Detailed Project Report on katha (cutch) and allied products

KATHA (CUTCH) AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
[CODE NO.3155]

Katha and cutch are produced from the heart wood of Acacia catechu. It is a common tree found in the tropical deciduous and thorn forests of India. Katha is mainly used in betel leaf (Pan) as masticatory and valued for its catechin content.  Cutch, the bye product of Katha industry is  largely  used  for  dyeing,

colouring pulp in paper industry, water softening and in deep oil drilling operations.

KATTHA is obtained mostly by crystallization in cold from  the water extractives of the heartwood of Acacia catechu Willd., fam. Leguminosae  commonly  known  as  KHAIR  tree,  which  is  widely distributed in India, form the north-west plains to eastwards  in Assam  and throughout the country, particularly in the deciduous and  drier regions.  The other species namely, A.  chundra Willd and  A. catechuoides of KATTHA is carried out both, as a  cottage scale  industry in and around the organized sector.  The  general principle  
of  extraction  of the  heartwood  and  of  consequent separation  of KATTHA ( containing most of catechin)  from  cutch (Principally  catechu-tannic acid) is the same in cottage  sector as  well  as large scale units.

 In the conventional  process  of KATTHA  manufacture followed by cottage sector of  the  industry, during  separation of the crystalline KATTHA, the soluble  cutch-tans,  a valuable by-product are neither effectively removed  nor recovered, except by a few.


COST ESTIMATION

Plant  Capacity                                 :   Katha:150.00 Ton/Annum             
Land & Building (12000 Sq.Mt)    :    Rs. 02.03 Cr
Plant & Machinery                           :    Rs. 1.98  cr
Working Capital for 2 Months      :    Rs. 1.80  Cr
Total Capital Investment               :    Rs. 5.98  Cr
Rate of Return                                :    53%
Break Even Point                           :    36%


INTRODUCTION                                    
PROPERTIES                                    
USES                                            
BIS SPECIFICATION                                
RAW MATERIALS                                    
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF KATTHA & CATECHU        
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM                            
USES & APPLICATION                                
PRODUCT APPLICATIONS                            
EXTRACTION PROCESS SYSTEM                        
MARKET POTENTIAL                                
INDICATIVE BREAK UP OF PRESENT GLOBAL DEMAND        
MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS OF KATTHA                
BROAD OUTLINE OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS            
CURRENT SCENARIO                                
NATURAL HABITAL & CLASSIFICATION OF ACACIA            
LOCATION OF PLANT                                
DETAILS OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENTS                
SOLID LIQUID SEPARATION SYSTEM                    
BASKET CENTRIFUGE                                
DEPENDING UPON THEIR PROPERTIES, MAPS ARE USED        
IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL SECTORS                    
MARKET POTENTIAL                                
HERBAL EXTRACTION PROCESS                        
MAJOR HERBAL EXTRACT PRODUCERS                    
SUPPLIERS OF MAJOR MACHINERY SUPPLIERS            
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE                        
PLANT LAYOUT                                    
PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT                        
PLANT LOCATION FACTORS                            
EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE PROJECT REPORT        
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES                
SUPPLIERS OF COMPLETE PLANT & MACHINERY            
LIST OF HERBAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS
COMPANY IN INDIA                                
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS                        
IMPORTANT ADDRESSES                            
LIST OF KNOW HOW & MACHINERY SUPPLIER    
IN INDIA & ABROAD                                


APPENDIX – A:

 1.      COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS      
 2.      LAND & BUILDING                                      
 3.      PLANT AND MACHINERY                                  
 4.      FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT                             
 5.      RAW MATERIAL                                         
 6.      SALARY AND WAGES                                     
 7.      UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS                              
 8.      TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL                                
 9.      COST OF PRODUCTION                                   
10.      PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS                               
11.      BREAK EVEN POINT                                     
12.      RESOURCES OF FINANCE                           
13.      INTEREST CHART                                       
14.      DEPRECIATION CHART                                   
15.      CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                   
16.      PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET