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Tannery and leather manufacturing survey carried out in Punjab

24/11/2005

According to a survey recently carried out by the Punjab Provincial Government, there are about 880 tanneries, leather garment, gloves, footwear, and leather goods manufacturers in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. A breakdown of the figures showed that there are 526 tanneries, 201 leather garment manufacturers, 96 footwear manufacturers, 49 leather goods manufacturers, seven other leather products manufacturers and a sports goods producer in the region. It is known that there are many more sporting goods manufacturing facilities in the area, particularly in Sialkot city; however, these were not specifically covered by the survey.

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