1 | Name Of Cluster | Hyderabad Fibre Glass |
2 | Place | Hyderabad |
3 | District | Hyderabad |
4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 300 units |
6 | No. of workers | 15000 (Direct 5000 and Indirect 10000) |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 1000 Million |
8 | Associations in cluster | Fibre Glass Industries Association of Andhra Pradesh (FIAAP) |
9 | Major products | FRP Roofing sheets, Linings, Laminates, Furniture, Doors, Washing Machines, Air Coolers, Axial Flow Fans, Boats, Tanks, Chemical Process equipments, Gratings, Ladders, Platforms and host of other products. |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Hyderabad MSME-DI, Hyderabad. |
11 | Major markets | Within India Andhra Pradesh Export Nil. |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Non availability of testing facilities for raw material and end products. Low value added products. Low mechanization in the manufacturing process due to lack of investment. No training centre so trained personnel. No R.D. Centre. No standards awareness to end users. Non-exploitation of Government sectors, wind mills, construction sectors. etc. |
13 | Data source and updated on | DIC, Hyderabad (September 2007) |