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Dhule Industrial Information
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Industries in Dhule:
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| Most of the district is covered by Deccan traps,which
have plagioclase felspar labrodorite and pyroxene augite as the main
minerals .The trap being dense ,hard and durable is used as building
stone,road material etc .The cotton textile mill at Dhule is the large
scale industry in the district.There are other registered factories like
cotton ginning and pressing ,manufacture of edible oils,bidi making ,
repairs to motor vehicles leather works and bone mills .The ginning and
pressing industry has acquired a significant place in the set up of the
district because of a large scale production of cotton .The district is a
leading groundnut producing area,hence there are number of oil mills .
There are two cooperative sugar factories. Recently ,under the Dairy
development programme,dairy cooperatives have been established and milk
is collected daily and same is distributed to other districts of the
State.The important cottage and small scale industries are handloom ,
powerloom ,dyeing and printing,black-smithy,carpentry,cane and allied
products ,brick tile manufacturing and soap making .These industries
provide employment to a considerable number of persons in rural as well
as urban areas, also the important industry is CONTINENTAL PAPERS LTD Karvand,
Shirpur Taluka, Dist.Dhule,Maharashtra .It manufacturer Papers of bleached and
unbleached varieties
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Small Scale Industries:
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| Saris and cloth are woven on looms in Dhule
city.There are Mills extracting oil from groundnut and sesame
at Mhasdi,Nizampur,Kasare,Jaitane Pimpalner And Dahivel in
Sakri taluka.Mats,Blankets and course mats called zore are
also woven here . Copper and brass utensils are made at
Songir in Dhule taluka.Rolling bidis,making earthen pots ,
bricks and tiles are some of the other industries in the
district.There are saw mills at Shirpur, Dhule and Pimpalner.
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Large Scale Industries:
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| There are ginning and pressing mill at Dhule,
Dondaiche,Nardane and Shirpur.There are spinning mills at Dhule
and Shirpur.There is textile mill at Dhule.Sugar Factories are
located in Sakri ,Dhule,Shirpur and Shindkhede talukas.There are
oil mills at Kusumbe,Dhule, and Nizampur.There is a vegetable
ghee factory at Dhule.There are dal mills and starch factoiries
at Dhule and Dondaiche.Dhule has an industrial estate.
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Trade,Commerce and Export:
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| Cotton is the most important item of
export from the district.Groundnut ,chillies, Oil-seeds ,
starch,milk ,jowar and pulses are the other items of export
along with cotton which are largely exported to Bombay and
Gujarat.
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| Name of Town |
Manufactured |
Exported |
Imported |
| Dhule |
Metal Product |
Milk |
Irons & Steel |
| Dondaicha |
Starch |
Starch |
Food Grains |
| Nandurbar |
Edible oil |
Chilli |
Hardware |
| Navapure |
Groundnut Oil |
Pulses |
Tur |
| Shirpure |
Cotton ginning & pressing |
Cotton bales |
Pulses |
| Shahada |
Tur |
Jowar |
Sugarcane |
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