Ankleshwar chemical cluster (Gujarat)
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Introduction
India's largest chemical industry cluster is located in Ankleshwar, in Bharuch district of Gujarat in Gujarat. This cluster hosts over 700 MSMEs manufacturing various kinds of chemicals: about 67% of the units produce dyes and pigments; 27% produce pharma and pharma intermediates; and the remaining 6% produce pesticides and chlor-alkalis. The production capacity of the units ranges from 100 tonnes to 1000 tonnes per annum (tpa).
Products manufactured
Dyes and pigments, pharma and pharma intermediates, pesticides and chlor-alkalis
Number of MSMEs
730
Main fuels
Natural gas, electricity and fire wood
Total energy consumption (toe)
408423
Leading industry association(s)
- Ankleshwar Industries Association https://www.aiaindia.org/
- Panoli Industries Association https://piapanoli.org/
Cluster profile
https://sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Ankleshwar_chemical_cluster.pdf
Source: Data for 2011-12, collected by TERI under the World Bank–GEF–SIDBI project 'Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs'