Laminated Safety Glass

§1What this business is

Float glass is inspected, cut and washed; a PVC sheet is cut to size; resin is poured between glass and PVC; the sandwich is rolled, pressed, dried, edge-finished and inspected. Buyers include vehicle and railway coach makers, builders of tall buildings, and replacement-glass dealers.

Capacity: 13,800 sq m a year in both reports (Samadhan: 46 sq m a day).

§2Is it right for you?

Skills you need

• Glass cutting and handling
• Resin mixing and lamination
• Quality inspection for bubbles and delamination
• Selling to fabricators and contractors

Why difficulty 3/5: Simple equipment, but quality and certification decide the buyers.

§3Market

§4Raw material & machinery

From: PMEGP sample project report — Laminated Safety Glass (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

• 3 mm float (sheet) glass30,000 sq m a year at ₹300 a sq m in the Samadhan report; must be free of stones, scratches and stresses
• PVC interlayer sheet15,000 sq m a year at ₹100 a sq m in the Samadhan report
• Lamination chemicals (resin)poured between glass and PVC
• Packing material₹50,000 a year for labels and packing in the KVIC profile

From: PMEGP sample project report — Laminated Safety Glass (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) · KVIC Project Profile — Laminated Safety Glass (PMEGP)

§5Licences & registration

1. Udyam registration (optional, per report)
2. GST
3. State Pollution Control Board NOC
4. BIS certification where a Quality Control Order or vehicle rule applies — vehicle glass must meet IS 2553 Part 2
5. Trademark for your brand (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

• PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
• MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
• CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
• Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan

PMEGP fits both sizes; MUDRA covers up to ₹20 L, so it fits the KVIC size; CGTMSE for collateral-free loans; Stand-Up India for SC/ST or women owners above ₹10 L.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: KVIC profile ₹12.45 L (equipment ₹4.80 L: washing and drying machine, hand lamination machine, edge cutting machine, glass cutting machine, racks, electric oven, tables, tools, office furniture, electrification; working capital ₹7.65 L). Samadhan report ₹20.22 L (building/shed 1,500 sq ft ₹6.00 L, plant & machinery ₹5.50 L, furniture ₹1.50 L, working capital ₹7.22 L).

Working capital: Working capital ₹7.22 L (Samadhan, bank ₹6.50 L) to ₹7.65 L (KVIC). Samadhan's yearly raw material at full capacity: 30,000 sq m of 3 mm float glass at ₹300 and 15,000 sq m of PVC sheet at ₹100.

Year not printed on the KVIC profile or the sample report — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

§9Risks — where people fail

• Breakage and rejects
• Float glass price swings
• Certification demands from vehicle buyers
• Competition from large glass makers

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

1. Days 1–30: Visit a working laminated safety glass unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration (optional, per report), GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

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¶Sources

1. PMEGP sample project report — Laminated Safety Glass (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
2. KVIC Project Profile — Laminated Safety Glass (PMEGP)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.