Saharanpur foundry cluster (Uttar Pradesh)

Introduction

Saharanpur is an important industrial cluster in India. The region is very poor in mineral resources, and has hence seen the development of agro-based industries like paper, tobacco and woodwork. There are two large-scale industry units located in Saharanpur, the Indian Tobacco Company (ITC Limited) and Star Paper Mills Ltd. Saharanpur also has an MSME cluster comprising about 50 operating foundries as well as wood carving units, hosiery units, rubber units, and straw and paper mill units. The foundries produce castings primarily for hand-pumps (60%), sewing machines (25%), and paper mill machinery (10%). They provide direct employment to about 1000 people.

Products manufactured

Castings for hand-pumps, sewing machines and paper mill machinery

Number of MSMEs

50

Energy consumption

Low

Main fuels

Coke; electricity

Production & turnover

21,000 tonnes per annum; Rs 40 crores (0.4 billion rupees)

Total energy consumption (toe)

3600

Leading industry association(s)

• Indian Industry Association (IIA), Saharanpur Chapter https://www.iiaonline.in/
• Saharanpur Industries Association (SIA) http://saharanpurindustriesassociation.weebly.com/about-sia.html

Cluster Profile

https://www.sameeeksha.org/pdf/clusterprofile/Saharanpur-Foundries-Uttar-Pradesh.pdf

Events

IIA, Saharanpur Chapter, in association with the MSME Development Institute, Agra, organizes vendor development programs (VDPs) at state and national levels.

Other Resources

• Directory of MSME Development & Facilitation Offices (MSME-DFO)  https://cluster.dcmsme.gov.in/CFCRPT/CFC_DiDirectory.aspx

Data pertains to 2015-16, collected primarily under the TERI-SDC EESE project