Introduction:

Chemicals are essential for Pakistan's industrial growth, powering sectors like plastic, textile,
fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, and more. As the backbone of these industries, chemical imports
play a crucial role in driving economic development, employment, and export opportunities. This
report examines the key imported chemicals and their significance in Pakistan's industrial
landscape

Chemical Capacity Industry Use Specific Use Source Import

Name Country Value
Calcium 2,605,10 kg Pharmaceutica Used in food , Morocco, $68.5M
phosphate l industry medical and Egypt, UAE
brewages
N- Pharmaceutica Excipient in Germany,
aceylanthranili l industry drug Spain and
c acid formulations France .
ephedrine 474458 kg Pharmaceutica Active $ 1660603
l industry ingredient in
medications
ergometrine Pharmaceutica Used for
l industry medical
purposes
Acyclic Pharmaceutica Used in China $21.06M
alcohols l industry manufacturing
and chemical
processes
Nucleic acids Pharmaceutica Used in
and their salts l industry biotechnology
and medical
research
lysergic acid Pharmaceutica Used as a
l industry precursor in
pharmaceuticals
Norephedrine Pharmaceutica Medical use and
l industry research
Sodium isobutyl Mining Flotation agent
xanthate for mineral
processing
Methyl Mining Flotation agent
isobutyl for mineral
carbinol(MIBC processing
)
Sodium Mining Mineral
Thioglycolate processing
agent
Heterocyclic Organic Used in medical China $133.12M
Compounds chemicals, research and
With Nitrogen, pharmaceutica drug
Nucleic Acids, l development
Their Salts
Sulfonated, Organic Used in China $1.11M
Nitrated, chemicals chemical
Nitrosated synthesis and
Derivatives of industrial
Hydrocarbons processes
Ether, Ether- Organic Used in China $5.00M
alcohol, Ether- chemicals solvents,
phenol, pharmaceuticals
Alcohol , and chemical
Peroxide; Their synthesis
Derivatives
Caustic soda Food Industry Used in various
flakes chemical
processes
hydrochloric Food Industry Used in
acid industrial
processes and
chemical
manufacturing
Potassium oil and gas Provides
sulphate industry potassium
nutrient for
crops
DAP 108862168 Fertilizer Compound World wide $1.2
8 kg fertilizer for Billion
various crops
urea 144242kg Fertilizer Nitrogen-rich World wide
fertilizer for
crop growth
Nitrophos Fertilizer Compound
fertilizer for
balanced
nutrition
Phosphoric 202,922,00 Fertilizer Used in Chinese $398M
acid (PA) 0 Kg fertilizers, food, Taipei,Belgium
and industrial , and South
applications Korea).
Potassium 96246857.8 Fertilizer Used in World wide $11,103.2
chloride kg fertilizers and 5
other industries
Ferric chloride water Used in water
treatment and
 other
applications
Sodium water Used as a
hypochlorite disinfectant and
bleach
Acetic Plastic Used in
anhydride c industry chemical
synthesis and
acetylation
reactions
Cyclic Plastic Used as
hydrocarbons industry solvents and in
industrial
processes
Nitrile-function Plastic Used in the China $99.37M
compounds industry production of
various
chemicals
Isosafrole Fragrance Used as a
industry precursor in
chemical
synthesis
Aluminum 309,131,00 steel industry Used in Worldwide, $383.76
0 Kg manufacturing, mostly china
construction,
and more
Polypropylene, automotive Basic material
primary, forms industry for plastic
production

Resources:
https://camachem.com/en/

https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/PAK/year/2019/tradeflow/Imports/partner/ALL/
product/310420

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