Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Vapi Chemicals
2 Place Vapi
3 District Valsad
4 State Gujarat
5 No of firms (by type) 600 
6 No. of workers 1674 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs. 11300 Millions
8 Associations in cluster Vapi Industries Association
NAO
9 Major products Organic chemicals,
Dyes
Dyestuff
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) Welspun india LTD., testing Laboratory
11 Major markets Domestic
12 Major problems/prospects Labor cost has increased,
Raw Material has become expensive and orders have reduced, volumes have come down.
Involves high investment for technology change of various equipments & low returns.
To implement low cost Lack of Interest in investing in energy efficiency measures & more concentration on production quality & new products innovation.
Lack of awareness on technologies available in market.
Rely on local equipment suppliers & all equipments are locally fabricated.
Lack of awareness on energy saving either for the management or workers.
13 Data source and updated on http://www.docstoc.com/docs/38572960/Vapi---PowerPoint-Presentation by 2003