The Thangadh profile prints turnover of about 150 crore rupees and energy figures that imply about 370,000 tonnes of product: do the two fit?

Not easily. The Thangadh profile's 33,644 tonnes of oil equivalent at 0.091 per tonne, and its 0.10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide at 0.27 per tonne, both imply about 370,000 tonnes of product. Spread over rupees (Rs) 150 crore of turnover that is about Rs 4 a kilogram. I cannot tell which figure is off.

What the profile prints

• Turnover about Rs 150 crore a year. A crore is 10 million, so that is Rs 1,500 million. The profile prints no year for it.
• Total energy 33,644 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) in 2009. Specific energy consumption 0.091 toe for each tonne of product.
• Total carbon dioxide 0.10 million tonnes. Emission intensity 0.27 tonnes of carbon dioxide for each tonne of product.
• 225 units, of which 50 are small (1 to 4 tonnes a day), 100 medium (4 to 8) and 75 large (above 8).

Two routes to the tonnes

Energy over intensity: 33,644 / 0.091 = about 369,700 tonnes. Carbon dioxide over intensity: 0.10 million / 0.27 = about 370,400 tonnes. The two agree, so the profile seems to rest on about 370,000 tonnes of product a year. That is my derivation. The profile does not print the tonnes. The Thangadh energy and carbon page linked below sets out the 370,000 tonne derivation too.

Does the capacity allow it? At the bottom of each size band the units could make 50 x 1 + 100 x 4 + 75 x 8 = 1,050 tonnes a day. Over 300 working days (my assumption) that is 315,000 tonnes, and the bands run higher than their bottoms. So 370,000 tonnes is plausible against capacity.

Why the turnover looks low

Rs 1,500 million over 370,000 tonnes is about Rs 4,050 a tonne, or Rs 4.05 a kilogram of sanitary ware, refractory brick, wall tile and art ware together. That is the figure the profile's numbers give. Whether it is credible is for you to judge from your own prices.

A second check, rough, uses a neighbour's prices. The Morbi manual prices gas at Rs 14 to 17 for each cubic metre, electricity at Rs 4.92 to 5.84 a kilowatt hour, charcoal at Rs 8 a kilogram and diesel at Rs 35 a litre for July to December 2009. Thangadh may pay different prices. Applied to Thangadh's 33 million cubic metres of gas, 18 million kilowatt hours, 5,500 tonnes of charcoal and 360,000 litres of diesel, the energy bill comes to Rs 60.7 to 72.3 crore.

That is 40% to 48% of Rs 150 crore. The profile says energy is 30 to 35% of the cost of production. Even if cost equalled turnover, 35% of Rs 150 crore is Rs 52.5 crore, below the Rs 60.7 crore. Both checks point at turnover being low, a printed year that is older than the energy data, or a count of only part of the cluster, unless the cluster sells below cost, in which case the energy bill could be more than 35% of turnover. I cannot tell which.

What to quote

• Quote your own tonnes and your own turnover, from your own books.
• If a buyer asks for carbon for each rupee of sales, divide your own emissions by your own turnover. Do not divide the cluster's emissions by its printed turnover.
• If you cite the profile, say it gives 33,644 toe and 0.27 tonnes of carbon dioxide for each tonne, and that its turnover does not tie to them.

The checks, worked

• 33,644 / 0.091 = 369,714 tonnes; 100,000 / 0.27 = 370,370 tonnes
• Rs 1,500 million / 370,000 tonnes = Rs 4,050 a tonne
• Gas 33 million x Rs 14 to 17 = Rs 46.2 to 56.1 crore
• Electricity 18 million x Rs 4.92 to 5.84 = Rs 8.9 to 10.5 crore
• Charcoal 5.5 million kg x Rs 8 = Rs 4.4 crore; diesel 360,000 x Rs 35 = Rs 1.3 crore
• Energy bill Rs 60.7 to 72.3 crore, which is 40.5% to 48.2% of Rs 150 crore

Prices are the Morbi manual's for July to December 2009, used here only as a rough guide for a nearby cluster.

What Senseible does here

Senseible reads fuel invoices and electricity bills into monthly records, so a unit's own gas, oil and power lines are on file to set beside the report's figures. It does not measure a kiln or replace an audit.

• Thangadh cluster turnover, jobs and associations
• Thangadh cluster energy and carbon
• Morbi fuels by cost per heat, 2009

Sources: UNIDO, Cluster profile: Thangadh ceramic industries (SAMEEEKSHA), BEE, Manual on Energy Conservation Measures in Ceramic Industry, Morbi cluster (SAMEEEKSHA)

Last reviewed 2026-11-07. Profile figures are from the cluster profile for Thangadh, submitted to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (energy data 2009; no year for turnover). The tonnes and the cost check are my arithmetic.