Kabari market keeps factories alive

Karachi’s Shershah Kabari Market is supplying refurbished machinery and spare parts to factories facing higher costs for new equipment, The Express Tribune reported on November 9. Used compressors, generators, motors, pumps and other components, including equipment recovered from decommissioned ships at Gadani, are repaired or adapted for industrial use.

The market serves cold-storage, food-processing, textile and plastics businesses, allowing operators to replace a machine or obtain an individual part instead of waiting for a new import. Traders also face volatile costs for scrap, transport, duties and electricity, while smaller industrial buyers work with tight budgets. The report says Shershah’s supply of reconditioned equipment helps keep manufacturing and cold-chain operations running, as factories often rely on their own technicians to source parts.