Manufacturing business ideas

Make raw agarbatti on automatic machines from premix powder and bamboo sticks; sell raw sticks to perfumers or scent and pack your own brand.

Cut and assemble aluminium sections and glass into sliding windows, doors and partitions to order, and fix them at customers' sites.

Press camphor powder into tablets on a small machine, pack them in pouches and boxes, and sell to pooja shops, kirana stores and wholesalers.

Melt paraffin wax, mould plain and decorative candles on a simple machine and sell to shops, churches, decorators and gift buyers.

Blend soda ash, acid slurry and fillers in a ribbon mixer, pack economy washing powder and sell to village shops, laundries and wholesalers.

Press sambrani (loban) cups and dhoop from powder mix on a cavity machine, dry, pack in boxes and sell to pooja shops and wholesalers.

Press fallen areca palm leaf sheaths into sturdy, compostable plates and bowls with heated dies and sell to caterers, traders and exporters.

Press bricks from fly ash, sand or stone dust and cement on a hydraulic machine, cure them with water and sell to builders and contractors.

Make D-cut and W-cut non-woven carry bags on an automatic machine from fabric rolls and sell by the kilo to shops and bag wholesalers.

Cut, stitch, fold and trim ruled paper into school notebooks and registers and supply stationery wholesalers, shops and schools before June.

Make kraft paper grocery bags on an automatic machine and supply shops, sweet marts, pharmacies and restaurants that can no longer use plastic.

Form tea and coffee cups from printed PE-coated paper blanks on an automatic machine and sell by the thousand to tea stalls and wholesalers.

Press paper plates and donas from laminated paper on small hydraulic machines and sell to caterers, wholesalers and disposable-goods shops.

Dilute phenyl concentrate with water in a mixing tank, bottle it and sell white phenyl and floor cleaner to shops, societies and institutions.

Stitch school uniforms in standard sizes for schools and uniform shops. Repeat yearly orders, but most work falls in three months.

Print logos and designs on T-shirts, bags, cards and packaging with manual screen printing equipment, as job work for local businesses.

Cut soles from rubber or EVA sheets on a small press, fit straps and sell hawai chappals to footwear shops and weekly-market traders.

Convert tissue jumbo rolls into folded, embossed paper napkins on an automatic machine and sell in packs of 100 to hotels, caterers and shops.