Project Feasibility Report of CSNL

CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID (CSNL)

PRODUCT AND USES
India being an agriculture based country has enormous potential of agro based products and by-products as industrial raw materials. Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CSNL) which is a byproduct of cashew industry, is one such product with a good use as a chemical raw material.
CSNL is dark brown liquid extracted from the soft honey comb structure shell of cashew. The liquid contains natural phenols. CSNL has a variety of uses in chemical industry as it replaces synthetic phenols in preparing phenolic resins. It has many applications in polymer based industries namely paints and varnishes, plywood lamination resins, polyurethane based polymers, epoxy resins, cashew cements, foundry chemicals, rubber compounding. There are some tailor made polymer products for fishing industry and pesticide industry. Latest lab experiments revealed the use of CSNL as a raw material in the manufacture of bio-plastics.

MARKET POTENTIAL

There is domestic as well as export potential for this product. From 90s there has been a gradual increase in demand for CSNL in the domestic market as more and more manufacturing units set up based on CSNL raw material. Also the export potential is on a steady increase. Quality of the product is key for exports.

It is estimated that raw cashew nut produce in the country is around 2.15 lakh tons and at 10% recovery by weight, the production potential for C.N.S.L is as much as 21,500 tons. There is a good scope for CSNL production units due to demand from both indigenous and international markets.

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

By using oil extraction process, 10% by weight yield could be obtained most economically. Thus 100kg SCNL could be extracted per ton of shells using expellers. It is advisable that a small unit could be set up adjacent to each cashew processing unit to reduce the handling costs to make it an economically viable unit in view of indigenous and international demand for CSNL.

Quality standards shall meet stipulated by (IS 840:1964) or as per customer requirements for exports.

PROJECT ESTIMATION

The estimates made for techno feasible plant set-up. Unit is viable with 75tons per annum set up with standard type of manufacturing activity.

LAND & BUILDING

300sq.m area with 150sq.m built up shed

MACHINERY &EQUIPMENT

1T/hr Oil expeller ; 22leaf filter press; storage drums; balance; test kit

RAW-MATERIALS : 40tons shells/month

UTILITIES : 30kVA power connection; 2QMEC water supply;

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES : Office establishment, material handling, transportation, plant maintenance.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT : Estimated capital investment: approximately INR 11,50,000/-

COST OF PRODUCTION : Estimated Cost of production Per anum INR 25,75,955/

SALES INCOME : Estimated sales income of 90T @ 33,000: INR29,70,000/-

PROFIT : Profit per anum INR 39,4045 & Net Profit Ratio 13.27%

RATE OF RETURNS : 34.85%

BREAK EVEN POINT : B.E.P 58.6%

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