Sunday, July 18, 2010
KARACHI: Around 45 percent marble units are closed due to long hours of power outages in Karachi, All Pakistan Marble Mining Processing Industry and Exporters Association (APMMPIEA) said Saturday. The marble products export was hit by load shedding, as it could not meet set target of $ 60 million in July-June 2009.
BMG APMMPIEA, Sanaullah Khan said despite the fact that marble-manufacturing sector, which is facing hardship to run the wheels since January 2008 due to power outage to more than 12 hours daily is striving hard.
He said 90 percent of the marble cutting and polishing units in Karachi, the biggest hub of the marble units in country are closed due to power failures and long hours load shedding. He said presently export orders of marble products including tiles and slabs to Middle East, USA, China, Italy, Hong Kong and South Korea are in doldrums. He said mining and quarry sector contributes nearly 0.6 percent to Pakistan's Gross Domestic Products (GDP) with an estimated value addition of more than Rs 16.5 billion. staff report
BMG APMMPIEA, Sanaullah Khan said despite the fact that marble-manufacturing sector, which is facing hardship to run the wheels since January 2008 due to power outage to more than 12 hours daily is striving hard.
He said 90 percent of the marble cutting and polishing units in Karachi, the biggest hub of the marble units in country are closed due to power failures and long hours load shedding. He said presently export orders of marble products including tiles and slabs to Middle East, USA, China, Italy, Hong Kong and South Korea are in doldrums. He said mining and quarry sector contributes nearly 0.6 percent to Pakistan's Gross Domestic Products (GDP) with an estimated value addition of more than Rs 16.5 billion. staff report
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