Ahmedabad chemicals cluster (Gujarat)
Introduction
A prominent chemical manufacturing cluster is located in Ahmedabad. The cluster has about 750 MSMEs producing dyes, dye intermediates (100 units) and pigments (50 units). The MSMEs are located in the industrial areas of Vatva ((600 units), Naroda (100 units) and Odhav (50 units). The production capacity of units varies from below 50 tonnes per annum (tpa) to above 1000 tpa.
Products manufactured
Dyes, dye intermediates, pigments
Number of MSMEs
750
Energy consumption
High
Main fuels
Natural gas, light diesel oil, furnace oil, white coke,briquette, coal, wood, electricity
Production & turnover
Rs 10,000 crores
Total energy consumption (toe)
262481
Leading industry association(s)
- Gujarat Dyestuff Manufacturers' Association (GDMA) http://www.gdma.org/
- Vatva Industries Association http://www.vatvaassociation.org/
- Naroda Industries Association http://www.narodaassociation.org/
- The Green Environmental Services Co-op Society Ltd http://www.gescsl.com/
Energy efficiency initiatives
BEE-SME Program https://beeindia.gov.in/sites/default/files/ctools/BEE%20SME%20SCHEME.pdf
Cluster manual
http://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/dpr/Ahmedabad_Chemical.pdf
Other resources
http://beeindia.in/schemes/documents/smes/Ahmedabad.pdf
Source: Data pertains to 2010-11, collected primarily under the BEE-SME program