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A Broader Outlook On Indian Chemical Industry

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India has achieved considerable progress in production of chemicals. And with slash in tariffs, Indian chemical companies with well-built systems and structured operations are likely to be benefited further.

It is not only countrys oldest industry, but the Indian Chemical Industry has been contributing to Indias growing economy in a phenomenal way. It may be hard to believe, but the industry serves the basic need of many different industry verticals like natural gas, water, oil, metals, minerals, air, oil, etc and all these verticals eventually bring into marketplace an array of products, almost 70000 products, to be precise.

Today, India has achieved considerable progress in production of basic organic and inorganic chemicals, pesticides, paints, dyestuffs and intermediates, petrochemicals, fine and specialty chemicals and toiletry product segments. And with slash in tariffs, Indian chemical companies with well-built systems and structured operations are likely to be benefited further. The companies manufacturing highly valued chemicals, and who are compliant of industrial quality standards, can make their mark not just in India but even in the overseas markets as well.

In Indian context, the rise in disposable income has led to improved chemical consumption. This has aided countrys GDP climb further, from 9% to 13%. In an attempt to make the industry more progressive and flourishing, the government of India has introduced a slew of policies and special economic zones centering on the petrochemical sector. Furthermore, several manufacturing companies are focusing on expansion plans in the coming years.

Chemicals and chemical products influence our lives in a significant way. Be it donning synthetic clothes, or consuming drugs, or when it comes to using thermoplastic furniture at homes and offices, chemicals have become a way of life in this fast-changing world. In addition, the industry plays a pivotal role in agricultural and development sectors. Some of the other sectors, like engineering, automotive, consumer durables and food processing also depend on this sector in a big way.

The industry is on a high growth trajectory. The industry, through a series of efforts is expected to achieve USD 100 billion in the upcoming years. The industrys contribution to the Indian manufacturing sector is almost 17.6 percent. Since the ages, Indian chemicals have been traded and today imports stand at USD 7.92 billion and exports at 5.95 billion. And now with the onset of liberalization and globalization, the Industry is on a major expansion spree. The industry today is into manufacturing wide range of goods including fine and specialty chemicals, drugs and pharmaceuticals, dyes and pigments, agrochemicals and fertilizers, pesticides, plastics and petrochemicals etc.

However, Indian chemical industry is yet to makes its presence felt in a big way in the international markets.

Fast-facts on Indian chemical industry

Highly fragmented

Operates at the micro level.

Increased per capita consumption level has put the industry on fast-track

Higher cost of capital, import duties and power, making it less competitive in the international markets.

Very little spotlight on Resource & Development

Presence of many multinational companies

Big players in bulk chemicals. Presence of small and big players in fine and specialty chemicals.

Major Segments

The Indian Chemical Industry has following major segments:

* Petrochemicals

* Inorganic Chemicals

* Organic Chemicals

* Fine and specialties

* Bulk Drugs

* Agrochemicals

* Paints and Dyes

Petrochemicals

Petrochemicals form the biggest category in the chemicals, and it is also one of the fastest growing sectors. The segement is into producing basic chemicals like Ethylene, Propylene, Benzene and Xylene etc, intermediates like MEG, PAN and LAB etc., synthetic fibres like Nylon, PSF and PFY etc, polymers like LDPE/HDPE, PVC, Polyester and PET etc, synthetic rubber like SBR, PBR etc. The key players include: Reliance, IPCL, NOCIL, Haldia and GAIL etc.

Inorganic Chemicals

At present it is worth US$ 2.5 Billion industry. The segment concentrates on the production of caustic, chlorine, sulphuric Acid etc. The inorganic chemicals are commonly used in detergents, glass, soap, fertiliser, alkalies etc. However, the industry is encountering stiff competition from international players, when it comes to catering to the requirements of the local markets.

Organic Chemicals

It is reportedly 1billion dollar industry and includes an array of chemicals. Most of the companies manufacturing organic chemicals can be found in western India.

Fine Specialties

The fine specialties segment is highly fragmented, with sizeable number of big players. However, all these players operate on low volume and high price margin. It is one of the fastest growing sectors with market around US$80 million p.a. And many big and small Indian companies form part of it. The major end user segments include: Textile, Leather, paper, detergent, rubber, paints, polyester, oil and gas etc.

