§1What this business is
Plastic granules are melted in a screw extruder, pushed through a cross-head die as a tube, and blown with compressed air inside a mould to form a container. The KVIC profile uses a semi-automatic machine with single, double and triple dies. Buyers pack pharmaceuticals, chemicals, solvents, acids and vegetable oil because the containers are light, tough and resist chemicals.
Capacity: 55 tonnes of containers a year.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone near pharma, chemical or edible-oil units who can lock in regular container orders.
Who it is not for
Someone without assured buyers; containers are bulky and costly to ship far.
Advantages
- Steady demand from pharma, chemical and oil packers
- One machine can make many sizes by changing moulds
- Machinery under ₹9 lakh
- Can supply local factories at short notice
Drawbacks
- Plastic granule prices swing with crude oil
- Thin margin: net surplus about 9% of sales at full capacity
- Buyers demand exact weight and wall thickness
- Each new shape needs a new mould
Skills you need
- Extrusion blow-moulding machine operation
- Mould setting and change-over
- Weight and leak testing
- Selling to factory purchase managers
Why difficulty 3/5: One machine line, but margins are thin and orders depend on a few factory buyers.
§3Market
Who buys
- Pharmaceutical makers
- Chemical, solvent and acid makers
- Edible-oil packers
How it sells
- Direct supply to factories
- Packaging traders
Good to know
- The profile values full-capacity sales at ₹54.00 lakh a year.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-automatic extrusion blow-moulding machine: 50 mm screw extruder with 10 HP motor, variable-speed drive and control cabinet | — | — |
| Cross-head dies (single, double and triple) with cores and spacers | — | — |
| Mould opening and closing unit with hydraulic system and 5 HP motor | — | — |
| Air compressor (100 PSI) with 5 HP motor | — | — |
| Water pump with 1 HP motor | — | — |
| Moulds, dies, tools, furniture and office equipment | — | — |
| All equipment together | — | ₹8,52,000 |
From: KVIC Project Profile — Blow Moulded Plastic Containers (PMEGP)
- HDPE, PP or PVC granules₹34,20,000 a year at full capacity
- Labels and packing material₹75,000 a year
From: KVIC Project Profile — Blow Moulded Plastic Containers (PMEGP)
Suppliers in Building Business Bazaar
Indo German Tool Room, Ahmedabad · Ahmedabad →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Ahmedabad · Ahmedabad →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Bhubaneswar · Bhubaneswar →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Bihta · Bihta →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Chennai · Chennai →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Kochi · Kochi →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Lucknow · Lucknow →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Raipur · Raipur →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Jaipur · Jaipur →CIPET Institute of Petrochemicals Technology (IPT) - Murthal · Murthal →CIPET Centre for Skilling and Technical Support (CSTS) - Amritsar · Amritsar →CIPET Centre for Skilling and Technical Support (CSTS) - Agartala · Agartala →
In our raw material database
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST
- State Pollution Control Board consent
- Registration under the Plastic Waste Management Rules (as producer or brand owner, where it applies)
- Food-grade material compliance when supplying edible-oil packers
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
This is a KVIC profile made for PMEGP. MUDRA and CGTMSE can back the loan.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Machinery, moulds, furniture and office equipment ₹8,52,000 + working capital ₹10,75,000 = ₹19,27,000. Land own; work shed rented.
Working capital: Working capital ₹10,75,000 — larger than the machinery; raw material is ₹34.20 lakh a year at full capacity.
Year not printed on the KVIC profile — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: PLEXCONCIL
- Containers are bulky, so exports usually go with the filled product rather than empty.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Granule price rise
- Losing a big buyer
- Plastic waste rules
- Machine breakdown stopping supply
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working blow moulded plastic containers unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect
§12Watch
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.