Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) Chairman Abrar Ahmad in a letter to the home secretaries of Punjab and Sindh has claimed that almost all the industries are dependent upon chemical industry for input chemicals to produce their products. He said the association has identified about 23 essential products which would not be produced if chemical industry does not resume operation to make input-chemicals for them.
Almost all industries are dependent on chemicals including food, pharma, soap, detergents, fertilizers, pesticides, construction, power plants, water treatment plants, export oriented industries like textile, garments, cotton gloves, allied fabrics knitted & woven dyed, home care, body care, health care, sanitizers, hand wash, shampoos, laundry soap, laundry detergent powders and leather industry.
He urged the government to include the chemical industry in the list of industries whose operations are exempted from enforcement of Section 144.
