The document is a summer training report from Hindalco Industries Limited dated [Pick the date]. It discusses Hindalco Industries, the largest aluminum rolling company in Asia, and provides an overview of the aluminum and fan blade industries in India. The report was submitted by an intern and covers their internship duties assisting with increasing sales in the unorganized sector of the fan blade industry in eastern India.

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SUMMER TRAINING REPORT ON
INCREASE IN SALE IN THE UNORGANISED
SECTOR IN THE FAN BLADE INDUSTRY
For
HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Under the supervision
Of
Mr. Rajib Dasgupta
(FRP-EAST)
Duration- 2nd May-30th June,2011
Sarathi Bhattacharya
New Delhi Institute Of Management
PGDM 2010-2012
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
At the outset I would like to place on record my gratitude to all concerned
respectable executives of Hindalco Inds. Ltd., Kolkata for giving me this
opportunity of Internship which has been a pure learning experience and has
enlightened my knowledge and skills in the industry.
I would also like to express my gratitude towards the New Delhi Institute Of
Mnagement for giving me the opportunity to undergo two months internship at
Hindalco Industries Ltd., Kolkata.
I am extremely thankful to Mr. Rajib Dasgupta, Territory Manager, (FRP-
EAST) , who has been my industry mentor and has helped me immensely to
relate theoretical concepts to actual business scenario and has guided me
throughout the internship period. I am indeed greatly indebted to him and
everybody concerned at Hindalco who have provided me with valuable
guidance that contributed to the successful completion of this marketing
project.
Sarathi Bhattacharya
PGDM(2010-2012)
New Delhi Institute Of Management
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CONTENTS
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1 Introduction to the project
1.1 Company Background
1.2 Overview of the industry
1.3 Major players in Indian Aluminium Industry
1.4 Fan blade industry
1.5 Aluminium consumption in fan blade
1.6 Fan blade industry in eastern India
1.7 Sale in unorganized sector
2 Job assigned/Title
2.1 Key responsibilities
2.2 Stages of the project
2.3 Brief description of the problem
3 Objective of study
4.1 Methodology
4.2 Questionnaire
4.3 Project constraints
5 Collection and analysis of data
5.1 Chapter summary
5.2 Data analysis
5.3 Observations
5.4 Market analysis
6 Findings
7 Swot analysis
8 Recommendations
9 Conclusion
10 Bibliography
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1. Introduction to the project
1.1 Company Background
Brief Insight of Hindalco Inds.:
An Industry leader in aluminium and copper, Hindalco Industries Limited, the
metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group is the world‟s largest
aluminium rolling company and one of the biggest producers of primary
aluminium in Asia. Its copper smelter is the world‟s largrst custom smelterat a
single location.Established in 1958, it commissioned aluminium facility at
Renukoot in eastern Uttar pradesh, India in 1962. Acquisitions and mergers,
with Indal, Birla Copper and the Nifty and Mt. Gordon copper mines in
Australia, strengthened their position .The acquisition of Novelis Inc. in 2007
positioned them among the top five aluminium majors worldwide and the
largest vertically integrated aluminium company in India. Today, they are a
metals powerhouse with high end rolling capabilities and a global footprint in
12 countries. Their consolidated turnover of USD 13 billion ( 60,000 crores )
placed them in the Fortune 500 league.
Hindalco is one of the leading producers of aluminum and copper. Their
aluminum units across the globe encompass the entire gamut of operations,
from bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting to downstream
rolling, extrusions, foils, along with captive power plants and coal mines.
Their units are ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001 certified.
Several units have gone a step further with an intrgrated management system
(IMS), combining ISO9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 into one business
excellence model. They have been accorded the Star Trading House status in
India. Hindalco‟s aluminium metal is accepted for delivery under the High
Grade Aluminium Contract on the London Metal Exchange (LME ). Their
copper quality standardsare also internationally recognised and registered on the
LMEwith Grade A accrediation.
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Aluminium
Hindalco‟s major products include standard and speciality grade aluminas and
hydrates, aluminium ingots, billets, wire rods flat rolled products, extrusions
and foil.
The integrated facility at Renukoot houses an alumina refinery and an
aluminium smelter, along with facilities for the production of semi-fabricated
products, namely, redraw rods, flat rolled products and extrusions. The plant is
backed by a co-generation power unit and a 742 MW captive power plant at
Renusagar to ensure the continuous supply of power for smelter and other
operations.
A strong presence across the value
chain and synergies between
operations has given us a dominant
share in the value added products
market. As a step towards
expanding the market for value
added products and services, they
have launched various brands in
recent years – Everlast Roofing Sheets, Fresh wrap kitchen foil and freshpack
semi-rigid containers.
Hindalco is Asia's largest integrated primary producer of aluminium and among
the most cost-efficient producers globally. Their aluminium units across India
encompass the entire gamut of operations, from bauxite mining, alumina
refining, aluminium smelting to downstream rolling, extrusions and recycling.
In India, they enjoy a leadership position in aluminium and downstream
products. Their product range includes rolled products, extrusions, foils,
primary aluminium ingots, billets, wire rods and aluminium slabs.
