Cluster Profile
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