The story
Raigarh's coal and its rail link drew Jindal Steel & Power and many smaller steel and power plants. The O.P. Jindal Industrial Park at Punjipathra hosts small units making mild-steel ingots. The district also has traditional crafts such as Dhokra, tasar weaving and bell metal, mapped as separate clusters.
In numbers
The O.P. Jindal Industrial Park at Punjipathra had 23 functional units making MS ingots, employing 1,380 people, with average plant and machinery investment of Rs 18.40 lakh.
Brief Industrial Profile of Raigarh District (MSME-DI, Ministry of MSME) · 2016
Ways in for a newcomer
- Fabrication and engineering services for steel plants
- Agricultural implement making from local steel
- Refractory and spares supply
- Tasar and Dhokra craft marketing
Problems the cluster faces
- Electricity issues raised by the park's units
- Pollution from sponge iron plants
- Steel price cycles
Businesses to start here
Steel Re-Rolling Mill (MS Rounds, Angles, Channels, Tor Steel) →Stainless Steel Ingots (Induction Furnace) →Steel Castings (Induction Furnace Foundry) →Fire Clay Refractory Bricks and Blocks →Engineering Workshop (Job Work and Repairs) →