Curriculum India's Glass and Ceramics Clusters
India's Glass and Ceramics Clusters
How Indian towns became hubs for glass and ceramics: Morbi's tile empire, Firozabad's bangles and glassware, Khurja pottery, sanitaryware, float glass for buildings and cars, gas prices and pollution, exports and anti-dumping, and a recap.
- Glass and Ceramics in India An overview of India's glass and ceramics industries, from tiles and sanitaryware to bangles and bottles, and why they cluster in a few towns. 📄 Read-aloud
- Morbi: India's Tile Capital How Morbi in Gujarat became one of the world's largest ceramic tile clusters with hundreds of factories, exporting worldwide and competing with China. 📄 Read-aloud
- Morbi's Switch From Coal Gas How Morbi's tile factories used polluting coal gasifiers until the National Green Tribunal ordered them shut in 2019, and the costs of switching to natural gas. 📄 Read-aloud
- Firozabad: The City of Bangles How Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh makes most of India's glass bangles and glassware, the home-based work of decorating bangles, and working conditions. 📄 Read-aloud
- Khurja Pottery How Khurja in Uttar Pradesh became known for ceramic pottery and crockery, its GI tag, and challenges from cheaper Chinese imports. 📄 Read-aloud
- Sanitaryware and Bathrooms How India's sanitaryware industry grew with housing and Swachh Bharat toilet building, and the brands like Hindware, Cera and Jaquar that lead it. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Glass and Ceramics Clusters: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on glass and ceramics, Morbi, gasifiers, Firozabad and Khurja. 5 questions
- Float Glass for Buildings and Cars How float glass is made for windows, buildings and car windshields, the big producers like Saint-Gobain and Asahi India, and demand from construction and autos. 📄 Read-aloud
- Glass Bottles and Packaging How glass containers are used for beverages, alcohol and medicines, competition from plastic and cans, and the recycling of glass cullet. 📄 Read-aloud
- Energy Costs and Kilns Why energy is the biggest cost for glass and ceramics makers, how gas prices affect competitiveness, and efforts to use cleaner and more efficient kilns. 📄 Read-aloud
- Tile Exports and Trade Barriers How India became one of the largest ceramic tile exporters, the anti-dumping duties imposed by the EU and Gulf countries, and the competition with China. 📄 Read-aloud
- Quality Standards and BIS How quality control orders from the Bureau of Indian Standards now cover tiles, sanitaryware and glass, and how they affect imports and small makers. 📄 Read-aloud
- Glass and Ceramics: Recap A recap of India's glass and ceramics industries. 📄 Read-aloud