Group Members
• Rao Zeshan 030740-042
• Asad Raza sayed 060904-005
• AB.Rehman Akbar
• Ibrar Husain 042805015
• Zaheer-ud-deen babar 083705-073
Cutlery industry (Pakistan,(wazirabad))
1) kitchen and table cutlery
2) Non-kitchen and non-table cutlery
Introduction
Safety Razor Blades
Letter Openers
Sets of Assorted Articles containing atleast One Article Plated with Precious Metal
Forks ,sponns
Forks
Ladles
Scissors, Talilors' Shears & Similar Shears and Blades Therefor
Pencil Sharpeners & Blades Thereof
Erasing Knives
Paper Knives
Knife Blades
Manicure or Pedicure Sets & Instruments (Including Nail Files)
Pruning KnivKnives n.ses
Other Sets of Assorted Articles
Table Knives
Fish Knives
History
• Discovery of Stainless Steel (Henry Brearley 1913)
• Evolution of the cutlery industry
• Development of cutlery industry in Pakistan
• A Culture based industry
Locations
• Wazirabad, Nazimabad and Allahbad in Gujranwala district
• 300 units present in this region
Production and capacity utilization
• Almost 25,000 people are associated directly with this sector
• capacity utilization is only 30 to 40 percent
• 90 percent of these products are sold locally
Problems faced by industry
• Labor problems (bonded labor)
• Health Hazard
• Obsolete technology
• Brand Development
• Inconsistent government policies
Future prospects (after WTO)
• SMEDA , TDAP and other organizations are working
• WTO is a bad thing for Third world