Hindalco‟s integrated complex at Renukoot, in Uttar Pradesh, India, houses an
alumina refinery, an aluminium smelter and facilities for the production of
semi-fabricated products. Power is sourced from their Renusagar power plant,
located about 45 km from Renukoot.
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The captive power plant located at
Renusagar, Uttar Pradesh, with 10
power-generating units, has a current
generation capacity of 742 MW.
Excellent operational standards have
ensured a consistent plant load factor of
over 90 per cent.
The integrated complex at Renukoot
also houses a co-generation plant with a capacity of 37.5 MW. A new co-
generation plant with a capacity of 41 MW has just been commissioned to meet
the requirements of the enhanced post-expansion capacities.
Other facilities include an aluminium smelter at Hirakud (Odisha) with a
captive power plant and coal mine, alumina refineries at Muri (Jharkhand), and
Belgaum (Karnataka), and rolling mills at Belur (West Bengal), and Taloja,
Mouda (Maharashtra), foil rolling at Kalwa (Maharashtra) and Silvassa (Union
Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli) and an extrusions plant at Alupuram
(Kerala).
As a step towards building the market for value-added products and services,
they have launched several brands in recent years, namely, Freshwrapp
aluminium foil, Everlast aluminium roofing sheets, Permashield aluminium
waterproofing membrane sheeting, and Al Planet, an exhibition showcasing
aluminium products for the construction industry.
Primary Aluminium Hindalco is a major player in the primary aluminium
market. Their product range includes:
Ingots which Hindalco produces high-purity ingots through smelting. and Alloy
ingots of various grades are also produced and mainly used for the production
of castings in the auto industry and in electrical applications. Both these
products are re-melted and further processed into a large number of products for
downstream applications.
Wire rods:Hindalco manufactures wire rods in acontinuous casting and rolling
process.
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Electrical conductor (EC) wire rods are used for the production of cables and
ACSR and AAC conductors. Alloy wire rods are used to produce AAAC
conductors.
Billets:Hindalco's aluminium billets are produced by a state-of-the-art Wagstaff
casting process using Airslip technology.
These are top-quality billets with a smooth finish. They are used mainly to
produce extrusions and forgings.
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Copper
Birla Copper, Hindalco‟s copper unit, is located at Dahej in Gujarat, India.The
unit has the unique distinction of being the largest single location copper
smelter in the world. The smelter uses state of the art technology and has a
capacity of 500,000tpa.
Birla Copper also produces precious metals, fertilisers and sulphuric and
phosphoric acid. The unit has captive power plants for continuous power
generation and a captive jetty to facilitate logistics and transportation.
Birla Copper upholds its longstanding reputation for quality copper cathodes
and continuous cast copper rods by assuring its management processes meet the
highest standards. It has aquired certification such as ISO-9001:2000(Quality
ManagementSystems), ISO-14001:2004(Environmental Management System)
and OHSAS-18001:2007 ( Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
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Production Capacity of ALUMINIUM and its Location (2011):
TABLE – IV
No. Key Products Location Capacity(TPA)
Renukoot , UP
700000
Belgaum
1 Alumina 350000
,Karnataka
180000
Muri , Jharkhand
1230000
Renukoot , UP 375000
2 Aluminium
Hirakud , Orissa 143000
518000
Renukoot ( UP )
33000
3 Extrusions Alupuram (
13000
Kerala )
46,000
Renukoot , UP
Flat rolld Belur ,W B 100000
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Products Taloja , 57000
Maharashtra 50000
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Mouda 30000
,Maharashtra
237000
5 Red raw rods Renukoot ,UP 75000
Kalwa , 6000
Maharashtra
6 Foil and Packaging Silvassa , Dadra 30000
Kollur , AP 4000
40000
INDAL ( Subsidiary of
7 Hindalco ) Silvassa , Dadra 300000 Pcs
Wheels
8 Foil rolling Kollur ,AP 4000
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1.2 Overview of the Industry
Aluminium Industry in India :
Aluminium Industry in India is one of the leading industries. It is an
oligopolistic industry. It is developing fast and the advancement in its
technologies is boosting the growth faster. The utilization of both international
and domestic resources was significant in the rapid development of the
Aluminium Industry. The Indian Aluminium Industry has a bright future as it
can become one of the largest players in the global aluminium market as in
india the consumption is fairly low; therefore the industry may use the surplus
production to cater the international need for aluminium which is used all over
the world for several applications such as aircraft manufacturing, automoble
manufacturing, utensils etc.
Usage Pattern In India:
Aluminium is used in various sectors, such as transportation, packaging,
building/ construction and electrical industry. However the usage pattern differs
significantly for India and rest of the world. Globally, the automotive,
packaging and the construction sectors are the major end users of aluminium,
while in India the power sector consumes about 44 percent. Since aluminium is
naturally resistant to corrosion aluminium building materials are suitable for
excessive environments, such as swimming pool cover ( subject to chlorine
attack ), or exposed structures within 50 meters of ocean ( such as port area ).
Aluminium Consumption In India –
Electrical 3249
Automotive 1886
Building & Construction 1362
Packaging 1153
Others 2830
Figure in 00, mts.
