Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Thrissur Tiles Cluster |
| 2 | Place | Thrissur |
| 3 | District | Thrissur |
| 4 | State | Kerala |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 125 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 35000 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 1000 Millions |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Kerala Tiles Manufacturing AssociationDIC, Thrissur Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion SISI NSIC SIDBI |
| 9 | Major products | Roof tiles Floor tiles Ceiling tiles Wall tiles Hollow roof bricks Jally Banisters Pottery items |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
NA |
| 11 | Major markets | NA |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Non availability of quality plastic clay Lack of proper and judicious clay mining methods without disturbing the paddy crop and ecology Lack of common testing center for analysis of properties of clay Lack of common facility center for optimal utilization of precious clay mineral High breakage and rejection rate Obsolete technology High dependence on labor Unavailability of industrial plots free from civic restrictions Lack of product innovation Inefficient marketing system Lack of linkages with R&D institutes Lack of energy management systems Lack of efficiency in production system Lack of quality system and standardization of products Lack of common facility center for repairing machinery parts and spare parts supply. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Diagnostic Study Report of Clay Cluster at Thrissur, Kerala, prepared by K. Sajil Kumar (Chartered Engineer) |