1 | Name Of Cluster | Kundli Utensils |
2 | Place | Kundli |
3 | District | Sonipat |
4 | State | Haryana |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 72 nos units |
6 | No. of workers | 4200 nos |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 8000 Million |
8 | Associations in cluster | Stainless Steel House Ware Association |
9 | Major products | Stainless steel utensils and cutlery |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Sonepat. MSME-DI, Karnal |
11 | Major markets | Within country : Haryana, Delhi, UP Export :50- 60% of out-put being exported |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Rising input costs in terms of coil and patta and relatively stagnant market prices for finished products and services offered by cluster firms has been affecting profitability of cluster firms. Optimization of procurement costs as well as technology upgrading is critical to retain competitive advantage With power available only for a few hours a day and establishment of the connectivity plans of the HSIIDC some time away, the option of exploiting alternate energy options including biomass based energy generation is critical without which viability of firms may be affected in the longer term perspective. The typical small-sized units in the cluster have poor linkages with Nationalized and other commercial banks affecting their performance potential. Typically, the assistance secured from banks has low limits. The fact that much of required raw material is sourced through traders has been affecting the potential performance of cluster enterprises They are yet to explore joint and bulk purchase of units from firms like Jindal or Hissar Steel or direct import of some grades of units as to further optimize procurement costs. They are therefore often subject to speculative action by traders |
13 | Data source and updated on | Industries Department, Government of Haryana |