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Others Electrical
27% 31%
Packaging Automotive
11% 18%
Building And
Construction
13%
Fig. in ,00 Mts
Source: Aluminium Commodity Report, Infoline, 2007
The per capita consumption of aluminium in India continues to remain
abysmally low at under 1 kg as against nearly 25 to 30 kgs in the US and
Europe, 15 kgs in Japan, 10 kgs in Taiwan and 3 kgs in China. The key
consumer industries in India are power, transportation, consumer durables,
packaging and construction. Of this, power is the biggest consumer (about 44%
of total) followed by infrastructure (17%) and transportation (about 10% to
12%). However, internationally, the pattern of consumption is in favour of
transportation, primarily due to large-scale aluminium consumption by the
aviation space.
Demand for aluminium is estimated to grow at 6%-8% per annum in view of the
low per capita consumption in India. Also, demand for the metal is expected to
pick up as the scenario improves for user industries, like power, infrastructure
and transportation
India is world's fifth largest aluminium producer with an aluminium production
competence of around 2.7 million tones, accounting almost 5% of the total
aluminium production in the world. India is also a huge reservoir of Bauxite
with a Bauxite reserve of 3 billion tones.
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India lies at the eighth position in the list of leading primary aluminium
producers in the world. India saw a significant growth in aluminium production
in the past five years. In 2006-07, the production target of aluminium in India
laid by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India was 1,153 KT, which was
augmented to 1,237 KT in the next year (2007-08). Due to the growing demand
from the construction, electrical, automobiles and packaging industry, the
production of aluminium also hiked up. In FY 09, the total aluminium
production in India was around 1.35 tonnes.
After a stagnant consumption of primary aluminium in India from the end of
1990s to 2002 (when the consumptions were between 500 – 600 KT), it started
rising sharply since 2002. The consumption reached at 1,080 KT in 2006. The
consumption of aluminium in India is dominated by the industries like power,
infrastructure, and transportation etc.
The consumption pattern of aluminum in India is different from the global
consumption pattern. The demand for the aluminum industry has been
predominantly from the electrical sector. This sector is the largest end user of
aluminum in India accounting for 36 % of the total aluminum demand. The
transport sector contributes to another 22 % of the total demand while the
consumer durable and packaging sectors consume 12 % each. The construction
sector consumes 7% of the total aluminum demand. Total domestic
consumption was about 0.55mn ton in FY98.
Per capita aluminum consumption in different countries
The consumption pattern of aluminum in India is different from the global
consumption pattern. The demand for the aluminum industry has been
predominantly from the electrical sector. This sector is the largest end user of
aluminum in India accounting for 36 % of the total aluminum demand. The
transport sector contributes to another 22 % of the total demand while the
consumer durable and packaging sectors consume 12 % each. The construction
sector consumes 7% of the total aluminum demand. Total domestic
consumption was about 0.55mn ton in FY98.
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Per capita aluminum consumption in different countries
Countries Consumption
India 0.5
Japan 30.9
USA 26.9
Germany 30.1
Sweden 25.3
Switzerland 32.5
Italy 20.9
UK 11.1
France 17.7
Australia 17.9
Venezuela 8.2
Thailand 0.9
Malaysia 2.4
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CONSUMPTION OF NATIONS
35 Switzerland
Japan Germany
30 USA
Sweden
25 Italy
20 France Australia
15 UK
10 Venezuela
5 Malaysia
India Thailand
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India Japan USA Germany Sweden Switzerland Italy UK France Australia Venezuela Thailand Malaysia
1.3 Major players in Indian Aluminium Industry:
The aluminium industry in INDIA is concentrated between 3 players :-
1. Hindalco, ( AV Birla Group company)
2. Bharat Aluminium Company ltd. (Balco) [Vedanta group]
3. National Aluminium Company ltd. (Nalco)
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ALUMINIUM SALES IN 2010 IN KILOTONNES
SECONDARIES,
23.1, 8%
IMPORTS, 46.1,
16% HINDALCO,
147.6, 49%
NALCO, 14.4,
5%
BALCO, 65.8,
22%
HINDALCO BALCO NALCO IMPORTS SECONDARIES
Producers in India:
1- Hindalco, ( AV Birla Group company)
Hindalco, an AV Birla Group company, is India‟s largest aluminium producer
and has the distinction of being one of the lowest cost producers of the metal in
the world. It is anintegrated player having captive bauxite mines, power units
and high value-added output comprising semi-fabricated aluminium products.
The company also has copper as its business segment, which it acquired
recently from another group company, Indo Gulf.
2- Bharat Aluminium Company ltd. (Balco) [Vedanta group]
Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd. (BALCO) was incorporated in the year 1965 as a
Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). BALCO has several “firsts” to its credit. It is
the first public sector enterprise in the country, which started producing
aluminium in 1974. In 1987-88, a captive power plant of 270 MW was added to
cater to the power requirement of the unit. BALCO has been the first in the
Indian Aluminium Industry to produce the Alloy Rods, which is a Feedstockfor
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all Aluminium Alloy Conductors, very much needed for today‟s power
transmission lines. Till 2001, BALCO was a public sector enterprise owned
100% by Government of India (GoI). In the year 2001, GoI divested 51% equity
and management control in favour of Sterlite Industries (I) Limited. The
development of special aluminium alloys for “Intermediate Range Ballistic
Missile” – Agni and “Surface Missile” – Prithvi have been significant
achievements of BALCO contributing to the nation‟s defence capabilities.
