Wankaner refractory cluster

Introduction

Wankaner refractory cluster, located in Gujarat state, employs tunnel kilns for the production process. These refractory industries mainly use petcoke for their thermal energy requirements. Electricity is used in raw material processing.

Product Manufacturers

Various refractory products like refractory bricks, bottom pouring set, refractory castable and refractory mortar and cement

Number of MSMEs

Main fuels

Petcoke, electricity

Energy consumption

Low

Product Turnover

198,600 tpy

Total Energy consumption

18089 toe: thermal— 18014 toe; electrical—75 toe

Leading industry association(s)

Morbi Wankaner Industrial Development Association
Wankaner GIDC Industries Association

Other Resources

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) https://www.cgcri.res.in/

Source: Data pertains to 2020–21, gathered through a study by TERI under the BEE project titled ‘Energy and resource mapping of MSME clusters in India.