Sunday, July 12, 2009

raw matrial for leather in Pakistan




mostly sheep skin and goat skin are used as raw matrial for leather making in Pakistan
the sources for sheep are mountain areas of Pakistan like northern mountain of Swat
and for goat Punjab is the major source .From Balochestan moutain areas goat are also source
for leather.Raw matrial available in Pakistan is not enough for its industry need.Pakistan
import sheep pickle skin from Iran, Australia and New Zealand.Also import dry skin from
Somlia,Tanzania and Kenia.Pakistan is the largest importer of sheep pickle skin and it make
vegetabe tanned leather and chrome tanned from this pickle.Most of the tanneries are found in korangi industrial area sector 7/A Karachi.Wet salted skin are mostly provided inside the
country and the dry skin are imported from somlia kenia tanzania.Goat skin from pujab and northern areas are of high quality and can be used in upper and linning leather.Sheep pickled skin imported from New Zealand and Iran are used for garment leather because of thier structure.while baffulo hide and cow hide are being used for sole and upper leather.In pakistan reptile skin still not in processing.

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