BALCO is part of the fast moving Vedanta Resources, a London listed metals
and mining major with Aluminium, Copper and Zinc operations in UK, India
and Australia, and is on the threshold of a new growth phase.
3- National Aluminium Company ltd. (Nalco)
Nalco, is the largest producer of alumina and second largest producer of
aluminium in the country. The company is self sufficient in the entire value
chain encompassing mining of bauxite, refining of bauxite into alumina and
smelting of alumina into aluminium. Nalco produces calcined alumina at its
refinery and aluminium ingots, billets, strips, rolled products and wire rods at its
smelter. While the surplus calcined alumina is almost entirely exported, wire
rods, billets, strips and rolled products are sold in the domestic market. Ingots
are sold in both the domestic as well as the international markets.
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The major advantages of using Aluminium are its remarkable properties:
i. Strength to weight ratio –
Aluminium has a density around one-third that of steel. This property is
beneficial where high strength and low weight is required.
ii. Corrosion resistance of Aluminium- When the surface of aluminium
metal is exposed to air, a protective oxide coating forms almost instantaneously.
This oxide layer is corrosion resistant and can be further enhanced with surface
treatments such as anodising.
iii. Light & Heat reflectivity of Aluminium –
Aluminium is a good reflector of both visible light and heat making it an ideal
materials for roof-sheet.
iv. Recyclability of Aluminium –
When recycled, there is no degradation of properties vis-a-vis virgin materials.
Further recycling only require 5% of the input energy required to produce virgin
aluminium.
1.4FAN BLADE INDUSTRY
Fans are one of the largest domestic appliances industries in India. Over a
number of years no of players have entered the Fan industry and stayed. The
notable entrants in the past few decades are USHA (70‟s),
KHAITAN & POLAR (80‟s). However 50% of the market is still unorganized.
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Interesting features of the fan industry
1-50% of the fan industry is organized.
2-There is no single market leader.
3-Fakes and trademark violations are rampant.
4-Second hand market is very big.
5-Very low product differentiation between the competing brands.
6-Rural market constitutes major part of the sales.
In a hot country like India fans are a relief. Over the years it has come from
being hand held banana leaves to remote controlled multicolor designer fans
fitted with exotic lights.
The technology involved in the product is low. This has led to a wide
proliferation of the industry by many small-scale manufacturers. The
competition from small-scale manufacturers is fierce and a continual worrying
factor for the organized sector.
THE PRODUCT:
The fan industry can be broadly classified on the bases of the products offered.
The major products are:
• Ceiling fans
• Pedestal fans
• Table fans
• Wall fans
• Exhaust fans
• Others (include car fans, miniature ventilation fans, etc.)
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The fan industry undergoes major seasonal and cyclical changes. A year of
growth is generally followedby year of slump. However the product is generic
to every home the fundamentals of the industry are strong. Essentially being a
low technology industry, unorganized sector occupies the same position as
theorganized sector in terms of sales.
There is also a major effort to corner the rural markets, which on an average
contributes about 30-40%.
1.5ALUMINIUM CONSUMPTION IN FAN BLADE
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MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION
i- Total Market Size is 13.6KT which is segmented into Organized and
Unorganized sector.
ii- Organized Sector contributes 60% share against 40% share of
unorganized sector.
iii- Industry is growing at the rate of 10% P.A
iv- Non – Decorative ceiling fans contribute to major consumption among
organized sector.
v- Portable fans are sub segmented into Table, Pedestal and wall
mounted fan they contribute to 13% of organized sector.
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HINDALCO MARKET SHARE-ORGANIZED SECTOR
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1.6FAN BLADE INDUSTRY IN EASTERN INDIA
i- Total Market Size is 2500 MT which is segmented into Organised and
Unorganised sector.
ii- Organised Sector contributes 30% share against 70% share of
Unorganised sector.
iii- Industry is growing at the rate of 9% P.A
HINDALCO MARKET SHARE IN FAN INDUSTRY
(EASTERN INDIA )
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1.7SALE IN UNORGANIZED SECTOR
The unorganized sector is being a point of concern for Hindalco. Though the
current sales figure is not alarmingly low but it is showing a downward trend in
the increasingly competitive market.
On X axis we see the year and on Y we see the sales volume of Hindalco in the
unorganized sector.There is a 67 % growth towards supply of 0.91 mm -
1.10mm thickness CG sheets to unorganised fan blade industries through Trade.
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Hindalco market share in fan industry
Hindalco contributes 24% in the unorganized sector.
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2.JOB ASSIGNED/ TITLE
Project title- HOW TO INCREASE SALES IN THE COMPARITIVELY
LARGER UNORGANIZED SECTOR.
The job assigned to me deals with the complete and detailed study of the
unorganized sector.
Key points being-
I. Physically examining the unorganized sector clustered markets in
Kolkata.
