§1What this business is
6–8 mm MS wire-rod coils are pickled and fluxed, drawn down on bull-block and multi-stage drawing machines (about 20% reduction a pass), annealed in a lead bath, quenched, fluxed and passed through a molten zinc bath, then wound on a take-up machine. An effluent treatment plant handles the acid water.
Capacity: 4,20,000 kg in year 1 at 40%, rising to 6,30,000 kg in year 5 at 60%.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone with steel-trading or wire-drawing experience and access to large buyers.
Who it is not for
A first-time founder without working-capital backing or steel market knowledge.
Advantages
- Wide demand — railways, power and telecom poles, precast products, fencing
- Large turnover on a ₹50 L project
- Low break-even (22%)
- Electrification and railway expansion add demand, says the report
Drawbacks
- Huge raw-material bills (₹4.89 crore a year at full capacity)
- Zinc and steel prices swing
- Acid pickling and lead/zinc baths need strict pollution control
- Hot, hazardous furnace work
Skills you need
- Wire drawing and die management
- Galvanising bath control
- Effluent treatment
- Steel buying and B2B sales
Why difficulty 4/5: Heavy capital, hazardous galvanising and strict pollution control.
§3Market
Who buys
- Precast concrete makers — railway sleepers, electric and telephone poles, pipes, door and window frames
- Strand makers for electrical, railway and shipping use
- Fencing and household users
How it sells
- Direct B2B supply
- Steel and hardware traders
- Government and PSU tenders
Good to know
- The report links demand to electrification, railway expansion with gauge conversion, and the telephone network.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bull-block heavy-duty wire drawing machine, 750 mm drum, with motor | 1 | ₹4,00,000 |
| Bull-block heavy-duty wire drawing machine, 600 mm drum, with motor | 1 | ₹3,00,000 |
| Multi-stage wire drawing machine, 4 dies in a row | 1 | ₹2,00,000 |
| Pickling tank, 2 m × 8 m × 2 m | 1 | ₹1,00,000 |
| Oil-fired lead bath furnace, 6 m × 1 m × ½ m, with 7.5 HP blower and quenching tank | 1 | ₹6,20,000 |
| Oil-fired zinc furnace, 3 m × 1 m × ½ m, with 5 HP blower and fluxing tank | 1 | ₹7,15,000 |
| Water rinsing tank | 1 | ₹40,000 |
| Take-up machine with 12 spools, variable speed | 1 | ₹4,70,000 |
| Effluent treatment plant (neutralising and filtering tanks, water cooling) | 1 | ₹7,80,000 |
| Overhead crane, 2 tonne | 1 | ₹3,00,000 |
| Lathe, 4 ft bed, with motor | 1 | ₹75,000 |
| Other equipment and hand tools | LS | ₹50,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Galvanized MS Wire (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- MS wire rod, 6–8 mm1,000 tonnes a year at ₹35,000 a tonne = ₹350.00 L at full capacity
- Lead5 tonnes at ₹1,50,000 a tonne = ₹7.50 L
- Zinc50 tonnes at ₹2,00,000 a tonne = ₹100.00 L
- Furnace oil100 KL at ₹30,000 = ₹30.00 L
- Charcoal, oil, asbestos and other materials₹1.50 L a year (lump sum)
From: PMEGP sample project report — Galvanized MS Wire (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
Suppliers in Building Business Bazaar
NSIC Technical Services Centre, Howrah · Howrah →Batliboi and Co · Secunderabad →C.S. Wire Pvt. Ltd · Hyderabad →Design Engineering Co · Mumbai →United Agro Engineering Co · Secunderabad →Wesman Engineering Co. Pvt Ltd · Chennai →
In our raw material database
Hydrochloric acid →Steel wire rod →Zinc ingot (refined zinc) →
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- State Pollution Control Board consent (CTE/CTO)
- Factory licence (depends on workers and power)
- Fire NOC
- BIS certification where the Steel Quality Control Order covers your wire grade
- Trademark for your brand (optional)
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
- Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
At ₹49.78 L it sits just inside the PMEGP manufacturing limit of ₹50 L; CGTMSE and Stand-Up India also fit. Too large for MUDRA.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Plant & machinery ₹40.50 L + furniture ₹1.50 L + working capital ₹7.78 L = ₹49.78 L; land own or rented. Finance: own ₹4.98 L, term loan ₹37.80 L, working-capital loan ₹7.00 L.
Working capital: Working capital ₹7.78 L (bank ₹7.00 L); raw material ₹489.00 L a year at full capacity — wire rod 1,000 tonnes at ₹35,000 a tonne.
Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: EEPC India
- HS codes are from the WCO HS 2022 list; confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker.
- You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Zinc and wire-rod price rise
- Pollution-board action
- Worker burns and fumes
- Long credit to big buyers
§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 galvanised steel (gi) wire 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 registration), 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
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.