Bulk Drugs

Bulk Drugs have a large market in India and in the outside world. Out of the 475 drugs used, 425 are locally procured. There are around 350 units in the organized sector, while there can be many more in the unorganized sector. Bulk drug production is concentrated in the areas around Bombay, Ankleshwar, Hyderabad Madras, Chandigarh.

India has very strong base in reverse engineering, molecular chemistry and patents on processes and not just on products. Major players in India in bulk drug category include: Ranbaxy, Dr. Reddy’s, Cheminor, Shasun, Cipla, Lupin, IPCA, Sun, Aurobindo, Kopran, Cadilla, Wockhardt, etc. It is a well-acknowledged fact that most of the bulk drug companies are Indian companies while those into formulations are primarily MNCs.

Agrochemicals

India being an agricultural dominated country, it is obvious that the country is a major user of agrochemicals; nonetheless, the average Indian consumption is reportedly low i.e., 1/20th of world average. The segment has been witnessing a growth of 10% pa and has registered revenue worth US$800 million. Consumption of the crop varies depending on the crop and region. Cash crops like sugarcane, tobacco etc. consume large amount of pesticides, almost over 60%. Major agrochemicals exports include: Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, Weedicides, Rodenticides, and Fumigants.

Paint and Dyes

Indian dyes are in demand world over, thanks to ban on production of dyes in developed nations due to the reservations related to pollution. Dyes are principally used in Paints, Inks, Textiles and Polymers. The total market of paint and dyes is almost US$ 1 Billion, and the growth rate is almost 12%. In addition, the marketplace is highly fragmented. There are about 25 large and medium players, which cover 50% market share, while 2000 other organized players contribute next fifty percent. Moreover, the per capita consumption is very low in India(400 gms) as opposed to the developed countries(15 kgs).

Overseas Trade

In the early 1990s, India was more into importing of chemicals; however, with the setting up of large scale petrochemical plants like Reliance, etc exports have improved. Even exports of bulk drugs, pharma, pesticides, dyes and intermediates have climbed up.

The overall performance of Indian Chemical Industry has been good in the domestic markets; however, in the international markets the industry it is yet to make its presence felt in a significant way. And factors like recession and crises in the Middle East have had a poor impact on the manufacturing and export sector of the industry.

The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), an association that consists 80% of the world manufacturers of chemicals has announced its support for a new round of multilateral trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization.

ICCAs main concerns include: removal of chemical tariffs, management of anti-dumping practices, making simpler the custom processes and full execution of TRIPs agreement. While management of anti- dumping practices would profit India, the tariff-free world would lead to stiff competition

Road ahead

Highly developed technology, in-depth research capabilities, backward and forward linkages, development of domestic capacity to decrease the dependence on imports are some of the crucial factors that need to be taken into consideration. Nowadays, safety, health and environment protection issues have become the major-talking point in almost all industries and even in the Indian chemical industry too. The Indian chemical manufacturers are addressing the issue on a war-footing.

Made-from-india.com is a leading B2B portal from India, and has listed on its portal, some top manufacturers, exporters and suppliers of varied chemical products.

Can A Mattress Pickup And Delivery Cottage Industry Work

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Transportation of discarded mattresses to the mattress recycling facility is one of the largest cost centers of doing business and is quite complicated for a sole proprietor running the mattress recycling facility. That sole proprietor has his hands full focusing on recycling mattresses in his facility. In today’s business world these necessary but difficult and labor intensive tasks are often “outsourced.” While the United States policies which have resulted in millions of American jobs being sent off shore under the label of outsourcing has recently gained negative opinions – the work at home cottage industries have thrived for centuries.

Going back as far as the 1400s the putting-out system or the workshop system or the domestic system were manufacturing models where jobs were contracted by a single manufacturer to subcontractors who completed the work in their own facility, usually their own home.

This subcontracting served as a way for manufacturing entrepreneurs to have subcontractor workers work in their homes manufacturing individual articles that when finished were brought to the contractor’s central place of business, such as a marketplace or a factory in a larger town, to be assembled and sold as finished goods.

These cottage industries flourished in the European cloth production as well as in various other industries, including the manufacture of wrought iron ironware such as pins, pots, and pans. The the manufacturer frequently provided the raw materials to their subcontractors to process in their homes.

Then, as now, the cottage industry conducted in individual’s homes had a lot to do with people’s desire to work at home rather than in a centralized factory or other location. Normally, instead of mass produced products, these home based businesses focus on unique or distinctive products in niche markets where large manufacturers can not find an economy of scale. When economy of scale can be achieved, then the cottage industries face serious competitive disadvantages from large manufacturers.