II. Interviewing the people involved.
III. Studying the buying behavior of the players in the unorganized sector-
a) where they purchase the required fan blade sheet from
b)why is the tendency to acquire comparatively lower quality C.G.
sheets.
c) the vendors they acquire it from if not Hindalco
d) the reason behind choosing other vendors
e) their rationale behind acquiring raw material from a vendor and where
hindalco has to better itself for higher sales in this sector.
IV. Analyzing a feasible way for Hindalco to increase its market share.
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2.1KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
In the process of the 2 months training, I had quite a few responsibilities that
can be enumerated as under-
i) Studying the fan market with a keen eye on the fan blade sheet
business in perspective.
As a start I had to begin with an intensive study of the material,
products and business of Hindalco from material provided by the
company. I had to study the
a) business trends,
b) current customers,
c) volume of material sold to them,
d) changes in demand,
e) reasons behind the aforesaid changes
f) process of fan making
ii) Physically visiting the customers of Hindalco.
a) Managers of Orient fans, Khaitan fans and Usha fans were
interviewed.
b) I had to visit West Bengal Corporation, manufacturers of fan
blades for Usha fans to understand the process of making of fan
blades.
iii) Once I had the required knowledge of the industry, I started off with
the unorganized sector.
iv) I had to start with the preparation of the questionnaire for the
interviews.
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v) Visiting and interviewing the unorganized sector fan makers formed
the next part in the sequence.
vi) Analyzing the collected data and trying to find out the reasons of
the buying behavior of the unorganized sector.
vii) Trying to find a feasible solution to the problem.
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2.2STAGES OF THE PROJECT
The project can be categorized into the following stages-
1- Preparation of the questionnaire.
2- Visiting the unorganized fan markets mainly located in and around-
a) Naktala area
b) Hospital street, Lenin sarani up to Ganesh Chandra Avenue.
3- Interviewing the fan makers, stockists, distributors and customers.
4- Filling up of the questionnaire.
5- Finding out the price at which different manufacturers are selling fan
blade sheet.
6- Trying to find out the reason behind relative difference in price.
7- Analyzing the filled up questionnaire and finding the reason behind the
existing problem.
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2.3BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
With the vision to pro-actively shape the business of distribution and
processing of industrial materials in India, HINDALCO Industries
Limited aims to become the dominant industrial material management
service provider and will create customer value by processing and
distributingindustrial products like various aluminum made end product.
The focus will be on aluminium fan blade sheets. The imminent need
being, increasing the sale in the unorganized sector.
With this in mind, Hindalco wants to study the unorganized market in
Kolkata, identifying the potential customers and finding out their needs
and if Hindalco can provide value to these small scale players in the fan
industry.
A survey was conducted in order to find out the relative position of
Hindalco with respect to its competitors and how it can increase its
market share.
The project also aims to find out why Hindalco‟s competitors are in a
relatively better position in the unorganized sector and how Hindalco can
improve.
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3.OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
Purpose –
Primary objective-
To carry out market survey to find out the relative position of Hindalco
with respect to its competitors.
Secondary objective-
1. To find out the relative market share of each fan blade sheet
materials.
2. To find out the preference for a brand of the customers
3. Reasons for preference.
4. To assess the nature of competition.
5. To find what gives the customers the more value and hence find
out how Hindalco can improve in those areas for higher sales.
Scope-
From the study we can infer that there is huge potential in the
unorganized sector market and tapping the market would lead to higher
sales by a huge margin and consequently higher profits.
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4.1 METHODOLOGY
The survey was conducted in Kolkata. Data was taken from 50 respondents –
a) Organized sector representatives- 8
b) Stockists- 10
c) Unorganized sector fan maker- 15
d) Customers- 17
Brainstorming sessions were held so that innovative ideas could be generated
and confusion if any could be clarified. While discussing, many factors arose
which were not possible if no discussions were held.
Tools for collecting information:
Detailed and descriptive questionnaire was designed to collect the required
information Overall, it was an exhaustive questionnaire created to cover the
extensive information of the region. (For details see appendix)
Following considerations have been taken into account for the designing,
preparation, refinement, administration and analysis of the research
questionnaire-
• Collection of primary data..
• Carefully developed, tested and debugged before being administered to
the target.
• Care has been taken in framing and sequencing the sentences.
METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION:
The data used in the project is Primary Data collected through-
a) Questionnaire
b) Interviews- structured and unstructured (according to convenience).
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4.2 THE QUESTIONNAIRE
The questionnaire that has been used in the survey is as given below. It has been
prepared under the guidance of my industry mentor. Some of the questions have
been altered depending upon the person being asked to fill it (eg. Stockists,
manufacturers etc.)
