1 | Name Of Cluster | Thrissur Note Books |
2 | Place | Kunnamkulam |
3 | District | Thrissur |
4 | State | Kerala |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 170 Micro units |
6 | No. of workers | 3000 nos. (direct & indirect). |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 3650 million |
8 | Associations in cluster | Nil |
9 | Major products | College Note Books Plain College Note Books Ruled Note Books Ordinary Plain Note Books Ordinary Ruled Registers and record Books Other Books and Note Pads. |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Thrissur MSME-DI, Thrissur |
11 | Major markets | Within India Kerala Export Nil. |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Market for books is rather seasonal. Weak Marketing Linkages. Un-organised marketing channels. Large portion of paper is brought from outside the state. Non-availability of required quantity of paper during peak season. Industry fully depends of Tamil Nadu for cover page printing. Low profit margin for producers. Traders get the edge on price fixations. Escalating paper cost. |
13 | Data source and updated on | December 2007, MSME-DI, Thrissur |