Mapco

Mapco Corp. is a plastic company situated in the border city of Lahore of the southern province of Punjab in Pakistan. The company’s strategic headquarters is divided between Lahore, Pakistan and Toronto, Canada. It was the first plastic company founded in Lahore Pakistan. Mapco was originally named Munir Ashraf Plastic Company, in 1997 the company re-originated its names meaning to Munir Ahmad Plastic Company, again in 2007 the company names meaning was re-originated to Munir Ahmad Plastic Corporation.

History
Mapco was officially founded in 1977 although the project had started several years before. It was founded in Lahore, Pakistan on Grand Triumph Road, next to the Pakistan Mint. It was cofounded by Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Bilal and Mr. Munir Ahmad Babar as a partnership. The company was later transformed into a proprietorship in 1996 for Mr. Munir Ahmad Babar when Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Bilal sold his share of the company to Mr. Munir Ahmad Babar. Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Bilal later went on to found the biggest plastic engineering company in Pakistan. Mohammad Ashraf Engineering Works. In the year 2000 Mapco was registered as a corporation in Canada.

Timeline
* 1977: Mapco is founded
* 1984: Mapco starts major blown film extrusion projects within Pakistan
* 1987: Mapco starts rotogravure and flexographic printing
* 1992: Mapco becomes the second biggest producer of business to business plastic packaging in Pakistan
* 1996: Mapco is split from a partnership to a proprietorship for Mr. Munir Ahmad Babar
* 1998: Mapco launches their website
* 1999: Mapco starts to manufacture plastic processing machinery
* 2000: Mapco becomes a corporation
* 2001: Mapco begins global marketing
* 2002: Mapco begins injection moulding and blow moulding
* 2003: Mapco starts outsourcing

Corporate Affairs
The current Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Mapco Corp is Munir Ahmad Babar. Munir Ahmad Babar assumed the top position on January 2001 when the company was officially proclaimed as a corporation.

Board of Directors as of July 2000
*Munir Ahmad Babar
*Naseer Ahmad Babar
*Ruqqiya Shaheen Babar

Board of Directors as of Saptember 2005
*Munir Ahmad Babar
*Ruqqiya Shaheen Babar
*Naseer Ahmad Babar
*Safir Ahmad Babar

Board of Directors as of Feburary 2008
*Munir Ahmad Babar
*Ruqqiya Shaheen Babar
*Naseer Ahmad Babar
*Safir Ahmad Babar
*Basir Ahmad Babar
*Alveena Munir Babar

Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
Besides being a manufacturer of most plastic products Mapco has strategic alliances and joint ventures with many companies in the cities of Lahore, Karachi, Dubai, Toronto, Mississauga and many more. These companies are in most cases either traders, wholesalers or manufacturers of plastic packaging via Blown Film Extrusion, T-die Extrusion, Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding or Printers of Plastic via Rotogravure and Flexography.

Products
Mapco is a major supplier of plastic packaging to the world. It is one of the biggest suppliers in South East Asia and is growing to be one of the biggest suppliers in North America. A list of Mapco products include:
* Blown Film Extrusion Products
* T-Die Extrusion Products
* Injection Moulding Products
* Blow Moulding Products
* Plastic Processing Machinery
* Printing of Plastic Products Through Flexographic
* Printing of Plastic Products Through Rotogravure
* Plastic Raw Matrial (HDPE, MDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, PP, PETE, PS, V)

Outsourcing
Mapco starting outsourcing there mechanical sector to Chinese and Taiwanese companies in 2005. Currently all there machineries are manufactured by Chinese and Taiwanese firms; parts are then assembled in Mapco warehouses worldwide.

Brands
Mapco has four main brands. The following is the list of Mapco Brands:

Interpack
Interack is a plastic blown film brand of Mapco Corp. It was founded in 2000. It is situated in Mississauga Canada. It supplies all major products processed from plastic blown film extrusion, including Bags of all sizes, carpet wrapping films and plastic sheets. The president of Interpack is Mr. Naseer Ahmad Babar

Unico
Uniico is a plastic Injection moulding brand of Mapco Corp. It was founded in 2002. It is situated in Lahore Pakistan. It supplies most major products processed from plastic injection moulding. The major products include plastic handles of Irons and buckets. The president of Unicco is Mr. Imran Ahmad Sultan, son of the Plastic Hall of Famer Sultan Ahmad.

Mapco Traders
Mapco Traders is a plastic raw material indenter/trading brand of Mapco Corp. It was founded in Mississauga Canada in 2006. It is situated in Lahore Pakistan. It carries the most plastic raw material manufacturers in Pakistan, including Exxon Mobil and SABIC . The president of Mapco Traders is Mr. Safir Ahmad Babar

Mapco Tech
Mapco Tech is a plastic machinery manufacturing and assembling brand of Mapco Corp. It was founded in 2005. It is situated in Lahore Pakistan. It supplies plastic blown film lines, flexographic machinery, and bag making machinery. The president of Mapco Traders is Mr. Basir Ahmad Babar.

Munir Ahmad Babar
The CEO and Chairman of Mapco Corp. is Munir Ahmad Babar (born 1949 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a Canadian businessman. He was Preceded By Mohammad Ashraf Bilal in 1996, after Ashraf Bilal’s Resignation Due to the Spilt of the Company. He is also a Plastic Hall of Famer, he was inducted into the Plastic Hall of Fame in May 2006.

He was elected President of the International Plastic Hall of Fame in 2007. He was preceded by his son Safir Ahmad Babar the Founder of the Plastic Hall of Fame.

Safir Ahmad Babar
Since December 2006 Safir Ahmad Babar is the CMO of Mapco Corp. He brought Mapco from a domestic level to becoming a prominent player in the world economy.

He is also the Founder of the Plastic Hall of Fame. He was elected the president of the Hall of Fame in 2004. He later resigned in 2007 after a three year run, he was succeeded by his Father Munir Ahmad Babar. He was elected the Chief Elections Officers for the International Plastic Hall of Fame in December 2007.

Criticism
Mapco has often been the subject of public criticism as a polluter of carbon emission at there manufacturing facility. Mapco representatives have often replied to this criticism as unfounded criticism against a corporation. Mapco’s environmental record has been a consistent target of critics, not only from outside organizations like Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Nature but also from institutional investors unhappy about its stance on global warming.

2005 Environmental Campaign
In Order to appear caring the Mapco Corp advertised there environmental message across Television and Radio Stations in Pakistan in which A person standing in front of a lush green garden says “It is the responsibility of everyone, from industries to families and individuals, to save our precious earth through pollution prevention and conservation of natural resources - through reduce, reuse and recycle.” the screen fades into a white background with the Mapco logo in the center, with a label "It is the responsibility of everyone."

Mapco Helping Humanity Organization
Mapco is often associated with Charity work done with the unfortunate people of Shalimar Town the place where the factory is located, including helping families with healthcare, education and basic necessities of life. Mapco's Website informs that the company has launched there official non profit organization Mapco Helping Humanity which will aim at helping children with educational passion the means to get the education they want.

Awards
Mapco has won several awards in the field along with Plastic Hall of Fame Induction for Mr. Munir Ahmad Babar the CEO of Mapco Corp. Mr. Munir Ahmad Babar is now also the President of the Plastic Hall of Fame Chief Executive Committee. Other Award Include:
* The Plastic Blown Film Manufacturer of the Year
* The Plastic Flexographic Printer of the Year
* The Plastic Trader of the Year

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