I. Which are the major vendors you acquire your raw material from
o Hindalco
o Nalco
o Balco
o Others
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30
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15 No. of Customers
10
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Hindalco Nalco Balco Others
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II. What percentage of your raw material requirement do you acquire
from Hindalco
o 0-30
o 30-60
o 60-90
o 90 and above
20
18
16
14
12
10
Series 1
8
6
4
2
0
0-30 30-60 60-90 90 and above
III. Are you satisfied with the quality of Hindalco fan blade sheets
o Yes
o No
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30
25
20
15
10
5
0
yes no
IV. Does the quality of Hindalco justify the price
o Yes
o No
18.5
18
17.5
17
16.5
16
15.5
15
14.5
14
13.5
yes no
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V. If you do, why do you prefer other companies over Hindalco
o Better quality
o Cheaper rate
o Timely supply
o Others
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
BETTER QUALITY CHEAPER RATE TIMELY SUPPLY OTHERS
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VI. Rank in order of preference quality wise
o Hindalco
o Nalco
o Balco
o Others
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
hindalco nalco balco others
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VII. Rank in order of preference price wise
o Hindalco
o Nalco
o Balco
o Others
25
20
15
10 Series 1
5
0
hindalco nalco balco others
VIII. Where do you think Hindalco has to improve to capture a larger
market share
o Quality
o Cost effectiveness
o Others
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30
25
20
15
Series 1
10
5
0
quality cost others
effectiveness
IX. What is the quantity of your raw material requirement per month
X. What percentage of your production is dedicated towards ceiling fans
XI. What is the size of aluminium sheets you acquire
XII. What is the alloy of the sheets that you acquire
XIII. What is the temper of sheets you acquire
XIV. What percent of your raw material usage is aluminium
o 0-30
o 30-60
o 60-90
o 90 and above
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25
20
15
Series 1
10
5
0
0-30 30-60 60-90 90 and above
XV. What percent of your raw material cost is aluminium
o 0-30
o 30-60
o 60-90
o 90 and above
20
15
10
Series 1
5
0
0-30 30-60 60-90 90 and above
Analytical tools:
The data, after being collected and tabulated for analysis, the tools that have
been used on them are as follows:
 Bar Chart
 Pie Chart
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4.3 PROJECT CONSTRAINTS
 Many times it was difficult to get an appointment with the concerned
person.
 The concerned person used to be very busy to give answers to all the
queries.
 Many people were not ready to give the required information because of
the company policies.
 Many a times the data given to us is an approximate data due to which
error in the analysis may occur.
 Time was inadequate.
5 COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION
5.1 CHAPTER SUMMARY
Survey leads were generated thorough calls and existing data. A lot of data was
collected from the internet, which includes the database of the survey also.
Structured questionnaires were the way of generating primary data. Information
was gathered from the collected data.
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The data collected then was analyzed by filtering information and then certain
charts and tables were generated from this information so that at a glance the
desired objective can be fulfilled. The analysis and data was collected for the
roofing sheet materials.
5.2 DATA ANALYSIS
Points to be noted-
a) The option „others‟ in question I,V,VI and VII refers to the cheaply
available local fan blade and C.G. sheet available in the market
manufactured locally at Howrah.
b) Questions numbered XI, XII and XIII have not been tested with
statistical tools because of the nature of the data and it does not help in
the project at hand but the information was helpful to the company and
hence was collected.
5.3 OBSERVATIONS
a) The reply to question I, shows that hindalco is not the leader in this
sector. The most common vendors are the local manufacturers of fan
blade and C.G. sheets clustered in Howrah. Even then, Nalco is doing
better than Hindalco.
b) The reply to question II shows that the most Hindalco supplies in this
sector, falls in the 0-30% of the fan makers requirements. Opportunity
in this sector is huge for Hindalco and that is what the data proves.
c) Hindalco prides itself in its superior quality and the customers
acknowledge that. Throughout the tenure of this survey, not a single
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respondent was found who had complaints with the quality of material
supplied by Hindalco.
d) The reply to this question shows that the customers overall feel tha
Hindalco is priced at more than its worth. It is the cost disadvantage
that is leading to Hindalcos relatively downsliding performance in the
fan blade sheet market, specially in the unorganized sector.
e) The reply to the fifth question reiterates the fact that the high price of
Hindalco sheets is hindering its growth in the unorganized sector since
most of the customers feel that the high price is the reason they would
prefer other brands.
f) Reply to question VI proves Hindalcos dominance when it comes to
quality of the material. It is the unified opinion of the whole of the
industry that Hindalco supplies the best quality material followed by
Nalco and that the locally available sheets are the worst in terms of
quality.
g) The seventh questions reply shows that the local sheets are performing
the best in this sector because of their low cost. Hindalco is the
costliest amongst its competitors and that is why it is getting the least
favour in terms of price.
h) Cost effectiveness is where Hindalco has to improve and this fact is
coming across again through the reply to question VIII.
5.4 MARKET ANALYSIS
AIM: Measurement of success not in absolute sales performance but in their
sales performance relative to competitors.
1- To find the estimated demand of Hindalco fan blade and C.G. sheet vis-à-
vis. its competitors.
2- To find the main causes of a buyers preference of a particular brand.
3- Main decider in the buying process.
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Based on information gathered from 35 respondents (local fan
manufacturers and stockists) we get the following information-
1- C.G. sheets are more popular in the unorganized sector and rarely do any
manufacturer use Fan blade sheet.
Reason behind this being C.G. sheet is cheaper than Fan blade sheet by
approximately Rs. 10-12 per kg.
