Vapi Chemicals and Dyes cluster (Gujarat)

Introduction

The industrial town of Vapi is located in Valsad district of Gujarat. It hosts a major cluster of MSMEs manufacturing chemicals and dyes. The growth of this MSME cluster has been spurred by its proximity to the cities of Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Mumbai, and by the presence of many large-scale industries in the vicinity including textiles, chemicals, pharma, paper, etc.

Products manufactured

Organic and inorganic chemicals, dyes and dye intermediates

Number of MSMEs

308

Energy consumption

High

Main fuels

Coal, natural gas, groundnut briquettes, furnace oil, wood, electricity

Production & turnover

N.A.

Total energy consumption (toe)

107766

Leading industry association(s)

• Vapi Industries Association (VIA) www.viavapi.org

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/clusterprofile/Vapi_Chemicals_&_Dyes_Industries.pdf

Other resources

http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/BIP%20VALSAD%20SEPT2912.pdf

Source: Data pertains to 2010-11, collected primarily under the BEE-SME program