§1What this business is
Polypropylene and other engineering plastics, with colour and additives, are fed through a hopper, melted by a screw and injected into a cooled mould, where the part sets and is ejected. Plastic parts are lighter, cheaper to make in complex shapes, quieter and resist wear, so equipment makers convert metal parts to plastic. Scrap is ground and reused.
Capacity: Not printed in pieces or tonnes; sales of ₹110.70 L in year 1 rising 10% a year to ₹184.50 L in year 5.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
A graduate with contacts among pump, farm-machinery or auto-part makers.
Who it is not for
Someone without engineering buyers lined up — this is made-to-order work.
Advantages
- Metal-to-plastic conversion is a growing trend
- Material is about half of sales — good gross margin
- Small team of 7–9 people
- One machine can run many moulds
Drawbacks
- Each new part needs a costly mould (₹45 L covers the machine and moulds)
- Loss in year 1
- Buyers need tested, consistent quality
- Large working capital compared with sales
Skills you need
- Injection-moulding process setting
- Selecting engineering plastics
- Mould management
- Selling to equipment makers
Why difficulty 3/5: Standard moulding, but success depends on winning engineering buyers.
§3Market
Who buys
- Pump and fluid-power equipment makers
- Agricultural and construction equipment makers
- Truck, power-sport and auto-part makers
- Industrial machinery makers
How it sells
- Direct supply against buyer drawings
- Vendor registration with OEMs
Good to know
- The report lists construction equipment, industrial pumps, fluid power, agricultural equipment and trucking as conversion markets.
- Plastic parts can combine materials by over-moulding or insert moulding.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Injection-moulding machine with moulds | 1 | ₹45 lakh |
| Dry colour mixer | 1 | ₹2.50 lakh |
| Scrap grinding machine | 1 | ₹5 lakh |
| Air compressor | 1 | ₹7.50 lakh |
| Chilling plant / cooling | 1 lot | ₹5.35 lakh |
From: SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Plastic Parts for Engineering Equipments (2018) — private guide — confirm locally
- Polypropylene (PP) and other engineering plasticsmain raw material, available locally
- Plasticiser, colour additives, binding chemicalssmall quantities
- Packing materialfor dispatch
From: SIDBI Stand-Up Mitra project profile — Plastic Parts for Engineering Equipments (2018) — private guide — confirm locally
Suppliers in Building Business Bazaar
Indo German Tool Room, Ahmedabad · Ahmedabad →CIPET School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals (SARP) - APDDRL - Bengaluru · Bengaluru →CIPET School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals (SARP) - LARPM - Bhubaneswar · Bhubaneswar →CIPET School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals (SARP) - ARSTPS - Chennai · Chennai →
In our raw material database
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST
- State Pollution Control Board consent where applicable
- Factory licence and fire NOC
§6Schemes & subsidies
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
- Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
Too large for PMEGP; CGTMSE can guarantee the bank loan without collateral and Stand-Up India can fund SC/ST and women founders.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Land 2,000 sq m ₹20 L + building ₹12 L + plant & machinery ₹65.35 L + furniture and electrical ₹6.54 L + preliminary ₹7.84 L + working capital ₹46.13 L = ₹157.85 L. Finance: promoter ₹39.46 L, bank ₹118.39 L (85% of fixed assets).
Working capital: ₹46.13 L: inventories ₹15.38 L, receivables ₹15.38 L, overheads ₹15.38 L; bank ₹23.06 L, own margin ₹23.06 L.
Stand-Up Mitra profile uploaded in 2018; the year is not printed on the profile. Machinery and material prices will be higher now.
§8Export potential
Export council / board: Not verified yet
- No HS code or export body has been checked against an official list yet.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Polymer price swings
- Depending on a few buyers
- Mould damage stopping supply
- Quality failures in service
§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 engineering plastic components (injection moulded) 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.
Want to start Engineering Plastic Components (Injection Moulded)?
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.