Iron and Steel Industry of Pakistan

In the present age, it has explored that the development of a Pakistan (overall development) is dependent on the extension of steel industry and iron industry of Pakistan. This is because we are currently passing through the age of steel that is commonly known as ‘steel age’. We can easily over view the “steel age” as right from a single sewing needle to the aircraft all the goods for the production requires the iron and the steel. Iron and steel both are essential in making tools, items of war, machines and variety of other goods which are in use of daily life.

Iron and Steel Manufacturers in Pakistan 

Many other items required steel and iron in their production for instance; tracks for railways, bogies of rails, aero-planes, cars, ships, motor cars, bridges on dams, pipe lines and tunnels. Iron and steel are of great significance. Their significance could easily be accessed by some facts. These facts may include the modern means and cheap means of transport which play  important role in the growth of a country cost-effectively or economically.

If supply of the consumer goods is copious in a country then it is considered as warning sign for a country that country is self adequate and it does not depends on other countries. The goods for consumers are made on the machines and these machines are made up of the iron and the steel.  We can conclude that if a country is scarce in the iron and steel then country should not dream or trance for the development of a country economically.

Pakistan Steel and Iron Exporters

There are many kinds of iron like hematite, siderite, magnetite and limonite. Other metals are also mixed in iron ore to make different kinds of metals like silica, aluminum, lime, oxide, sulphur, manganese phosphorous and the water molecules. One of the most important ventures in the industries of public sector is Pakistan steel. The Pakistan steel industry aims at providing the raw material to the industries that are local and high technology holder in the country. In Pakistan the main items of Pakistan steel are pig iron, coils, coke, sheets and galvanized sheets etc.  The steel of Pakistan by Pakistan steel is under the dynamic considerations of the government for the re structuring of the steel of Pakistan. If we over view and explore the history we come to know that there are very few countries that may b considered as the third world countries which produces the steel. Establishing the manufacturing of the steel in Pakistan was the major feat.

There are some strength of the iron and steel industries in Pakistan. The major strength of the steel and iron industries are considered to be the projects used for the development purpose for instance; dams and bridges. The boom in the sector of construction can also be considered as the strength for the iron and steel industries for instance; real estate. Very major strength considered for the steel and iron industries is the defense production.

Pakistan Cement Industry

Pakistan cement industry is listed in one of the few industries which existed in the Pakistan before the sub-continent partition. The Pakistan cement industry existed because of the reason that there was availability of the raw materials at that time too.  Pakistan has unlimited reserves of the lime stone and the clay.  And due to these inexhaustible reserves in Pakistan the cement industry of Pakistan is supported for many years like 50-60 years. The yearly production of the cement at the time of Pakistan’s formation was only 300000 tons per year.

Cement Industry Marketplace in Pakistan

Pakistan is the country that is rich in the deposits of gypsum, shale and lime stone. These three (lime stone, gypsum and shale) are the main ingredients which are used for the production of the cement.

As the mining cost of these deposits is around 100 tons or we can say that it is 6 % of the total cost of manufacturing. So we can say that cement is highly value added product and cement must be given its owing importance.

There are five types of cement that are manufactured in the cement industry of Pakistan. These types are ordinary port land cement, slag cement, sulphate resistant cement, super sulphate resistant cement and white cement.

The manufacturing process of the cement can be of any three types that are wet process; semi wet process and dry process. Wet process of manufacturing cement is the method of manufacturing that is due to the heating of poor kiln and greater requirements of water. Semi wet process of manufacturing cement is the process which is not so popular because of usage of fuel at a high level and larger energy consumption. Dry process of manufacturing cement is the manufacturing process of the cement which is suitable for the materials with the low content moisture. Dry process uses less fuel than wet process. It also has less maintenance requirements and greater kiln efficiency due to the facility of pre heating and low level setup of kiln and costs of maintenance.

Pakistan Cement Industry

Cement industry of Pakistan has many characteristics. The cement which is produced in Pakistan by many different manufacturers is of the same quality and of same standard and due to this reason consumers of the cement do not distinguish any single difference in the cement that is produced b y the various manufacturers of cement hence, the cement market is oligopolistic.

The cement industry of Pakistan is characterized by the requirement of the system of distribution.  Cement industry of Pakistan follows the distribution function. Before the privatization the cement industry of Pakistan was highly regulated.

There can be few recommendations which may used to improve the current situation of the cement industry of Pakistan. The wet process technology is outdated so there is need to manage and improve the facilities of the production. There is also need to adopt the liberalization policy which will surely help and will work for the local industries.