The current price of Hindalco Fan blade sheet- Rs. 170/kg.
The current price of Hindalco C.G. sheet- Rs. 159/kg
(VAT and Excise duty additional)
2- The unorganized sector fan makers do not go for brands generally eg.
Hindalco, Nalco, Balco etc. From information received by the stockists-
a) Branded aluminium sheets are rarely demanded by the local fan
manufacturers.
b) If demanded, Hindalco is not preferred because of comparatively
higher price.
c) Locally manufactured sheets are the most in demand. The difference
in rate being considerable.
The difference between branded sheet and local sheet is between
Rs. 25-35 /kg.
6 FINDINGS
From the survey conducted in Kolkata, respondents comprising stockists and
local fan manufacturers, the following were found out-
1- By analyzing the preference for buying aluminium sheets, it was found
that locally manufactured fan blade sheets are the most in demand
followed by CG sheets. Fan blade sheets manufactured by Hindalco is the
least in demand in the unorganized sector.
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INFERENCE- Greater availability and low cost of local sheets and
thereafter CG sheets help them garner majority of the customers.
2- By talking at length with the manufacturers, it was observed that
Hindalco sheets are out of the budget of the small scale fan manufacturers
though they agree that it is the best in terms of quality.
INFERENCE- Even if brands are considered, Hindalco is not finding
favour because of its high price.
3- The unorganized fan market is generally clustered in the same
geographical are eg Naktala area and Hospital street area where all the
companies do business alongside each other. Competition is intense and
there is not much to choose between one brand and the other. The
company delivering the cheapest fan makes the highest sale.
INFERENCE- Even if a single player wants to go for Hindalco sheets,
the fear of losing business to its competitors because of the increased
price of the resultant product stops it from doing so.
4- By analyzing the customer survey it is found that locally made sheets at
Howrah enjoy the maximum market share only because of its cheap rate
though the customers are unified in their opinion of its comparatively bad
quality and uneven sheet size and thickness.
INFERENCE- Cheap and ready availability is the only reason of the
popularity of the local blade sheets.
5- The unorganized sector players were largely of the opinion that a
difference of Rs. 6-8/ kg can be considered but the current difference of
around Rs 25-30/kg is way beyond they can afford in acquiring blade
sheets.
INFERENCE- It is a buyers market where these businesses are trying to
make profit by the cheapest acquirement of raw material since all these
companies sell the final product at almost identical price. Increasing price
would lead them to lose competitive advantage.
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6- The small scale manufacturers complain of availability of Hindalco
sheets. Occasions, in which they have tried to acquire materials from
Hindalco, they have not got their supplies on time. According to them the
reason behind this being that their demand is comparatively far lesser in
quantity than a branded fan company.
INFERENCE- Supply is short in the unorganized sector leading to more
sales by the local sheet manufacturers. The later being readily available.
7- Comparatively bigger businesses in the unorganized sector, eg. Saha
Metal Industries, Five Star Engineering Works etc. go for Hindalco
because of the brand name of Hindalco and they look to expand their
business.
INFERENCE- Apart from these manufacturers, the businesses satisfied
with the existing size of it, are not willing to spend that much.
8- The small scale manufacturers going for Hindalco incur almost an
additional cost of Rs. 40 in the final product.
Finished fan blades made of local sheets- Rs 125- Rs. 135
Finished fan blades made with Hindalco sheets- Rs160-Rs. 170(+VAT)
INFERENCE- Even when the small scale manufacturers are going for
Hindalco, they opine- Hindalco, keeping in mind their supremacy in
quality, should look to supply at rates of Nalco and Balco. The most they
can willingly consider is a difference of Rs. 2/kg.
9- Of all the stockists and small scale manufacturers interviewed,
100% go for Hindalco because of their quality of product.
40% are of the opinion that they do business with Hindalco because of
the relationship they share with the company.
INFERENCE- Customer satisfaction and business relations of Hindalco
is top notch and when compared with its competitors, Hindalco enjoys the
most popularity.
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7 SWOT ANALYSIS
SWOT = Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Strengths: characteristics of the business or team that give it an advantage over
others in the industry.
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Weaknesses: characteristics that place the firm at a disadvantage relative to
others.
Opportunities: external chances to make greater sales or profits in the
environment.
Threats: external elements in the environment that could cause trouble for the
business.
SWOT ANALYSIS OF HINDALCO FAN BLADE SHEET
STRENGTH WEAKNESS
1. HIGH QUALITY 1. HIGH PRICE.
2. HIGH BRAND VALUE 2. THE MOST EXPENSIVE
3. HINDALCO ALUMINIUM IS AMONGST ITS COMPETITORS.
THE BIGGEST BRAND IN THE 3. IRREGULAR SUPPLY IN THE
COUNTRY AND IN THIS UNORGANISED SECTOR.
SECTOR,CONSIDERED THE 4. INFREQUENT VISITS IN THE
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BEST AMONGST ITS UNORGANISED SECTOR MARKETS.
COMPETITORS.
OPPURTUNITIES THREATS
1. UNORGANISED SECTOR IS 1. PRICE OF ALUMINUM GOING
HUGE.40% OF INDIAN FAN UP SO THE SHEETS EXPECTED
INDUSTRY AND 70% SHARE IN TO GET COSTLIER.
