die Machinery International trade fair for packaging machinery, plastic processing, molds & dies 12.06.2013 - 15.06.2013 Surabaya : Indonesia Composites China International trade fair and forum for composites, technologies and applications 02.07.2013 - 04.07.2013 Shanghai : China TechnoPharm International Trade Fair for Life Science, Process Technology, Pharmaceutical - Food - Cosmetics 23.04.2013 - 25.04.2013 Nuremberg : Germany Plast-Ex Plastics trade fair 14.05.2013 - 16.05.2013 Toronto : Canada Chinaplas International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industry 20.05.2013 - 23.05.2013 Guangzhou : China Plastec East Plastics trade fair 18.06.2013 - 20.06.2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : USA CPM-China Plastics Materials Trade fair for technologies and applications in plastics materials and modification in China 03.09.2013 - 06.09.2013 Tianjin : China Tires & Rubber International Trade Fair for rubber products and tires 24.04.2013 - 27.04.2013 Moscow : Russian Federation Plastpol Trade fair for plastics processing 07.05.2013 - 10.05.2013 Kielce : Poland Expoplast (regional Fair) Exhibition for the plastics industry 14.05.2013 - 16.05.2013 Toronto : Canada Chinaplas International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industry 20.05.2013 - 23.05.2013 Shanghai : China Plastics Printing Packaging International trade fair for plastics, printing and packaging 06.06.2013 - 08.06.2013 Dar es Salaam : Tanzania Plasticos International Exhibition of the Plastic Industry 12.06.2013 - 15.06.2013 Buenos Aires : Argentina Plast Expo International trade fair for plastics, rubber, composites, packaging and processing 19.06.2013 - 22.06.2013 Casablanca : Morocco Epla International fair of plastics and rubber processing 09.04.2013 - 11.04.2013 Poznan : Poland Applas Trade fair for plastics and rubber 03.09.2013 - 06.09.2013 Shanghai : China Plastec Tradeshow for the plastics and rubber industry 03.09.2013 - 05.09.2013 Helsinki : Finland [ 123 ] ® International Plastics Events in 2013 Plastex Central Asia International trade fair for plastics and rubber 03.09.2013 - 09.09.2013 Almaty : Kazakhstan InterPlas Vietnam International plastics and rubber technology trade exposition 04.09.2013 - 06.09.2013 Hanoi : Vietnam Plastec Midwest Plastics trade fair 10.09.2013 - 12.09.2013 Chicago, Illinois : USA PETpoint Trade fair for PET packaging 16.09.2013 - 21.09.2013 Munich : Germany Tube Southeast ASIA International Tube Trade Fair 17.09.2013 - 19.09.2013 Bangkok : Thailand UzChemplast Expo International exhibition for chemicals, plastics, laboratory equipment and analysis 18.09.2013 - 20.09.2013 Tashkent : Uzbekistan Kunststoffen Plastics trade fair 25.09.2013 - 26.09.2013 Veldhoven : Netherlands Packtech Expo Balkan Trade fair for packaging technology 25.09.2013 - 28.09.2013 Belgrade : Serbia Plastics Printing Packaging International trade fair for plastics, printing and packaging 04.10.2013 - 06.10.2013 Nairobi : Kenya K Trade fair for plastics and rubber 16.10.2013 - 23.10.2013 Düsseldorf : Germany India Composites Show International exhibition and conference on composites and new materials industry 24.10.2013 - 26.10.2013 New Delhi : India Plastex Siberia International trade fair for plastics and rubber 29.10.2013 - 01.11.2013 Novosibirsk : Russian Federation Plastex Ukraine Plastics trade fair 31.10.2013 - 01.11.2013 Kiev : Ukraine UkrPlastTech Fair for equipment and technologies for plastics manufacturing and processing 19.11.2013 - 22.11.2013 Kiev : Ukraine DMP Part 2 International Exhibition for Plastics, Packaging, Rubber, Diecasting Foundry Exhibition 13.11.2013 - 16.11.2013 Dongguan : China Plastics and Rubber Indonesia International Trade Fair for Plastics and rubber processing 20.11.2013 - 23.11.2013 Jakarta : Indonesia International Industrial Forum International industry trade fair 19.11.2013 - 22.11.2013 Kiev : Ukraine Plast Eurasia International Istanbul Plastic Industries Fair 05.12.2013 - 08.12.2013 Istanbul : Turkey Midest Industrial subcontracting show 19.11.2013 - 22.11.2013 Paris : France Sistep Midest International trade fair for subcontracting industry and industriel partnership 11.12.2013 - 14.12.2013 Casablanca : Morocco [ 125 ] ® ACTIVITIES OF PPMA DURING THE YEAR 2012 • PPMA Custom Valuation Committee visited Chief Collector of Customs to discuss the effectiveness of Valuation ruling after implementation of WeBOC systems. • PPMA delegation under the Chairmanship of Mr. Shakil Ahmed visited KATI and met with Mr. Ehteshamuddin, Chairman KATI to explore how two associations can create synergy by sharing information. • PPMA delegation under the Chairmanship of Mr. Shakil Ahmed visited KTDMC to explore how members of PPMA and KTDMC can increase business in tool making which is currently being procured from various countries. • PPMA members exhibited in “PAPER WORLD” exhibition in Germany. • The Delegation of plastic industry that led by Mr. Ehteshamuddin the former Chairman of PPMA visited “Plast India ~ 2012”. • PPMA participated in 3P Plastic, Printing & Packaging Exhibition, Expo Centre in Lahore to provide awareness to industry about its working for industry. PPMA submitted budget proposals to Governments departments directly and through FPCCI. In the budget proposals PPMA specially highlighted that plastic sector contributing major shares in FBR revenue in shape of various taxes on imports of Plastic Raw Materials. • The following PPMA budget proposals are sustained in Budget 2012-13. 