Currently, workers – many of them women with children – desire to remain at home while concurrently satisfying their need to make money has rapidly expanded the Internet based cottage industries. Examples of successfully Internet spun cottage industries are the popular iPhone applications where programmers develop “apps” and then sell them to iPhone . eBay is a giant source for cottage industries with work at home individuals buying and selling collectibles and other goods and service on the eBay website. Even some small manufacturers and craftspeople use eBay as a central site for selling their finished goods and services. Work at home authors can write their ebooks in the comfort of their living room and then use the Internet to market their products on websites such as Amazon. These authors may well do their background research at home or at their local library instead of at a centralized office.

In the 1400’s, the cottage industry served as a means for entrepreneurs to bypass the cumbersome and inflexible guild system. Today’s motivation may well be that there are simply no traditional jobs to be found that pay well enough to support the worker’s family or the worker wants to avoid the stresses of corporate jobs by working at their own speed and on their own schedule. For Mothers wanting to avoid the perils of daycare, their motivation is that they can work at home while watching their own children.

The European domestic system is often credited as being a source of the large amount of profits enjoyed by common people which made them less dependent on wealthy land barons. This increase in wages also led to a much wealthier peasantry with more personal belongings, with higher quality food to eat, with more fashionable clothing and with a better education than they had enjoyed prior to entering into cottage industries.

The cottage industry model has worked very well in the past and is definitely working well on Internet related businesses today. Could it also work today as a way to resolve the mattress recycler’s headache of getting unwanted mattresses out of homes and into the mattress recycling facility? Has economy of scale already been reached by the curbside trash haulers?

Every area is different, but the visual key to initially evaluating how well the curbside trash haulers are doing with mattress pickup and disposal – is noticing how many discarded mattresses lie on the roadsides. If there are none, someone has already figured out and implemented a working mattress pickup and disposal process. If you see mattresses everywhere along the roadsides, opportunity for a cottage industry mattress pickup system exists. Like moving furniture, two men and a truck might be all that is needed to implement a mattress pickup and disposal cottage industry.

If you Google “Junk Haulers” you will quickly see that the mattress pickup cottage industry has already been implemented by a host of junk hauling companies helping individual homeowners unclutter their residences by coming to their homes and removing – among other things – unwanted mattresses, box springs and stuffed furniture. These cottage industry people do a wonderful job of assisting home owners and getting mattresses off their premises. What is missing in the majority of cities is the mattress recycling facility where these current day entrepreneurs can deliver the mattresses, box springs and stuffed furniture for recycling. Thus today, cottage industry people with strong backs and a truck or trailer are indeed able to pickup mattresses from home owners and haul them off to the landfill.

So, the real question is where are the mattress recyclers?

Strong Industry Connections at AICA Education

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AICA Educations strong industry connections have enabled students to be given unique opportunities whilst studying, which can lead to them to finding their ideal jobs when they graduate.

Diploma of Graphic Design student, Stayc Sinclair, has gained invaluable industry experience through a range of freelance work arranged by AICA Education. “Whilst studying Ive worked on design jobs for various organisations, such as designing logos, websites and brochures. The experience has made me more confident to enter the workforce at the completion of my Diploma.”

AICA Educations Diploma of Graphic Design provides a program of study focused on industry centred outcomes. Students create a professional portfolio which can help them secure their ideal job in the Graphic Design industry.

Stacys portfolio has been instrumental in kick-starting her career, as she has recently been offered a highly sought after internship position at Warner Brothers.

“AICA arranged a job interview for me at Warner Brothers. After looking at my portfolio I was offered an internship with Warner Brothers for when I graduate.”

“I chose AICA to study my Graphic Design Diploma because of their up to date software packages, such as 3D Studio Max and Dreamweaver. It was the only college I could find with all of the programs I needed as well as both Mac and PC facilities.”

AICA Educations Diploma of Graphic Design teaches students to use a 3D package and Dreamweaver design software programs, which are quite new to Australia and are in high demand in the workplace. With the graphic design industry moving towards multimedia and online media, learning to create in 3D is imperative. AICA Education graduates trained in these programs will have a major competitive advantage in the industry.

Students are also trained to develop their theoretical, technical and practical skills in design programs Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and Flash.

CEO and AICA Education College Head, Ruth Grosser says that AICAs point of difference is their small class sizes which allow for increased interaction and one-on-one attention from teachers.

