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Mineral / Non-Metallic ProductsChalk Manufacturing Unit
This project profile covers the establishment of a small-scale chalk manufacturing unit using calcium carbonate and gypsum. The facility produces educational writing chalk through a process involving mixing, slurry formation, extrusion, and cutting.
- 1 jobs
- 5 KW power
- ₹4.43L project cost
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Building & Civil Work | 0.75 |
| Plant & Machinery | 2.98 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 0.2 |
| Working Capital | 0.5 |
| Total | 4.43 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 0.44 |
| Term Loan | 3.54 |
| Working Capital Loan | 0.45 |
| Total | 4.43 |
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Raw materials & machinery
- Raw Material Calcium carbonateBuy on Amazon ↗
Main raw material for chalk production
- Raw Material CaSO4Buy on Amazon ↗
Gypsum / calcium sulfate
- Machinery Chalk MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine for mixing and formulating chalk substance
- Machinery Drying OvenBuy on Amazon ↗
Used for drying manufactured chalk pieces
- Machinery Aluminium MouldBuy on Amazon ↗
Moulds for shaping chalk
Manufacturing process
- Quarrying Limestone
- Pulverizing the chalk
- Dehydrating Gypsum
- Shifting
- Cleaning
- Adding water to form thick Slurry
- Mixing
- Extrusion from the die
- Cutting into desired pieces
- Packaging of goods
Market
The chalk, salt, gravel, and natural resource industries are growing globally. Chalk is widely used for writing utensils, fertilizers, cement making, and athletic friction enhancement.