1) Removing aberrations in rates of sales tax @ 22% and 19.5% to standard rate of 16% through rescinding of SRO 644(I)/2007 dated 27-06-2007 vide SRO 594(I)/2012, dated 01.06.2012, effective from the 02.06.2012. 2) Streamlining the sales tax regime by substituting zero-rating on certain items with a view to stop illegal refunds, which was accepted. 3) The maximum general tariff slab has been reduced from 35% to 30%. This will reduce the number of tariff slabs from 8 to 7. • US Delegation visited Pakistan and formal meeting took place on Friday 5th October, 2012 at Karachi Expo Centre. The delegates showed their willingness to assist the Plastic Industry in manufacturing engineering, general management and business development. The main objective of the delegation visit was to explore the possibilities of enhancing trade from Pakistan to USA. [ 126 ] ® PPMA Executive Committee in Session [ 127 ] ® Senior PPMA Executives With Patern-in-Chief Zafar Saeed Shakeel Ahmad Imran Ghani Zakaria Usman Ehteshamuddin PPMA Zonal office Executives Muhammad Shoaib Mahmood Ghaznavi Khalid Masood Ijaz Ali Shahid Ishrat [ 129 ] ® FAKT Exhibitions (Pvt.) Ltd. Inauguration of plastic exhibition in Lahore Expo Centre Minister, PPMA Chairman & CEO FAKT with PPMA EC Members. FAKT Exhibitions (Private) Limited is the leading trade exhibition organizing company with offices in China, Singapore and Taiwan. Our exhibitions represent over fifteen industrial sectors of Pakistan and have been truly instrumental in bringing huge foreign investments in Pakistan. FAKT’s Trade Shows provide a focus on the specific sector & industry, thereby drawing the interest of all the related government bodies, experts, professionals, trade partners & academicians which results in opening various avenues of growth for the focused sectors on both local and international level. FAKT Exhibitions (PVT) Ltd. is known for its benchmark successes in the corporate industry by organizing international expositions to support economic growth, business conventions and knowledgeable expertise. We lead the market in conducting successful trade shows, conferences and events for our prestigious business associates. The FAKT team ensures precision and one stop solutions to our valued clientele for making business with us at ease. FAKT excels in networking business making prospects to entail relevant stakeholders associated with the particular industry. Keeping a watchful eye on unexplored industry solutions, FAKT Group reveals the potential trade possesses in uplifting the economy. FAKT organizes multiple International Exhibitions and Conferences each year including, 3P-Plas Print Pack Pakistan -International Plastic, Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition & Conference, Pakistan’s number One Exhibition. This event is a product of significant collaboration among top players from the plastic, printing and packaging industries of Pakistan and the only event strategically supported and endorsed by Pakistan Plastics Manufacturers Association – (PPMA). FAKT Exhibitions (PVT) Ltd. works jointly with all the associated bodies, similarly with PPMA, we intend to harness the corporate leads and form a network of the relevant stakeholders of the industry and collaborate in order to maintain the decorum which meets the global standards. We have joined resources to strengthen the corporate relationship and to get it to an all new standing of accomplishment, growth and acknowledgement. We work for Pakistan and hence, we are successful. 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(PVT) LTD Office No.421, 4th Floor, Century Tower, Kalma Chowk, Lahore Tel : +9242-35914084 Fax : +9242-35914085 Email : almunawar@live.com CE : Mr. Muhammad Shoaib A to Z A. T. M. INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD Plot No.40/1, Sector 28, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-35033155 Fax : +9221-35030542 Email : info@atmpk.com Web : www.atmpk.com CE : Mr. Zaheer Allana ALSONS AUTO PARTS (PVT) LTD DSU 34 & 35, Pakistan Steel, Down Stream Industrial Estate, Bin Qasim, Karachi-75000 Tel : +9221-34723622-4 Fax : +9221-34750534 Email : aap@alsonsgroup.com CE : Akbar Allana ARFEEN INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD 3rd Floor, Tower A, World Trade Center, 10 Khayaban-e-Roomi, Block 5, Clifton, Karachi UAN : +9221-111-273-336 Tel : +9221-35872160-2 & 35872783 Fax : +9221-35872165 Email : humayunsabir@arfeengroup.com CP : Mr. Humayun Sabir, Senior Manager CE : Mr. Emran Khan BELTA Opp: Brighto Paint Factory, Majid Street, Bara Dari Road, Shahdara – Lahore Tel : +9242-37928600 Email : waheed@belta.co Website : www.belta.co CE : Mr. Abdul Waheed BHANJI VELJI KARACHI CO House of Agar, MR 3-I G/I, Boulton Market Karachi - 74000 Tel : + 9221-32415412 -14 Email : aagar192@gmail.com CE : Mr. Haroon Agar ALPHA CONTAINER INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD F-194, SITE, Karachi Tel : +9221-32561536-8 Email : info@alphacontainer.com.pk CE : Mr. Suleman Chawla Plot No.WH-11, Sector 16-B, North Karachi Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-37065598 Fax : +9221-36963598 Email : arm_bv@hotmail.com AGHA Plastics AL-SAEED ENTERPRISES CE 21 Timber Market, Ravi Road, Lahore Tel: +9242-37729612 & 37725393 Fax: +9242-37729055 Email: aghaplast@wol.net.pk CE: Mr. Ijaz Ali A.J.S. TRADERS Plot No L-11-D, Shade No 2, Block No, 22, F.B. Area, Karachi Tel: +9221-36364726 – 36384726 Email: ajstraders@cyber.net.pk CE: Shoaib Ismail AL HAMD Plastics WORKS A-43/C Hill Street S.I.T.E Opp: KESC Store, Karachi Cell 1: +92-312-2137704 Cell 2: +92-321-3755161 Tel: +9221-36687615 Fax : +9221-36688655 Email: alhamdPlasticsworks@hotmail.com CE: Mr. Haris Shaikh AL-HUDA Plastics PACKAGES F-98 S.I.T.E. Karachi Tel : +9221-32551445-6 Fax : +9221-32551463 Email : alhodapp@cyber.net.pk Web : www.alhodapp@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Farrukh Jawed B-12/B, Estate Avenue SITE; Karachi Tel : +9221-32586000-2 Fax : +9221-32575279 Email : zafarpolyset@gmail.com CE : Mr. Zafar Saeed AL-TAWAKKAL TRADER H.No.11/13, Block 4/F, Near Nadra Office, Nazimabad, Karachi Tel : +9221--35445722 Email : s.tawakkal@gmail.com CE : Mr. Muhammad Sohail APP (PVT) LTD SF Unit No.17, Off Hub River Road, S.I.T.E., Karachi Tel : +9221-32593591 Email : amerchant@advancedpack.com.pk CE : Mr. Amyn Merchant ASTRO Plastics (PVT) LTD 17- Banglore Town, Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi-75350 Tel : +9221-34311172-5 Fax : +9221-34547843 Email : info@astrofilms.com.pk CE : Mr. Maqsood Ismail : Mr. Maqbool Ahmed Kassamali BLOW PLAST (PVT) LTD F-87A, Near Labour Square, SITE Karachi Tel : +9221-32562353 Fax : +9221-32562352 CE : Mr. Khalid Mansoor BOMBAL Plastics F-325/A, SITE Karachi Tel : +9221-32563767 – 32563821 Fax : +9221-32563501 Email : bombalPlastics@gmail.com CE : Mr. Tajuddin BRITE TRADING AGENCY Khori Garden, Murad Khan Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-32007090 Fax : +9221-32412384 Email : info@bta.com.pk CE : Mr. Iftikharuddin BROTHERS INDUSTRIES 190/1, Sector 23, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-35065238 – 35066699 Fax : +9221-35120702 Email : dux@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Saleem Uddin, Partner [ 141 ] ® PPMA Members 2012-2013 CBM Plastics (PVT) LTD F-21, SITE Karachi Tel : +9221-32571884 – 32561651 Fax : +9221-32561652 Email : info@cbmPlastics.com Web : www.cbmPlastics.com CE : Mr. Iftikhar Hussain CHEMCENTRE INTERNATIONAL 7/B, Nelson Chambers, 4th Floor, I. I. Chundrigar Road Adjacent to MCB Tower Karachi. Tel : +9221-32213917--19 Fax : +9221-2637922 E-mail : Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. URL : www.chemcentre.com.pk Sole Proprietor: Mr. Asdaque Sultan CHERAT PACKAGING LTD DECENT Plastics 8/2 Sector 12-D North Karachi Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-36951724 - 36953857 Fax : +9221-36906479 Email : dPlastics786@yahoo.com web : www.lavennaPlastics.com CE : Mr. Muhammad Saleem DIWAN Plastics Plot No.1731/16 M.B.I/S-1/8, Hub River Road Karachi Tel : +9221-32571616 - 32564408 Email : diwan@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Jaffer Diwan DOCTOR Plastics INDUSTRY 3rd Floor, Modern Motor House, Beaumont Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-35683566 Fax : +9221-35683425 Email : masihur.rehman@gfg.com.pk Mr. Masihur Rehman, General Manager Opp: Brighto Paint Factory, Majid Street, Bara Dari Road, Shahdara – Lahore Tel : +9242-37925850 Email : toazam@gmail.com Website : www.dpi.net.pk CE : Mr. Farooq Azam CHERRY Plastics INDUSTRIES DOLLAR INDUSTRIES (PVT.) LIMITED Plot # WS-7, Block-2, Azizabad, FB Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-32580806 - 32580991 Fax : +9221-32589745 Email : tp2002@super.net.pk Web : www.cherryPlastics.com Director : Mr. Salman Saeed COMBINE Plastics & ENGINEERING ST-22, Block-7, Near Jinnah Ground, Azizabad, F.B. Area, Karachi, Tel : +9221-36336466 - 37726466 Fax : +9221-36336466 Email : combinegroup@live.com Web : www.cpe.com.pk CE : Mr. M Ameen Nathani CONTINENTAL Plastics INDS Plot No.5, Sector 8-F Korangi Industrial Area Karachi Tel : +9221-36034258 - 35067664 Email:anissakaria@yahoo.com, Email : anisakaria@gmail.com CE : Mr. Anis Sakaria DADEX ETERNIT LTD Dadex House, 34-A/1, Block 6 PECHS, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi Tel : +9221-111-000-789 Fax : +9221-34315725 Email : info@dadex.com CE : Mr. Sikander Dada DATA Plastics D-85, S.I.T.E. KARACHI-75700 - PAKISTAN Tel : +92-21 32563535 - 38 (4 lines) Fax : +92-21 32563597 Email : imran.ghani@dollar-stationery.com Web : www.dollar-stationery.com Director : Mr. Imran Ghani CE : Mr. Riaz Uddin DYNAMIC TOOLING SERVICES Office No.301, 3rd Floor, Royal Centre, Fazal-ul-Haque Road, Blue Area , Islamabad-Pakistan. Tel : + 9251-280 6197 Fax : +9251-2277634 Email : info@dts.com.pk CE : Mr. M. Khalid Shahbaz Ecopack Limited Plot No.33/6, 1st Floor, Sector-15, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi. Tel : +92 021 35122761 Fax :+92 021 35122762 Email : athar_rizvi@ecopack.com.pk