“Our teachers are all leading, industry professionals all with vast experience in many areas of the creative arts,” said Mrs Grosser. “At AICA Education we are passionate about ensuring our students have successful careers when they graduate. We ensure that we give all our students great training, small class sizes and the motivation to succeed.”

From Certificate to Diploma level, AICA Education offers courses in Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Photography, Graphic Pre-Press, Fist Aid and Workplace Training and Assessment. These courses prepare students for a variety of cutting-edge career opportunities in areas such as advertising, design, promotion, publishing, printing, marketing, packaging, photography, multimedia, consultancy, small business and management.

India Mini Excavator Industry To Exhibit Remarkable Growth

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Indian Mini Excavator Market, although at a nascent stage at present, is expected to mature considerably well in the coming years. Recent occurrence of a large number of infrastructural projects in the country and increased support from the Government of India with the favorable policies are providing requisite boost to the industry to grow in the future. Further, another factor supporting the industry growth positively is the up surging need for technologically more advance and rugged equipments for the earth moving purposes in the Indian Construction Industry. Considering the above factors, the Indian Mini Excavator industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 24% during the forecast period 2013-2017.

Research Analysis & Highlights

The report Indian Mini Excavator Market Outlook to 2017, by RNCOS spread over 50 pages provides an in-depth research and rational analysis of the current status and future growth prospects of the Mini Excavator Industry in the country. Our research includes study of Upcoming Infrastructural Projects and PPP in the country which would act as a driving factor for the Mini Excavator Market. Besides that, the report exhibits the emerging trends and drivers in country which are boosting the Mini Excavator industry in the country.

Additionally, our research also includes analysis of major technological developments of the mini excavator industry across the world coupled with their instances to support these advancements. Other than that, to provide a comprehensive view, the research also provides information about favorable government policies in the country.

Further, through the section of key players, we have tried to provide the insight of current market scenario and existing competition to our customers. Additionally, we have also covered the product portfolio and recent development of these players in the country. In all, the report presents a comprehensive look at the sectors past, present, and future scenario.

Some of the reports key highlights include:

– Rising Infrastructural Projects and Favorable Policies to Fuel the Market Growth
– Strong Market Future Attracting Several Global Players in the Indian Market
– Technological Advancements for Better Efficiency Propelling the Industry
– Indian Industry witnessing large scale manufacturing facility expansion

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The Honcho of the Indian Sweets and Snacks Industry

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Food is the very essence of survival. It is not only the whole meals that have gained popularity but also veg snacks items, chaat, sweets, namkeen, etc. that are equally savored. There are a very few Indian brands that are renowned not only in the Indian market but also overseas; worth mentioning is Bikanervala. The honcho in the Indian sweets and snacks industry is obviously the century plus old Bikanervala. Ask any foodie freak about Bikanervala and pat would come the reply in the positive with a mention of food items in the Bikanervala menu such as veg snacks, chaat, namkeen, sweets, etc.

Here is a list of the food items included in the Bikanervala menu: Sweets: Premium sweets, traditional sweets, khoya sweets, Bengali sweets; few of these include rasgulla, ghewar, malai chap, rasmalai, kalakand, petha, pakija, laddoo, barfi, shrikhand, etc. Namkeens: Aloo bhujia, peanuts, badam lacha, bikaneri bhujia, chana masala, cornflakes mixture, dal moth, ganthiya, kaju mixture, etc. Chaat: Bhalla papri, lachha tokri, pani puri, bhel puri, matar kulcha, dahi bhalla, aloo tikki, kachori with sabji, paneer tikka, raj kachori, papri chaat, etc. Veg Snacks: Chole bhature, paneer pakoda, samosa, kachori, matar kachori, dhokla, sandwich dhokla, pav bhaji, etc. North Indian Cuisine: Shahi paneer, chana masala, seasonal vegetables, dal makhani, rajma masala, special rice, eco meals, onion kulcha, paneer nan, butter nan, etc. South Indian Cuisine: Plain dosa, masala dosa, onion rawa masala, rawa plain dosa, rawa masala dosa, uttapam, vada sambhar, sambhar idli, etc. Chinese Food: Tomato soup, veg chowmein, veg coupsey, sweet corn soup, veg fried rice, spring roll, veg manchurian, talumein soup, paneer chilly, etc.

Other food items in the Bikanervala menu include continental food, beverages & shakes, and bakery items.

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