§1What this business is
HDPE granules are melted and pushed into a tube (parison), which is blown into a mould by an extrusion blow-moulding machine; the can is cooled, trimmed of flash and screen-printed. Caps are bought from outside. Buyers are edible-oil mills and packers replacing 15 kg tins.
Capacity: 1,100 containers a day; 3,30,000 a year; year 1 at 55%.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone near oil mills (mustard, soybean, groundnut belts) with assured orders.
Who it is not for
Someone far from oil mills or without a committed buyer.
Advantages
- Oil mills need containers in bulk every season
- Lighter and cheaper than tin, as the report notes
- Only one raw material (HDPE)
- Net margin of 14–19% in the report — higher than the bucket reports
Drawbacks
- Large machine cost (₹30 L blow-moulder)
- Depends on a few oil-mill buyers
- HDPE price follows crude oil
- Food-grade quality is a must
Skills you need
- Blow moulding and mould settings
- Food-grade material control
- Selling to oil mills
- Machine maintenance
Why difficulty 3/5: Higher capital, but a focused product with clear buyers.
§3Market
Who buys
- Edible oil mills and packers
- Ghee and vanaspati packers
How it sells
- Direct supply to oil mills
- Packaging dealers
Good to know
- The report says more than 90% of edible oil was sold loose or in reusable 15 kg tins.
- It sells a container at ₹56 in year 1, rising ₹2 a year.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Extrusion blow-moulding machine, 15 litre, with compressor and cooling tower | 1 | ₹30,00,000 |
| Screen printing machine | 1 | ₹1,00,000 |
| Moulds and dies | lot | ₹4,00,000 |
| Scrap grinder | 1 | ₹2,50,000 |
| Other equipment and hand tools | lot | ₹50,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — HDPE Edible Oil Container (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- HDPE granules200 tonnes a year at ₹55,000 a tonne (full capacity)
- Capsmoulded on an injection machine; bought from outside
From: PMEGP sample project report — HDPE Edible Oil Container (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
In our raw material database
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam
- GST
- State pollution board consent (the report lists the NOC)
- Plastic Waste Management Rules registration (EPR) as applicable
- Food-grade compliance of HDPE as buyers require
- Trademark (optional)
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
- Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
₹45.56 L manufacturing project fits PMEGP (up to ₹50 L) and CGTMSE; Stand-Up India for SC/ST or women founders.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Report cost of project ₹45.56 L: plant & machinery ₹38.00 L, furniture ₹2.00 L, working capital ₹5.56 L; premises own or rented. Finance: term loan ₹36.00 L, own ₹4.56 L, working-capital loan ₹5.00 L.
Working capital: Working capital ₹5.56 L (bank ₹5.00 L) — 10 days of granules and 10 days of finished cans.
Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
The report covers the home market only; it does not discuss export.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Oil-mill demand falling or shifting to other packs
- HDPE price swings
- Machine downtime
- Plastic-waste rules (EPR)
§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 hdpe edible oil containers (15 litre) unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam, 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 HDPE Edible Oil Containers (15 litre)?
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¶Sources
Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.