Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Kanpur Paints and Allied Products
2 Place Dada Nagar, Naubasta, Panki, Fazalganj, Rania etc.
3 District Kanpur
4 State Uttar pradesh
5 No of firms (by type) 50 Units (Micro) 
6 No. of workers 2000 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 1000 Million.
8 Associations in cluster India Paint Association.
Paint and Allied Manufacturer Association.
9 Major products Enamel based paints, Emulsion based paints, Oil bound distempers, Wall Putties, Primers etc.
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) Uttar Pradesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries. DIC, Kanpur.
H.B.T.I. Kanpur.
I.I.T, Kanpur
11 Major markets Within India Northern States.
Export 10% of the turnover.
12 Major problems/prospects Obsolete batch grinding process with ball mills, attritors and beed mills.
Lack of awareness in govt. policy and programmes.
Lack of awareness on safety majors.
Limited production capacity due to use of old technology for production.
Lack of quality and R&D facility.
Lack of testing facility.
High procurement cost of raw material.
13 Data source and updated on MSME-DI, Kanpur+ (March 2007)