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 |