Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Chittoor Granite Processing |
| 2 | Place | Chittoor |
| 3 | District | Chittoor |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 200 Slab Cutting& Polishing Units (150 Micro and 50 Small) |
| 6 | No. of workers | 2200 direct |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs.1800 millions |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Chittoor Granite Owners Association |
| 9 | Major products | Polished Black Granite blocks of various sizes |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
NIL |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country AP, Karnataka, Tamilnadu Export The product is exported to various European countries, Italy, USA and Australia |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of testing facilities for raw materials and finished products Narrow product mix and low value addition Improper waste disposal Total dependency on imports for diamond tips used in cutting Absence of waste minimization efforts Scarcity of skilled manpower Lack of quality control and quality checking Poor credit linkages Poor Marketing networks Lack of direct exports Lack of ancillary units. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Proposal for DSR by APITCO for DC-MSME (Mar 2010) |