GARDEN HOSE PIPE:

ANALYSIS OF SURVEYS:

Experience in Business

30%
10 years or more
5-10 years
70%

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

30%
Wholesale
Manufacturing
57%

Retail

13%

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

27%
Extremely Important
Important
73%

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%

40%

300 ft
400 ft
500 ft

20%

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

sell:400 FT

Annual consumption of PVC in Kgs

50%

50%

1000~10,000
10,000~100,000

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

Source of PVC

30%
Local
Import
70%

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

13%
3%
Quality

10%

Price
Availability
Timely deliveries
73%

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

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

a. Quality

30%
Good
Neutral
70%

70 % respondents voted for Good.

Timely Deliveries

13%

Good
Neutral

87%

87 % respondents voted for Good.

Price

10%

Good
Neutral

90%

c
90 % respondents voted for Good.

Availability

50%

50%

Good
Neutral

50 % respondents voted for Good.

Technical Expertise

17%

Good
Neutral

83%

83 % respondents voted for Good.

Top 3 suppliers of PVC

17%

13%

Local Market
Engro
China

70%

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

3%

17%

Low demand of PVC,

Unavailability of skilled
workforce
Inferior quality of local
product, Low demand
of PVC, Unavailability
of skilled workforce
Delayed supplies, Low
demand of PVC

80%

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.

3%

Good
Neutral

97%

Intended price/kg

No one answered it.

Intended order size in kgs for PVC

50%

50%

1000~10,000
10,000~100,000

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

City

KHI

PVC
Used
Kgs

Total PVC
used per
Day

Annual
PVC
Consump
tion
(Kgs)

Market
Surveyed

Shops

Pipe
sold/d
ay (ft)

Bori Bazaar

15

390

13

195

71,175

Saddar

20

390

13

260

94,900

Liaquataba
d

20

390

13

260

94,900

Tower

25

390

13

325

118,625

Miscellane
ous

35

390

13

455

166,075

Total

On
average
checked
during
field
work
Estimate
d

545,675

Population of Karachi

Nos.

23,500,00
0

Per person Annual consumption in

Karachi

Kg Per
Person

0.02

Population of Pakistan

Nos.

185,132,9
26

Kg / Year

4,298,82
5.93

Tons / Year

4,298.83

Total Consumption in Pakistan

Remark
s

Source

Source