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According to the Economic complexity index, Pakistan is the 67th largest export economy in the world and the 106th most complex economy. [10] During the fiscal year 2015–16, Pakistan's exports stood at US$20.81 billion and imports at US$44.76 billion, resulting in a negative trade balance of US$23.96 billion. [11]
Engro Corporation Limited, formerly Engro Chemicals Pakistan Limited, and commonly known as Engro (Urdu pronunciation: [ɛn.ˈɡɾoː] en-GROW), is a Pakistani conglomerate headquartered in Karachi. It was founded as Esso Fertilizer in 1965 by Esso .
Green chemistry metrics describe aspects of a chemical process relating to the principles of green chemistry. The metrics serve to quantify the efficiency or environmental performance of chemical processes, and allow changes in performance to be measured. The motivation for using metrics is the expectation that quantifying technical and ...
Green chemistry builds on the EPA’s goals by encouraging chemists and engineers to design chemicals, processes, and products that avoid the creation of toxins and waste. [ 39 ] The U.S. law that governs the majority of industrial chemicals (excluding pesticides, foods, and pharmaceuticals) is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976.
Located in Islamabad Capital Territory on Kahuta Road, Model Town is situated on Humak village land near the Swaan River. The area was formerly a jungle. According to the District Rawalpindi gazette of 1893, Humak was on the main railway line from Jhelum to Rawalpindi ; those lines have since been relocated.
Another company, Insecticide Pakistan Limited., was nationalized and renamed Ittehad Pesticides Limited in 1973. Later, the two companies were merged to form Ittehad Chemicals Limited. In 1983, the production capacity of Ittehad Chemicals was further increased to 150 metric tons/day of caustic soda and 135 metric tons/day of chlorine.
Pakistan Chemical and Energy Sector Skills Development Company (PCESSDC) was incorporated as a non-profit public-private partnership in 2009. The purpose of the company is to promote, facilitate and provide education and training to a young and growing rural population in various disciplines of the chemical and energy sector in Pakistan. [17]
In 1987, the company merged Paintex Limited, ICI Pakistan Manufacturers Limited, and Imperial Chemical Industries Limited into a single entity. [ 3 ] In 1995, ICI Pakistan Limited set up a US$ 490 million PTA manufacturing facility at Port Qasim , near Karachi , which was commissioned in 1998 to manufacture purified terephthalic acid (PTA) in ...