Camphor Tablet Manufacturing Unit
This project profile outlines the establishment of a manufacturing unit for producing camphor tablets (kapoor) used widely for religious rituals, medicinal purposes, air fresheners, and agricultural pest repellents. The facility utilizes camphor powder and hexamine to produce high-quality compressed tablets packaged for retail distribution.
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 3.54 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 0.6 |
| Working Capital | 3.33 |
| Total | 7.47 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 0.75 |
| Term Loan | 3.73 |
| Working Capital Loan | 3 |
| Total | 7.47 |
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Raw materials & machinery
Machinery & equipment3
- 20 Die Kapoor making machineBuy on Amazon ↗
20 Die Camphor tablet making machine with 20-25 KG per hour production capacity
- Automatic tablet packaging machineBuy on Amazon ↗
Automatic packaging machine for sealing final camphor tablets
- Genset -5 KVABuy on Amazon ↗
Standby power arrangement generator set
Raw materials4
- Camphor PowderBuy on Amazon ↗
Basic raw material for manufacturing camphor tablets
- HexamineBuy on Amazon ↗
Binding raw material for camphor tablets
- SodiumBuy on Amazon ↗
Consumable input
- WaxBuy on Amazon ↗
Consumable input
Manufacturing process
- Procure and store raw materials like camphor powder and hexamine in the warehouse.
- Manually mix camphor powder and hexamine in proportionate quantities.
- Feed the mixed raw material into the hopper of the camphor tablet making machine.
- Operate the machine to compress the mixture into tablets using specific dies.
- Transfer manufactured tablets to the automatic packaging machine for final packaging.
- Dispatch the finished packaged goods to the market for sale.
Market
Camphor tablets have steady and growing demand driven by religious customs and daily practices across diverse populations in India, alongside applications in pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and chemical industries.
From the project report
