The story
Jamnagar's brass trade grew from craftsmen working with scrap brass that came in through the nearby ports. Small foundries, extrusion units, machine shops and electroplaters now work as one chain, turning imported scrap into precision parts. The city supplies components to electrical, plumbing, automobile, railway and defence buyers in India and abroad.
In numbers
Jamnagar has nearly 8,000 small and large brass component units employing over 3 lakh people (February 2026).
Gujarat: Jamnagar emerges as global brass manufacturing hub with MSME support (IANS) · 2026The district profile listed about 3,500 brass parts units employing 35,000 people (c. 2012).
Brief Industrial Profile of Jamnagar District (MSME-DI Ahmedabad, Ministry of MSME) · 2012
Ways in for a newcomer
- CNC turning job-work for brass parts
- Electroplating and finishing
- Scrap import and trading
- Export of brass fittings
Problems the cluster faces
- Price swings in brass scrap and copper
- High electricity cost and irregular power
- Water shortage in GIDC estates
- Shortage of skilled labour
Businesses to start here
Transformer Parts and Brass Accessories →Brass Water Taps & Cocks →Non-Ferrous Castings Foundry (Brass, Bronze, Gun Metal) →CNC Engineering Workshop (Precision Job Work) →Metal Scrap Recycling Unit →