CE : Mr. Hussain Jamil ELECTROL ENGINEERS Opp: Women College, Shahrah-e-Liaquat, Karachi-74200 Ph : +9221-32214865 - 32631293 Fax : +9221-32636557 Email : electrolengineers@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Hassan M. Kunji C1 85 86 Sec 16 B North Karachi, Karachi Tel : +9221-36977618 Fax : +9221-36977619 CE : Mr. Zahid Mehmood Qureshi Mr. Mahmood Ghaznavi DECENT ENGINEERING WORKS ERUM Plastics WORKS Plot No.32/1 Sector 12-D North Karachi Industrial Area North Karachi Tel : +9221-36956661 - 36970700 Fax : +9221- 36974538 CE : Mr. M Aslam Chief Executive Elegant Industries (Pvt) Ltd Katar Bund Road, Thokar Niaz Baig Multan Road Lahore Tel : +9242-35411829, 35420859 II-B/43, Commercial Area, Nazimabad No.2, Karachi Tel : +9221-36600047 – 36605383 Fax : +9921-36622216 Email: tjamalerum@gmail.com CE: Mr. Mohammad Tahir Jamal EURO GULF INDUSTRIES D-60, SITE, Phase-I Super Highway Karachi Tel : +9221-36881602 – 36881569 Email : mails@egpipes.com Email : www.egpipes.com CE : Mr. Shaheen Sarwana FALCON ENTERPRISES Jabeen Plaza, 1st Floor, EEI, Beside Rose Hotel, Khayber Bazar, Peshawar Tel : +9291-2560698 Fax : +9291-5502874 Email : hamidbusiness98@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Hamidullah FASNNA IMPEX 58-Nabi Bux Park, Shad Bagh, Lahore Tel : +9242-37283991 Fax:+9242-37287926 Email : fasnna@gmail.com CE : Mr. Naveed Ahmed FAV PlasticsO (PVT) LTD B-66/A, SITE Avenue, Near Masjid Baitul Hamd, Karachi Tel : +9221-32550093-98 Fax : +9221-32550099 Email : vawda@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Farid Ahmed Vawda FINE STAR (PVT) LTD 1/B-2 Sector 15 Korangi Industrial Area Karachi Tel : +9221-35050106-7 Email : gifto@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Arif Sakaria FULL BRITE Plastics INDUSTRIES LA-6/1, Block No.22, KDA Scheme No.16, F. B. Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-36834561 Fax : +9221-2412384 Email : eshami60@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Ehteshamuddin G. B. COLLECTION B-43, Commercial Area, Near Jamia Masjid, Nazimabad # 2, Karachi Tel : +9221-36682466 – 36688236 Fax : +9221-36688236 Email : g.b.collection@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Abid Ghazali GALAXY ENGINEERING F-202, B/1, S.I.T.E., Karachi-74700, Tel : +9221-32589721-22 Fax : +9221-32589723 Email : info@galaxyengg.com Web : www.galaxyengg.com CE : Mr. Abdul Rehman GALAXY ENTERPRISES Pak Chamber, WestWharf Road, Karachi CE : Mr. Abdul Momin GLOBAL INDUSTRIES PAKISTAN R-587 Ground Floor, Block-16, Federal B Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-37630368 Email : gi.pk@hotmail.com CE : Sheikh Muhammad Ahtisham [ 142 ] ® PPMA Members 2012-2013 GOLDEN INDUSTRIES JAKKEY TRADERS GOLDEN TRADERS JAMKE POLYMERS H.No. 38, Darul Aman Cooperative Housing Society, Block-3, Karachi Tel : +9221-32434690-1 Email : enterprisegolden@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Adeel-ur-Rehman 20 New Boulton Market, Karachi Tel : +9221-32423755-32443755 Fax : +9221-32434026 Email : karate@cyber.net.pk CE: Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad HAIDERY INCORPORATED Suite No. 101, 2nd Floor, New Cloth Market, M. A. Jinnah Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-35444724 - 32427477 Fax : +9221-36880067 Email : dilawarkirmani@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Dilawar Hussain HOUSE OF AMIN Suit # 109, 1st Floor, Business Centre, Plot No. 19/1-A, Block 6, P.E.C.H.S., Main Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi - Pakistan. Tel : +9221-34324212-13 Fax : +9221-34324214 Email : info@houseofamin.com Web : www.houseofamin.com CE : Mr. Shoaib Amin IMRAN CROWN CORK (PVT) LTD F-69/A, S.I.T.E., Karachi Tel : +9221-32578593-5 Fax : +9221-32577691 Email : iqbal@imrancrown.com CE : Mr. Iqbal A. Karim INDUS PENCIL INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD B-54 S.I.T.E, Karachi 74900 Tel : +9221-32573214 Fax : +9221-32566096 Email : deer@induspencil.com Web : www.induspencil.com Director : Mr. Naeem Akhtar Yousuf INTERNATIONAL CHEMPLAST (PVT) LTD Suite 509, Progressive Plaza Beaumont Road – 75530 Karachi Tel : +9221-111-325-325 Fax : +9221-35656591-2 Email : icplpk@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Arshad R. Fazail ISLAMUDDIN & SONS Krishna Nivas Building Thatti Compound M. A Jinnah Road Karachi Tel : +9221-37722209 – 37733650 Email : bright@super.net.pk CE : Iftikharuddin Ahmed ISMAIL INDUSTRIED LTD 17- Banglore Town, Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi Tel : +9221-34311172-5 Fax : +9221-34547843 Email : info@astrofilms.com.pk CE : Mr. Maqsood Ismail 20/A New Cloth Market M.A. Jinnah Road Karachi Tel : +9221-32427516-18 Email : pew1@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Zakaria Usman Main Sheikhupura Road, Gujranwala Tel : +92554275651 Email : jamkepolymers@live.com CE : Mr. Thair Rafique Mughal Mr. Muhammad Fazil Khawaja Chief Executive K. M. YOUNIS SONS TRADING INTERNATIONAL Flat # 7, New Al-Haj Plaza, Near Gulabad, Near Phase 3, Chowk, Hayatabad, Peshawar Tel : +9291-5700173 KARIM CONTAINERS (PVT) LTD Ebrahim Alibhai Bldg 246 Garden West, Nishter Road Karachi - 74400 Tel : +9221-32257393-94 Fax : +9221-32570913 