Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Ahmedabad Plastic
2 Place Ahmedabad
3 District Ahmedabad
4 State Gujarat
5 No of firms (by type) 1000 
6 No. of workers 15000 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs.7000 Million
8 Associations in cluster Vatva Industries Association
Neruda Industries Association
Odhav Industries Association
Ahmedabad Management Association
9 Major products Tubes
Pipes
Rods of plastics
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) GSPMA
CIPET
PLEX
CONCIL
EDI
Indo-German Tool Room
11 Major markets Local, Domestic
12 Major problems/prospects Poor Waste Management
Poor knowledge of pressing parameters of various plastic
materials.
Lack of knowledge about raw material grade.
Lack of cleanliness & orderliness.
Poor knowledge of export market & procedure.
13 Data source and updated on DSR by Alok Saha, CIPET, 2005