Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Thrissur Dies and Moulds |
| 2 | Place | Thrissur |
| 3 | District | Thrissur |
| 4 | State | Kerala |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 50 units. |
| 6 | No. of workers | 300 nos. |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 30 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Kerala State Small Scale Industries Association, Thrissur Thrissur District Dies and moulds manufacturers Association |
| 9 | Major products | Injection moulding dies, Compression moulding dies, extrusion dies and blow moulding dies. |
| 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 | Shortage of manpower is a major problem for MSMSE sector. Lack of training facilities technicians in shop floor. Raw material availability from the local market is limited. Lack of testing facilities and heat treatment facilities. Only conventional machines are used. Lack of mutual suspicion among cluster members. There is no facility for skill up gradation. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | September 2007, MSME-DI, Thrissur |