Rajkot Kitchenware Manufacturing Industries (Gujarat)
Introduction
Rajkot has a cluster of about 350 kitchenware manufacturing units, located in industrial estates around Rajkot city. These units are renowned for their superior quality kitchen aid appliances and other products. The product-wise distribution of units is as follows: stoves-10 units; gas lighters-53 units; knives and cutlery-196 units; cookers and non-stick cookware-36 units; and kitchen baskets and other products-55 units. The cluster mainly caters to the demands of hotels, aviation industry, corporate offices, hospitals, commercial complexes, residential complexes and industrial canteens. The clientele include Coca Cola India, Cadbury, Ranbaxy, Indian Airlines, CIPLA, Parke-Davis, and Hoechst India Ltd.
Products Manufactured
Kitchenware such as stoves; gas lighters; knives and cutlery; cookers and non-stick cookware; and kitchen baskets and other products
Number of MSMEs
350
Energy consumption
Low
Main fuels
Electricity; high speed diesel (HSD)
Production & turnover
110 million pieces per annum; Rs 700 crores (7 billion)
Total energy consumption (toe)
2910
Leading industry association(s)
- Rajkot Kitchenware Manufacturers Association (RKMA) http://www.rajkotkitchenware.org/
- Rajkot Engineering Association (REA) http://www.reaindia.com/
- GIDC (Lodhika) Industrial Association (GLIA) http://gidclodhika.com/
- AJI (GIDC) Industries Association
- Shapar-Veraval Industrial Association http://www.sviarajkot.com/
Cluster Profile
https://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/rajkot-kitchenware.pdf
Other Resources
- Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) http://www.cmti-india.net/
- National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), Rajkot https://www.nsic.co.in/ntsc/NTSC-Rajkot
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Rajkot http://ic.gujarat.gov.in/?page_id=1529
- MSME Development Institute (MSME-DI), Ahmedabad/Rajkot) https://msmediahmedabad.gov.in/
Source:
Data pertains to 2015-16, collected primarily under the TERI-SDC EESE project.