'Furniture exports to cross $500 million by 2015'

Furniture exports from Pakistan are expected to cross $500 million by 2015, Chairman All Pakistan Furniture Exporters Association, Turhan Baig Mohammad said.
Speaking at the association's annual general body meeting held recently at a local hotel in Karachi, he highlighted the achievement of the association in 2005-06. The meeting also discussed the problems being faced by the industry, with particular reference to raw material availability, skilled workforce shortage and inadequate production capacities.
The Chairman informed the members that the association had prepared an export plan for the industry. Later, he made a presentation of APFEA's Furniture Vision 2015,in which association is seeking the government's support to develop country's furniture industry located in Karachi, Lahore, Gujrat, Chiniot and Peshawar by providing all the necessary modern facilities so that the furniture exports are increased to around $500 million in less than 10 years.