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Speakers seek govt patronage to promote, access of surgical instruments to int'l market
SIALKOT, March 17, 2011 (PPI): Speakers of workshop on "Challenges and potentials of Sialkot's surgical industry" Thursday sought the early proper governmental patronage for promoting the own brand developing of Sialkot-made surgical instruments and the easy access to surgical instruments manufacturers and exporters to the international markets.
The workshop was held at Surgical Instruments manufacturers Association (SIMA) of Pakistan here under auspices of Ministry of Commerce and Industry Production.
Addressing the participants, Chairman Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association (SIMA) of Pakistan Waqar Ameen said that more than one century old surgical industry of Sialkot was in dire need of modernization and adopting the positive steps for advanced standards of international marketing and brand developing could help to save the surgical industry's titanic from sinking.
He said that both of these sectors (own brand developing and international marketing) still remain ignored by the local manufacturers and exporters due to the alleged slackness of governmental institutes meant for promoting the trade and enhancing the national exports. Due to which this industry was remaining far behind than the developed countries' surgical industries as well, he added.
He revealed that it was tragic to say that the Sialkot's surgical industry was more than one century old. Its 90 percent products are exported but its annual exports have never crossed the figures of US $ 261 annually during this century and till now.
He said that the Sialkot based surgical manufacturers and exporters have enough potential to capture the international markets of hospitals related surgical items, having market of US $ 1 billion, if government properly patronizes this industry, which has only 1 percent share in this world market consumption. He urged the local manufacturers and exporters to focus on the diversification of traditional to non-traditional exports with a sole aim to meet the global trade challenges in this WTO Regime.
He narrated “It is the high time that the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and other relevant authorities should come forward and consider on the points of own brand developing through adopting the modern standards of international marketing, which could help the surgical industry of Sialkot-Pakistan to increase its declining annual exports to US $ 400 million.
The surgical industry also urged the government to provide the advanced machinery (worth of Rs. 30 million) from Export Development Fund (EDF) for the capacity building of surgical industry. This machinery would be installed Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association (SIMA) of Pakistan, where a Common Facility Centre would also be established for modernizing the surgical industry. He urged the government to ensure the early provision of this important advanced machinery to the surgical industry.
SIMA Chairman added that surgical exports from Sialkot-Pakistan were showing the declining trend due to some unavoidable energy crisis, rising mark up ratio by the banks and unending non-availability of the skilled labour force to surgical industry.
During the workshop, Programme Officer International Labour Organization (ILO) Pakistan Saif Ullah, CEO Engineering Development Board (EDB)/Director Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Shehzad Alam , Chief Technical Advisor UNIDO Mr. Zawdu Selleke and representatives of Ministry of Commerce and Industrial production presented their thesis on advanced research regarding bench-marking approach in surgical industry of Sialkot, besides, finding out the collective efforts for flourishing the surgical industry of Sialkot
The workshop was held at Surgical Instruments manufacturers Association (SIMA) of Pakistan here under auspices of Ministry of Commerce and Industry Production.
Addressing the participants, Chairman Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association (SIMA) of Pakistan Waqar Ameen said that more than one century old surgical industry of Sialkot was in dire need of modernization and adopting the positive steps for advanced standards of international marketing and brand developing could help to save the surgical industry's titanic from sinking.
He said that both of these sectors (own brand developing and international marketing) still remain ignored by the local manufacturers and exporters due to the alleged slackness of governmental institutes meant for promoting the trade and enhancing the national exports. Due to which this industry was remaining far behind than the developed countries' surgical industries as well, he added.
He revealed that it was tragic to say that the Sialkot's surgical industry was more than one century old. Its 90 percent products are exported but its annual exports have never crossed the figures of US $ 261 annually during this century and till now.
He said that the Sialkot based surgical manufacturers and exporters have enough potential to capture the international markets of hospitals related surgical items, having market of US $ 1 billion, if government properly patronizes this industry, which has only 1 percent share in this world market consumption. He urged the local manufacturers and exporters to focus on the diversification of traditional to non-traditional exports with a sole aim to meet the global trade challenges in this WTO Regime.
He narrated “It is the high time that the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and other relevant authorities should come forward and consider on the points of own brand developing through adopting the modern standards of international marketing, which could help the surgical industry of Sialkot-Pakistan to increase its declining annual exports to US $ 400 million.
The surgical industry also urged the government to provide the advanced machinery (worth of Rs. 30 million) from Export Development Fund (EDF) for the capacity building of surgical industry. This machinery would be installed Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association (SIMA) of Pakistan, where a Common Facility Centre would also be established for modernizing the surgical industry. He urged the government to ensure the early provision of this important advanced machinery to the surgical industry.
SIMA Chairman added that surgical exports from Sialkot-Pakistan were showing the declining trend due to some unavoidable energy crisis, rising mark up ratio by the banks and unending non-availability of the skilled labour force to surgical industry.
During the workshop, Programme Officer International Labour Organization (ILO) Pakistan Saif Ullah, CEO Engineering Development Board (EDB)/Director Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Shehzad Alam , Chief Technical Advisor UNIDO Mr. Zawdu Selleke and representatives of Ministry of Commerce and Industrial production presented their thesis on advanced research regarding bench-marking approach in surgical industry of Sialkot, besides, finding out the collective efforts for flourishing the surgical industry of Sialkot
