Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Raghudevpur Rubber Moulding
2 Place Raghudevpur
3 District Howrah
4 State West Bengal
5 No of firms (by type) 275 units 
6 No. of workers 3025 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 1679 Million
8 Associations in cluster All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA)
9 Major products Various Rubber products like O Ring, Bush, Chevron, Packing, Oil Seal, Bonded Seal, Bucket, Washer, V-Ring, V-Seal, Diaphragms, Quad Ring, Expansion Joints, Bellows, Pads & Sheet, Mats and Rubberised Cork Sheet.
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) DIC, Howrah
NSIC Ltd.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Regional Testing Centre (RTC) Eastern Region.

11 Major markets Within India Kottayam, Delhi and Mumbai etc.
Export . USA, Germany, France, U.K., Italy, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh.
12 Major problems/prospects Low institutional credit facility due to unavailable collateral security.
Bulk purchase of inputs for cost benefit is absent.
Lack of financial discipline.
Limited market access. Over dependence on regional marketing channels.
Lack of institutional linkage for the development of market, technology and production.
Unhealthy price competitions among the firms.
Obsolete technology owing to low productivity.
No quality testing facility.
Lack of raw material mixing facility and tool room.
Low value added products.
13 Data source and updated on DIC, Howrah under Directorate of MSSE, Govt. of West Bengal.(February 2011)