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Gujarat contributes to over 8% of India’s total engineering output, and is home to several industrial units with operations across the entire engineering value chain |
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Major engineering clusters in Gujarat include Foundry, Ship breaking, Induction furnace industry, Steel re-rolling mills, Brass parts, Oil engines, Fabrication, Machine tools, Auto components and SS utensils |
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It is a major production base for Sponge Iron, Steel pipes and tubes, Copper Cathode, Electrical, Switchgear, Transformer and Transmission Line Towers, Heavy Fabrication, Ship Building and Auto Components |
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30 out of the 83 product clusters in the State are dedicated to Engineering & Auto sector |
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There are over 600 units in large sector and over 75,000 units in small and medium enterprises (SME) sector (excluding repair and services) operating in the State |
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Hindalco’s copper smelting and refining complex at Dahej in Bharuch District is the world’s largest copper smelter at a single location with a capacity of 5,00,000 tones a year |
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The Essar Steel complex at Hazira houses the world’s largest gas-based single location sponge iron plant, with a capacity of 5.1 MTPA |
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Brass parts cluster in Jamnagar, which has over 5,000 small units, meets 70% of requirements for brass parts in India |
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