GARDEN HOSE PIPE:

ANALYSIS OF SURVEYS:

Experience in Business

70.00%

30.00%

10 years or more5-10 years

Almost 70 %of respondents have been working since 10 years or more, it means that this industry is quite old and traders have in-depth knowledge of their industry.

Nature of business operations

56.67%

13.33%

30.00%

WholesaleManufacturingRetail

30 % of respondents are retailer whereas 57 % are wholesaler. Mostly in Markets where we travelled, all traders were almost selling same volume of pipes.

Importance of plastic in industry

26.67%

73.33%

Extremely ImportantImportant

73 % respondents said as Important as without PVC, garden hoses cannot be produced.

And 26 % as Extremely Important.

Grade of PVC in products

Since we are working on Soft Form PVC, therefore, all the suppliers were using soft form.

PVC Weight

Garden Hose pipe (12 ft)___0.4 kg PVC used

Percentage of product comprise of PVC

40-50 % is comprised of PVC. Therefore, it has significant volume usage in Shoes.

Average sales/ day

40.00%

20.00%

40.00%300 ft400 ft500 ft

40 % respondents sell:300 ft ,40 % respondents sell: 500 ft and 20 % respondents sell:400 FT

Annual consumption of PVC in Kgs

50.00%50.00%1000~10,00010,000~100,000

1000-10000 Kgs per annum is the consumption of 50 % of respondents.

Source of PVC

30.00%

70.00%

LocalImport

70 % import as it is of good quality and easily available.

Confidence on Local resources of PVC

80 % said that Product is not available in Pakistan and if available then Quality issues

20 % Quality issues and Supplies issues.

Countries currently importing from

Every respondent who is importing PVC is from China as it is cheap and easily available.

Problems in supplies

Quality and Timely deliveries are the major problems faced by respondents

Most important aspects when selecting suppliers for PVC

73.33%

10.00%

3.33%13.33%

QualityPriceAvailabilityTimely deliveries

73 % respondents emphasized on Quality as Quality counts a lot.

Rate existing suppliers as (1-Worst, 2-Bad, 3-Neutral, 4-Good, 5-Excellent) on:

a. Quality

70.00%

30.00%

GoodNeutral

70 % respondents voted for Good.

B Timely Deliveries

86.67%

13.33%

GoodNeutral

87 % respondents voted for Good.

C Price

c

90.00%

10.00%

GoodNeutral

90 % respondents voted for Good.

D Availability

50.00%50.00%GoodNeutral

50 % respondents voted for Good.

E Technical Expertise

83.33%

16.67%

GoodNeutral

83 % respondents voted for Good.

Top 3 suppliers of PVC

16.67%

13.33%

70.00%

Local MarketEngroChina

According to respondents feedback around 70 % is imported from China whereas only 16 % is of local market.

Challenges in relation to PVC Products in Pakistan

16.67%

80.00%

3.33%

Low demand of PVC, Un-availability of skilled work-forceInferior quality of local product, Low demand of PVC, Unavailability of skilled workforceDelayed supplies, Low demand of PVC

80 % voted for inferior quality of local product

PVC industry prospects

Every respondent thought that PVC is growing and will grow even more as consumption of shoes is increasing.97 % voted for Good.

96.67%

3.33%

GoodNeutral

Intended price/kg

No one answered it.

Intended order size in kg’s for PVC

50.00%50.00%1000~10,00010,000~100,000

Almost 50 % respondents ‘ order size is 1000-10000 kgs and 50 % ‘s 10000-100000

Shops Surveyed Pipes sold per day (ft)

Shop 1 300

Shop 2 400

Shop 3 500

Shop 4 450

Shop 5 500

Shop 6 500

Shop 7 300

Shop 8 300

Shop 9 350

Shop 10 300

Average Sale Per Day (ft) 390

*Consumption of PVC per ft (Kg/ft) 0.0333

PVC Consumption in Garden Hose in Pakistan

CityMarket

Surveyed ShopsPipe

sold/day (ft)

PVC Used Kgs

Total PVC used per Day

Annual PVC Consumptio

n (Kgs)Remarks

KHI

Bori Bazaar 15 390 13 195 71,175

On average checked

during field work

Saddar 20 390 13 260 94,900

Liaquatabad 20 390 13 260 94,900

Tower 25 390 13 325 118,625

Miscellaneous 35 390 13 455 166,075 Estimated

Total 545,675

Population of Karachi Nos. 23,500,000 Source

Per person Annual consumption in Karachi Kg Per Person 0.02

Population of Pakistan Nos. 185,132,926 Source

Total Consumption in PakistanKg / Year 4,298,825.93

Tons / Year 4,298.83