Diatomaceous Earth Powder Manufacturing Unit
This project profile outlines the establishment of a diatomaceous earth powder manufacturing unit. The process involves crushing, grinding, screening, heating, and packaging diatomaceous earth stones to produce high-quality silica powder for filtration, abrasives, fillers, and other industrial applications.
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 18 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 1 |
| Other Misc. Assets | 0.5 |
| Working Capital | 5.13 |
| Total | 24.63 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 2.46 |
| Term Loan | 17.55 |
| Working Capital Loan | 4.62 |
| Total | 24.63 |
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Raw materials & machinery
Machinery & equipment8
- CrusherBuy on Amazon ↗
Jaw crusher for initial size reduction
- GrinderBuy on Amazon ↗
3 Roller pulverizing mill
- ScreenerBuy on Amazon ↗
Automatic vibrator system and separator
- Moisture Removal OvenBuy on Amazon ↗
Oven for reducing moisture content
- Powder Packaging MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Automatic weighing and bagging machine
- Cyclone Dust CollectorBuy on Amazon ↗
Dust collection system
- Bucket ElevatorBuy on Amazon ↗
For material transport
- Storage HopperBuy on Amazon ↗
Hopper for raw and crushed material
Raw materials2
- Diatomaceous earth stonesBuy on Amazon ↗
Raw ore/stones for processing
- Packaging materialBuy on Amazon ↗
Bags for final product
Manufacturing process
- Raw material procurement and quality testing of incoming diatomaceous earth stones.
- Unloading and crushing bulky raw material using a hammer crusher to smaller sizes.
- Grinding the crushed material in a pulverizing mill to achieve the desired fine powder particle size.
- Screening the ground powder using a separator to separate fine powder and recycle oversized particles.
- Heating or drying the powder in an oven if moisture removal is required.
- Weighing and packaging the finished diatomaceous earth powder into premade bags using an automated packaging machine.
Market
Diatomaceous earth powder has wide applications in the FMCG sector, water filtration, paints, plastics, agriculture, and chemical industries as a filler, abrasive, absorbent, and filtering aid.
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