Email : karimcontainers@hotmail.com Web : karimcontainers.com.pk CE : Mr. Karim Kandawala K-GROUP OF COMPANIES (Intercom Trade Services) 245/2/F, Block 6 PECHS,Karachi Tel : +9221-34398500 Fax : +9221-34549986 Email : info@kgroup.com.pk Web:www.kgroup.com.pk CE : Mr. Kafeel Sheikh KHALQ TRADING COMPANY 133-B, Judicial Colony, Thokar Niaz Baig Lahore Tel : +9242-375010116-19 Fax : +9242-375010120 Email : khalil_ktc@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Khalil Ahmed KHUSHALS Khushal House OPP The News I I Chunrigar Road Karachi Tel : +9221-32216661-2 CE : Mr. Usman Asif KING PACK INDUSTRIES SITE; Liberty Town, 12.5 KM Sheikhupura Road, Lahore Tel : +9242-37903370 Fax : +9242-37913333 Email : kingpackind@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Irfan Aslam KING Plastics INDUSTRIES KUNJI INDUSTRIAL SOLUTION Shop No.3, Shadman Apartment, Opp: Bohri Masjid, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-34320600 Fax : +9221-34320800 Email : kunjiis@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Ali Mohammad Kunji LEO TECNO PLAST CB-240, Gabool Town, Sector 16-B, North Karachi Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-36963578-9 Fax : +9221-36963579 Email : leotecnoplast@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Saqib Tanvir MACPAC FILMS LTD F/2 A-F, SITE Karachi Tel : +9221-32257634, 32579057 Fax : 9221-32579060 Email : macpac@cyber.net.pk Website : www.macpacfilms.com CE : Mr.Maqbool Elahi M.A.J. INTERNATIONAL 13/F Block-6, P.E.C.H.S, Karachi, Tel : +9221-34536897-98 FAX : +9221-34532398 Email : juzar@majpk.com CE : Mr. Juzar Hakim Uddin MAHMOOD AKHTAR & SONS Katchi Gali No.2, Marriot Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-32418797 CE : Mr. Mahmood Akhter MANDVIWALLA MAUSER Plastics INDUSTRIES LTD Mandviwala Building, Old Queens Road Karachi - 74000 Tel : +9221-32441116-9 Fax : +9221-32441276 Email : A_mandviwalla@yahoo.com azeem@mandviwalla.net Website : www.mandviwallamauser.com CE : Mr. Azeem H. Mandviwalla MASHAL Plastics Plot No.F-198, Brook Bond Tea Street,Gul Bai, S.I.T.E, Karachi Tel : +9221-32588919-17-18 Fax : +9221-32588919 Email : mashal_007@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Mustafeez Uddin Nawab MASOOM CORPORATION Suite # IS-79, Near Ali Centre,12 KM Sheikhupura Road Lahore Tel : +9242-37903371-2 Fax : +9242-37164270 Email : placon_111@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Rizwan Aslam SA – 14 Second Floor, Techno City Mall, Hasrat Mohani Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-32270601-3 Fax : +9221-32270604 Email : hanee@masoomgroup.com CE : Mr. Hussain Ali K. M. YOUNIS SONS TRADING INTERNATIONAL MEHRAN Plastics INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD House # 872, Street # 11, Sector # F-6, Hayatabad, Peshawar Tel : +9291-5513424 Fax : +9291-5700173 Email : kmyounissons@yahoo.com CP : Muhammad Fazil Khawaja F-226, Near Labour Square, SITE Karachi Tel : +9221-32569556- 32568467 Fax : +9221-32568468 Email : mehran_Plastics@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Shakeel Ahmad [ 143 ] ® PPMA Members 2012-2013 MESHE INTERNATIONAL 15-B, Link Avenue, Phase-II, DHA., Karachi Tel : +9221-35888625-35389330 Fax : +9221-35887502 Email : meshe@attglobal.net Web:www.mesheinternational.com CE : Mr. Hussain J. Sheriff METATEX (PVT) LTD S-29, S.I.T.E., Mauripur Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-32354301-10 Fax : +9221-32354894 Email : info@metatex.com.pk pa@metatex.com.pk CE : Mr. Khalid Khanani MIAN NAZIR SONS IND. (PVT) LTD 301-307 Business Centre, Mumtaz Hasan Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-32412982-85 Fax : +9221-32421400 Email : imran@miannazirsons.com Web : www.miannazirsons.com MD : Mr. Shaukat Ahmed NEW IDEAL Plastics Plot No.G-37, Sector No.3, Metroville, SITE.Karachi Tel : +9221-36660116 CE : Mr. Islam Hussain NOVAPLAST CUSTOM MOULDERS A-21, Ahmedabad, Block-B, North Nazimabad, Karachi Tel : +9221-36677649 Fax : +9221-36674278 Email : novaplast@hotmail.com Web : www.novaplast.pk CE : Mr. Ghayoor A Hashmi NOVATEX LTD G & T Tower 18-Beaumont Road Civil Lines-10, Karachi Tel : +9221-35659500 Fax : +9221-35659552 Email : headoffice@novatex.com Email : rizdiwan@gatronova.com Web : www.gatronova.com CP : Mr. Rizwan Diwan Executive Director N.S. Plastics INDUSTRIES F-110 SITE Karachi Tel : +9221-32564030 - 32578657 Fax : +9221-32579088 Email : millatindustries@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Iqbal Lakhani Plot No. 86/87 Sec 24, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-111-000-110 Fax : +9221-35060144 Email : info@nsi.com.pk CE : Mr. Ahsan Khursheed MOBIL MASTER BATCHES NURTURE (PVT) LTD MILLAT INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD 92-nain Ravi Road, Lahore Tel : +9242-37723134 Fax : +9242-37708723 Email : info@mobilmasterbatch.com CE : Mr. Nauman Aqdri MODERN Plastics 4C-3/6, Nazimabad No 4, Karachi Tel : +9221-36621316 - 36686659 CE : Mr. Iqbal Rahim Email : modernPlastics2000@yahoo.com MUHAMMADI Plastics 4-C-4/8, Nazimabad No. 4, Karachi Tel : +9221-36601387 CE : Mr. M Akram Email : muhammadi_akram@yahoo.com MULTI CHEM INTERNATIONAL 209-2-C-1,Tipu Road, Township, Lahore Tel : +9242-37322435 Fax : +9242-37239448 Email : iba_313@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Ikram-ul-Haq NATIONAL CARE PACK PVT LTD 54 Sector 27 Korangi Industrial Area Karachi Tel : +9221-35057436 Email : ncpltd@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Feroze Ahmed NEW ERA INDUSTRIES (SMC) PVT LTD F-61/G, S.I.T.E Karachi 75730 Tel : +9221-32589004-06 Fax : +9221-32589007-35206488 Email : info@nei.net.pk CE : Choudhry Zubair Uddin D/6-A, SITE Super Highway Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-36880244 - 36880241 Fax : +9221-36881047 Email : nurture@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Bilal Kidwai PAK CHEMICAL Bank Square,Gujranwala Tel : +9255-4218390-1 Fax : +9255-4448257 Email : millatchemical@yahoo.com CE : Sheikh Muhammad Afzal PAK PET (PVT) LTD 358 Sector 16-B, Gabool Town, North Karachi Karachi Tel : +9221-36990468 Fax : +9221-36992170 Email : jhgermany83@gmail.com CE : Mr. Imtiaz Ali Khan PAK PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD Polymer House, Survey # 136, 25th Km, Main National Highway Karachi-75030 Tel : +9221-35019701-4 Fax : +9221-35018552-3 Email : info@polystyrene.com.pk CE : Syed Ehsan Ali Director : Mr. Syed Hayder Ali PARUS Plastics (PVT) LTD F-368, A-1, SITE., Karachi Tel : +9221-36022761 CE : M. Yonus CP : Mr. Faisal Email : parusPlastics@gmail.com PERFECT ENGINEERING WORKS R.C.C Shed No.14 Estate Avenue, SITE Karachi Tel : +9221-32572828 - 32563653 Fax : +9221-32563501 Email : pew1@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Zakaria Usman P. F. AUTO PARTS INDUSTRIES D-128, Bawani Challi, Metroville, S.I.T.E., Karachi Tel:+9221-32595960 Fax : +9221-32595961 Email : pf_autopartsind@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Memon PLASPACK 13-Industrial Area, Nursery Stop, Town Ship,Lahore Tel : +9242-35115855-57 Fax : +9242-35118510 Email : plas@brain.net.pk CE : Mr. Iqbal Beg Chugtai PLASTECHNIQUE (PVT) LTD LF-37/A KDA Scheme No.3 Landhi Industrial Area Karachi-75160 Tel : +9221-8095802 Fax : +9221-35000613 Email:info@plastechnique.com Web : www.plastechnique.com CE : Mr. Kamber Mansur Thariani Plastics MARKEZ Rasheed Building, Near Boulton Market, Karachi Tel : +9221-32443052 CE : Mr. Tajuddin PLASTIFORM 48 – Sabzi Mandi, Allama Iqbal Town Lahore Tel : +9242-35430249 Fax : +9242-35410485 Email : kmch358@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Khalid Masood PLASTIKING Plot B-99, Sector 31/A, Extn. Mehran Town, Korangi Industrial Area Karachi Tel : +9221-35067402-3 Fax : +9221-35067404 Email : plastiking@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Sikander Ilyas PLASTI KRAFT 9 – Aitchison Street 1 KM Raiwind Road Lahore Tel : +9242-35304977 – 35304918 Fax : +9242-35304957 Email : plasti_kraft@live.com CE : Mr. Shahid Ishrat Nizami PLASTIMAKERS A-1/1 Sikanderabad, Qasimabad St # 14, Liaquatabad, Karachi Tel : +9221-34134071 – 34219528 Email : plastimakers@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. S.M. Anwar [ 144 ] ® PPMA Members 2012-2013 POLY INDUSTRIES D-179, Block 5, Clifton, Karachi Email : 786poly@gmail.com CE : Zainab Altaf POLYCHEM INTERNATIONAL Suite 708, Kashif Centre Sharah-e-Faisal Karachi Tel : +9221-35676434 Fax : +9221-35682971 Email : jindani@cubexs.net.pk CE : Mr. Firdous Jindani POLYCLOTH (PVT) LIMITED 7/29, 2nd Floor, Ameer Mension Muhammad Ferooz Street Off Ram Bhartee Street, Jodia Bazar Karachi Tel : +9221-32439434 -32434098 - 32433942 Fax : +9221-2414088 Email : info@polycloth.com Director : Mr. Danish Saeed POLYLINKS INTERNATIONAL 307, 3rd Floor, Madina City Mall Abdullah Haroon Road Karachi Tel : +9221-35653074-5 Fax : +9221-35653022 Email : polylinks@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Umer Daraz Khan POLYMER MARKETING (PVT) LTD 22-T, Bilal Centre, 9 Nicholson Rd Lahore Tel : +9242-36308294 – 36372494 Email : polymer1@wol.net.pk CE : Mr. Abdul Rauf POLYMER ACCESS (PVT) LTD 309 Progressive Plaza, Beaumont Rd Karachi – 75530 Tel : +9221-111-052-052 Email : service@polymerxs.com CE : Mr. Zulfiqar Hussain POLYSET INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD B-12/B, Estate Avenue SITE Karachi Tel : +9221-32586000-3 Fax : +9221-32575279 Email : zafarpolyset@gmail.com CE : Mr.Zafar Saeed Precision Polymers (Pvt) Ltd F-360, Site Industrial Area,Karachi TEL : 2578968, 2593398-99 & 2591021 FAX : +9221-32560428, 32561630 E-Mail : polymersintl@gmail.com CE : Chaudhry Azhar PREMIER CABLES (PVT) LTD 43-E, Block 6, PECHS Opp: Federal Express, Off: Razi Road Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi Tel : +9221-34397771-5, Fax : +9221-34397779 E-mail : sales@premiercables.net CE : Mr. Shahid Islamil PREMIER Plastics INDS (PVT) LTD Plot NO.229 Opp. T.C.F. School Suparco Road of Hub River Road, Mouch Goath Karachi Tel : +9221-32819055-56 CE : Mr. Fawad Aftab PRIME Plastics Shop No.30, B. Road, Liaquatabad, Dakhana, Karachi Tel : +9221-34131327 CE : Muhammad Zubair RASHEED SONS Khushal House OPP The News Building, I I Chundrigar Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-32216661-2 Fax : +9221-32210128 Email : rasheedPlastics@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Asif Rasheed ROHMAN AGHA ENTERPRISES 21 – Timber Market Ravi Road Lahore Tel : +9242-37729612 Fax : +9242-37729055 Email : naveedali@hotmail.com CE: Mr. Naveed Ali SAEED CORPORATION J/8-A, Al-Azam Square, Federal B Area, Block-1, Karachi-75950 Tel : +9221-36826206 – 36826216 Email : saeedco1970@gmail.com CE : Mr. Naeem Akhtar SAIMA PACKAGING (PVT.) LIMITED Plot 60-A, Sector 15, Korangi Industrial Area Karachi – 74900 Tel : +9221-35050176-9 Fax : +9221-35060311 Email : fahad.ali@saimapac.com Mr. Syed Fahad Bin Ali Deputy Manager Gravure & QMS SAKARIA INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD Plot No.24, Sector 14, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-35069059 Fax : +9221-35050104 Email : abdulsakaria@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Abdul Qadir Sakaria SHAFIQ SONS A-8, Zaib Tan Textile Godaam Metrovil Road, SITE, Karachi Mobile : 0300 202 1096 & 0332 379 2201 TEL : +9221-35854890 – 35344527 Email : mudassir@shafiqsons.net, info@ shafiqsons.net CE : Mr. Mudassir Shafiq SHAH Plastics INDUSTRY SHAN ENTERPRISES 1st Floor, Plot # ST-22, Block-7, F. B. Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-36050051 Fax : +9221-36823213 Email : shanenterprise01@gmail.com CE : Mr. Muhammad Shehzad Shezan Trading Company, 308-Fortune Centre , Nursery , Sharea Faisal , Karachi / Pakistan . Tel : (9221) 34313671 – 2 Fax : +9221-34328699 Email : info@adil-shezan.com CE : Tariq Adil SHIELD CORPORATION LIMITED 401 Business Avenue Block – 6, PECHS Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi Tel : +9221-34385003-4 Email : naeemkhanani@gmail.com Web : www.shield.com.pk CE : Mr. Naeem Ilyas Khanani Factory: SHIELD® CORPORATION LTD Plot No. 368/4 & 5, National Highway. Baldia Road, Landhi, Karachi Tel : +9221-35017301 - 35021463 Fax : 9221-35017741 SHOAIBEE INDUSTRIES Plot no 56, Sector 24, Korangi Industrial Area Karachi Tel : +9221-35063251-53 Fax : +9221-35063250 Email : shoaibees1@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Iftikharuddin SOHAIL Plastics WORKS Suit # 302, Technocity Office Tower, Hasrat Mohani Road, Off : I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-32270557-9 Fax : +9221-32270561 Email : spwunited@gmail.com CE : Mr. Siddiq Adam SPECIALITY PRINTING SERVICES 22-E- Market, Block-6 P.E.C.H.S Karachi, Tel : +9221-34520734 Email : sps_khi@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Sher Ali Plot # A-13/4, Block-8, Mohammadi Colony, F. B. Area, Azizabad, Karachi Tel : +9221-36337078 Fax : +9221-36337078 Email : shahplasticsind@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Asif Malik STORSACK (PVT) LTD. SHAHID SHAFIQ (PVT) LTD SULTAN TRADING CORPORATION 422, The Cotton Exchange I.I. Chundrigar Road Karachi-74000 Tel : +9221-32417860 – 32424155 Fax : +9221-32413486 Email : ssplcot@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Shahid Shafiq 501, Business Avenue, Shahrah Faysal, Karachi, Tel : +9221-34545495 Fax : +9221-34547394 Email : storsack_pak@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Shoaib Abdullah 2/118, Kucthi Gali # 2, Marriot, Road, Karachi Tel : +9221-32434959 Fax : +9221-32437982 Email : sultanpc118@gmail.com CE : Mr. Arshad Sultan [ 145 ] ® PPMA Members 2012-2013 SUN Plastics 4-C/14, Commercial Area, Nazimabad, Karachi Tel : +9221-36600841 CE : Mr. Abbas Javed SUNNY CO Head Office: Canal View Herbunspura, Lahore, Pakistan. Fax : +92 42 36544845 Karachi Office Plot No.61-A, Sector 30, Korangi Industrial Area Karachi, Pakistan. Fax : +92 21 35066883 Gujranwala Office: Near More Aimanabad, G. T. Road, Gujranwala, Pakistan. Fax : +92 55 3262829 UAN : 111-515-111 E-mail : sales@sunnyco.com.pk Website : www.sunnyco.com.pk CEO : Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad SUNRISE Plastics INDS (PVT) LTD F-105, SITE, Karach i Tel : 92-2132578811 Fax : 9221-32568468 Email : muddasar@sunrisePlastics.com.pk Mr. Muddasar Rahman Director SUPER INDUSTRIES A-32, S.I.T.E, Super Highway, Scheme 33, Karachi Tel : +9221-36881378 36881487 Fax : +9221-368810250 Email : afzal@superindustries.com.pk Email : info@superindustries.com.pk CE : Mr. Danishmand Khan SWISS PACKAGING Plot No.13, Sector B-7, K.E.P.Z., Karachi Tel : +9221-35082284 Fax : +9221-35082283 Email : swisspkgs@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Mohammad Amin Sakaria TANVIR PACKAGES (PVT) LTD M-II-E, 1030-B, Street # 6, Block-C, Near Paracha Chowk, Shershah, S.I.T.E Karachi Tel : +9221-32575952 – 32581949 - 32564351 Fax : +9221-32432676 Email : polybags@cyber.net.pk CE : Mr. Tanvir Anwar TARIQ PlasticsO (PVT) LTD 9 – Ravi Road, Near Baba Chatri Wala Yadgar, Lahore Tel : +9242-37722043-45 Fax : +9242-37727123 Email : tpl1970@hotmail.com CE : Mr. S. M. Tariq Thermosole Industries 140 Main Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estates Kot Lakhpat - 54760 Lahore Tel : +9242-35118512, 35117859 Fax : +92-42-35115295 Web : www.thermosole.com Email : hashmi@thermosole.com CE : Mr. Nabeel Hashmi C. P. : Agha Zeeshan Khan Email : zeeshan@thermosole.com TOYO PACKAGING (PVT) LTD F/2 A-E S.I.T.E., KARACHI Tel : +9221 32579057, 32576342 Fax : +9221 32579060 Email : toyo@cyber.net.pk Website : www.toyopackaging.com CE: Mr. Ehtesham Maqbool TRADE POLYMERZ (PVT) LTD C-3, Block