Vapi chemical cluster (Gujarat)

Introduction

The Vapi chemical cluster has over 300 large-scale and MSME units, of which about 277 units are presently operational. The majority of units (46%) produce dyes and pigments, followed by other chemicals (36%) and API/pharmaceuticals (18%). Almost all the units are located in the Phase-1,Phase-2 and Phase-3 industrial areas of Vapi; a few units are located in Sarigram.

Products manufactured

Dyes, pigments, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), other organic/inorganic chemicals

Number of MSMEs

277

Energy consumption

High

Main fuels

Electricity, natural gas (NG), oil (LDO/FO/HSD)

Production & turnover

621,016 tpy

Total energy consumption (toe)

100,127 toe (NG—81,032 toe; electricity—17,797 toe; oil—1298 toe)

Leading industry association(s)

Vapi Industries Association www.viavapi.org

Cluster Profile

https://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Vapi%20chemical%20cluster.pdf

Other resources

Source: Data pertains to 2019–20, collected primarily under the BEE project ‘Energy and Resource Mapping of MSME Clusters’.