Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Ahmedabad Dyes & Chemicals |
| 2 | Place | Ahmedabad |
| 3 | District | Ahmedabad |
| 4 | State | Gujarat |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 1200 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 38000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs.101,500 Millions |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Gujarat Dyestuff Manufacturers' Association (GDMA) Gujarat Chemicals Association Vatva Industry Association Naroda Industry Association |
| 9 | Major products | Reactive dyes, Acid dyes, Direct dyes and Pigment dyestuff Organic and Inorganic chemicals Plastic packaging products, extruded brown films, blow moulded |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Ahmedabad Textiles Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA) Central Institute of Plastics, Engineering and Technologies (CEPET) Indo-German Tool Room Gujarat Industrial & Technical Consultancy Organisation (GITCO) ITI Kubernagar Bureau of Indian Standards |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country – all over India Export – Europe and USA |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Environmental. Micro and small units are facing problem of direct marketing Cost of raw material – Because of size and operations of the units they are not in a position to bargain on the cost of raw material Technology related to product and process innovation for optimal utilisation of raw material and skills Product standardisation |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by EDI for SIDBI (June 2009) |