Industry

Moradabad is renowned for brass work and has carved a niche for itself in the handicraft industry through out the world. The modern,attractive, and artistic brass ware, jewelry and trophies made by skilled artisans are the main crafts. The attractive brass ware are exported to countries like USA, Britain, Canada, Germany and Middle East Asia. There are about 600 export units and 5000 industries in the district. Moradabad exports goods worth Rs. 2200 crore every year. Recently other products like Iron Sheet Metalwares, Aluminium Artworks and Glassware's have also been included as per need of the foreign Buyers. Mentha is also exported in several crores from Moradabad. These products are very popular in foreign market and are being exported in thousand of crores every year. Due to increase of exports and popularity in foreign specially in Europe, America, Italy and other countries, a large No. of exporters are establishing their units and started their export. Out of the seven industrial corridors declared by the State Govt. in Industrial Policy 1999-2002, Moradabad is one of them.

The Government is investing a lot of money to improve infrastructural facilities to promote the Industrial activities at Moradabad like 24 hours UN-interrupted power supply, construction of By-pass, Proposal for widening and making 4 lane Delhi-Moradabad Road. About 450 Acres of land has been acquired to develop a New Industrial Area for Export Oriented Units at Pakbara to Dingarpur Road. Thus this is good opportunity for new entrepreneurs to establish their projects.

Brass Industry

Raw material used in the manufacture of brass utensils are called "SILLY" and "GULLY" in the local jargon. "SILLY" and "GULLY" is the mixture of many metals namely- Copper, Zink, Lead, etc.(in a specified ratio). All these metals mixed in a big pot called "GHARIA" and heated in a furnace. The molten mix is then poured into a mold of desired shape & allowed to cool. First & foremost, the design of the utensil, to be made, is sketched on a piece of a paper followed by its wooden frame which is later on used to make its metal prototype. This is known as Master piece.

The expert artisans also known as "DHALLAIYA" prepares mould for the different brass utensils. Molten metal is poured into these moulds, the utensils is then taken out for repair and refurbished with utmost care. These brass utensils are then polished. If needed, exotic design are made on these polished utensils. These utensils are then ready to be sold in the domestic market or are exported out to various countries.

Brass industry is developed as a small scale industry in Moradabad . Worker have small workshop in their houses.

Apart from brass, there are other handicraft industries in Moradabad :

• Jewelry made out of bones and horns.
• Kitchen ware
• Combs
• Wooden sticks

The main center of this industry is in Sambhal, a tehsil of Moradabad district. The attractive goods generated by this small scale industry are in great demand in many countries. There are about 1500 families involved in the production of these items, which provide job to about 5000 people.

Printing Printing on cloths is done at many places in the district, but Thakurdwara, Kanth and Amroha are the main centers. District administration has established a Handicraft Corporation depot in Thakurdwara. Design for printing on cloth is provided by this depot to these cloth merchants. The final prepared product in then taken over by the corporation. There are about 6000 people involved in the profession.

Moradabad district apart from brass and handicraft industries, there are about 7182 other small scale industrial units. Prominent among these are -

• Mentha oil.
• Rice Mills
• Sugar Mills
• Cement and Building material
• Agricultural Instruments
• Animal Feed
• Coal Bricks
• Oil Mill, etc.

These small scale units provide jobs to about 28545 people. There are about 44 units of Medium and Large Scale Industries, which includes Distillery, Sugar Mills, Pulp & Paper, Pharmaceutical & Chemical Industries etc. These industrial units provide jobs to about 40000 people.