B, Gulshan-e-Jamal, Near NIB Bank, Karachi Tel : +9221-34688641-3 Fax : +9221-34688647 Email : ceo@tradepolymerz.com Web : www.tradepolymerz.com CE : Mr. Khurram Kamran TRADE TACTS INT’L (PVT) LTD 259-West Wood, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore Tel : +9242-37498501 Fax : +9242-3749 8511 Email : info@trade-tacts.com CE : Mr. Saleem Reza TRANSPAK PVT LTD F-31 SITE, Karachi Tel : +9221-32576914-15 – 32564190 Fax : +9221-32564115 Email : info@transpakpvt.com Web : www.transpakpvt.com CE : Mr. Asif Zindani TRANSWORLD MULTIPURPOSE INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD 10th Floor, Tibet Centre M.A Jinnah Road Karachi – 74400 Tel : +9221-32720459 - 32735431 Fax : +9221-32720978 Email : najmi@tmipackaging.com CE : Mr. Nasir Mehmood Najmi TRI PACK FILMS LTD G-1 to G-4 North Western Industrial Zone, Port Qasim Authoity Karachi Tel : +9221-34720247 – 34720248 Direct : +9221-36083730 Fax : +9221-34720239 Web : www.tripack.com.pk Email : ali@tripack.com.pk CP : Mr. Muhammad Ali, Manager Imports TROPICAL Plastics INDUSTRIES C-11-D S.I.T.E, Karachi Tel : +9221-32588073-4 Email : tropicalPlastics@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Syed Zahid Ahmad UMAIR PETROCHEMICALS (PVT) LTD 505 – 5th Floor, Business & Finance Centre I.I. Chundrigar Road Karachi Tel : +9221-32418631- 32466981-3 Fax : +9221-32425350 Email : ibrahim@umairpetrochemicals.com Web : www.umairpetrochemicals.com CE : Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim Kasumbi UNIQUE ENTERPRISE 1566-67 Block 3, Near MEB Collage, F. B. Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-36330018 Fax : +9221-32568885 Email : g_godil@yahoo.com CE : H. Abdul Ghaffar Godil VINMAR POLYMERS 904/905, Business Centre Mumtaz Hassan Road Karachi Tel: +9221-32411606 – 32412621 - 32419285 Fax: +9221-32417295 Email: vinmar@vinmar.com.pk CE: Mr. Shoaib Munshi VITAL POLYMERS (PVT) LTD Suit No.414, Business Arcade, PECHS, Block-6, Karachi Tel : +9221-34326670-71 Fax : +9221-34326672 Email : tahir.latif@vitalpolymers.net Web : www.vitalpolymers.net CE : Mr. Tahir Latif YAQIQ Plastics INDUSTRY 1st Floor, Plot # ST-22, Block-7, F. B. Industrial Area, Karachi Tel : +9221-36050051 Fax : +9221-36823213 Email : yaqiqPlastics@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Muhammad Shahhid Z. M. TRADERS Zain Park Saggian Bye Pass Nain Sukh Road, Lahore Tel : +9242-37920427 Fax : +9242-37155878 Email : cosmatics.pak@gmail.com CE : Mr. Zubair Muslim ZAIBS ENTERPRISES House No - 207, 1st Avenue, Block-B, NFC Society, Phase-1, Lahore, Pakistan. Tel : 9242-36139108 & 235225257, Email : zaibsenterprises@hotmail.com CE : Mian Aurangzeb Noor ZAKI SONS 9-A, Block-J, Al-Azam Square, F.B. Area, Karachi, Tel : +9221-36826210 Fax : +9221-36826211 Email : anotherclothing@yahoo.com CE : Mr. Asad Zaki ZUBAIR BROTHERS Masood Manzil, Zakaria Lane Jodia Bazar Karachi Tel : +9221-32417683 – 32439006 Email : zubairaman@hotmail.com CE : Mr. Amanullah Ali Godil [ 146 ] ® [ 148 ] ® Project for Development of Center of Excellence (CoE) for Technical Education Project Summary The project is to develop Mechanical and Architecture courses of GCT Railway Road as a center of excellence which can provide quality in technical education based on industrial needs. Through the 5 years project period, Curriculum of these 2 courses will be revised with the participation of industries. Teachers at GCT Railway Road will be trained so that they could deliver the lessons newly introduced in the revised curricula. Collaboration with industries will be enhanced. Internship, placement and other activities are planned as collaborative activities with industries. Project Highlights Induction of female students into the architecture courses is one of the highlights of the project. First batch of 23 female students were inducted into the architecture course in academic year of 2010. It is expected the project will promote the equity of provision of skill development opportunities to both genders. • Project Outputs • New 4 story building for Architecture Department (867-Million Yen) • Provision of latest machinery & tools according to new curricula • Latest CNC Machinery for Mechanical Technology • Facility renovation Revision • Multimedia projectors, for class rooms • All licensed software’s & windows 7, latest I.T technology , • 03 New Generators of 110-Kva and 65Kva • Teaching material lab with internet connection • Curriculum Revision • Syllabus industry • New CAD/CAM lab 50-Dell Optilex 790 Core i-3 Copluters with linkage of • Licensed software’s for new computer labs • Training for teachers in Japan • Japanese Experts working with teachers • Training in Project office • Job placement for pass outs • Latest machinery provided • Skill competition & Career Seminar M.ADNAN (Administrative Officer) JICA-CoE-Project GCT Railway road,Lahore [ 151 ] ® Pakistan Plastics Manufacturers Association (Voice of Pakistan Plastics Industry) Wonderful World of Plastics GOING BEYOND Once an ambitious will is established, life becomes that much more full of possibilities. It keeps us going wondering dreaming What more, how else, where now?
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