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The cluster is located in three industrial estates, namely, jeedimetla,
Balanagar and cherlapally.
Jeedimetla and balanagar industrial estates are
Within 5 kms. Radiuls of office whereas
cherlapally industrial estate is 20 kms.
From office. These industrial estates have good infrastructure.
FRP is usually an enclosure, casing or sheet, they do not have sub components.
Hence, all units are manufactur
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ers. There are no assemblers or components.
Manufacturers. The industry can be
classified as mechanized or
hand-laying.
The cluster can be classified as hand-laying type of
industry.
There are 300 nos. of units in A.P.of which, 100 are located in Hyderabad and
Remaining in
visakhapatnam and vijayawada. Out of 100 units in Hyderabad.
About 60 units have good
infrastructure and good turnover. These incl
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ude raw
Material suppliers also. Another 40% are
very small operating from non-industrial
Area.
The cluster manufacturers FRP Roofing sheets, linings, laminates, furniture, Doors,
Washing machines,
air coo
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lers, axil flow fans, boats, tanks, chemical process
Equipments, gratings, Ladders, platforms
and host of other products.
The industry employs 5000 persons directly and 10000 persons indirectly.
The turnover of cluster is
about 100 cr
ores in 2005-06.
The cluster is having good linkages with TIFAC (technology information, forecasting
And assessment
council), IIT-mumbai, DRDI-Hyderabad, SISI-hyderabad, Banks, coiieges, ets. It is having an association called fibre glass industries association of Andhra Pradesh (FIAAP). One multinational unit is also cluster.
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