THE EASTERN INDIA FAN 2. CHEAPER RATES OFFERED BY
INDUSTRY. COMPETITORS EATING INTO
2. HIGH BRANDNAME CAN BE HINDALCO’S SHARE.
USED TO INCREASE SHARE IN 3. PERCEPTION IN THE
THE INDUSTRY.ASSOCIATION UNORGANISED SECTOR IS
WITH HINDALCO WOULD ADD THAT HINDALCO IS TOO
LEVERAGE TO ANY BRAND. EXPENSIVE TO EVEN CONSIDER.
8 RECCOMENDATIONS
The following recommendations are advisable for Hindalco to increase its sale
in the Unorganized sector-
I. High price perception is a constraint for Hindalco in its objective. The
small scale manufacturers need to be made aware of the superiority of
Hindalco and the brand value associated with it and hence encouraged to
expand by delivering better quality fans.
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II. The difference in price with that of its competitors eg. Nalco, Balco,
Manicksaw etc. is too prominent. Price needs to be brought down to
match up to the competitors. A differenxce in price of Rs. 2-Rs.3/kg with
other brands and of at lest Rs 10-Rs12/kg with locally available sheets
should be targeted.
III. Sales promotion techniques like gold coin distribution or cash incentives
to retailers who meet certain inventory figures and sales target in the
Unorganized sector.
IV. Investment in Research and development on ways to produce aluminium
in cheaper rates. The initial investment would be high but the
opportunities in the Unorganized sector can be tapped since price is the
biggest hindrance in Hindalcos way in this sector.
V. More advertisements are required to counter the high price reputation of
Hindalco aluminium and the dent free, rust free nature should be
effectively highlighted.
Advertisements in trade journals, trade fairs and industrial meets should
be heavy. The quality should be laid stress upon.
VI. Frequent visits to unorganized sector markets eg. Naktala and Lenin
Sarani to educate customers about Hindalco Fan blade and C.G. sheets
and its superiority over other brands.
VII. Increase in production and supply of C.G. sheets since it will stand a
better chance in the unorganized sector because of its cheaper rate.
VIII. Concentration on production and supply of 0.91mm- 1.10 mm thickness
CG sheets since these are the most sought after in the unorganized sector.
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IX. Identifying potential customers in the unorganized sector since there are
enthusiastic manufacturers. They should be encouraged to use Hindalco
sheets in place of local poor quality blade sheets.
X. Extending support to stockists. There have been stockists saying that
some sort of credit period offered by Hindalco would encourage them to
keep more stocks of Hindalco sheets. There are stockists who extend a
credit period of around 15 days to local manufacturers . A few of such
stockists are-
a) Radhika metal
b) Hard point
c) Heera metal.
XI. A credit perod of 10-15 days can be offered to stockists in place of the
Cash and carry system to encourage them to supply to small scale
manufacturers.
XII. To convert all order in wider width order to increase the productivity for
Hindalco as well as customers.
XIII. To maintain better delivery and quality of product.
XIV. To keep close watch on competition region wise and customer wise in
market as market is highly price sensitive and cheaper competitors‟
products are available.
XV. Cheap material fans consume more power though there is no apparent
exterior difference. Customers need to be educated of this through
advertisement.
XVI. When it comes to production of Flat Rolled Products, the rollind capacity
of the various plants are-
Renukoot- 80,000 tpa
Belur- 45,000 tpa
Taloja- 50,000 tpa
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Mouda- 30,000 tpa
The wider sheets are brought from Renukoot and the rest of the supply is
done from Belur. The production capacity of Belur should be increased
since the local demand if manufactured locally, reduces Transportation
cost, Loading and Unloading cost, Packing cost.
9 CONCLUSION
ALUMINIUM -- ROAD AHEAD
The outlook for the Metal sector in India is bright. Sustained growth is expected
across all key segments, aided by several factors such as, growing domestic
demand, investment in capacity addition, increasing supply deficit in other
countries and favorable government regulations.
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• Government‟s initiatives such as power and infrastructure development,
reduction in import duties and facilitation of FDI, along with overall economic
growth will provide a boost for the Indian metal industry
• With economy projected to grow at 8 to 9 per cent in the coming years, there
is expected to be a surge in per capita metal consumption.
• For aluminium, exports will be a major demand source .The metal sector in
India, is clearly an attractive sector for investment and offers significant growth
potential, both in the domestic as well as exports markets. Metal companies
must assess their core competency and realign their strategy to cope with the
internal and global competition.
The outlook for domestic aluminium sector is positive. It is predicated on the
likely strong growth in the end-use sectors, notably in the construction,
transportation, consumer durables and packaging sectors. The positive outlook
for the Indian economy, expected GDP growth of 8-9% per annum and
accelerating level of industrial activity should give boost to the construction
sector. The fiscal incentives for individual housing in recent budgets,
availability of cheaper finance, rising per capita income and increasing level of
consumer confidence will drive housing demand in future. Together with the
renewed focus on infrastructure development, it will reinforce the outlook for
the construction sector. Gaining from it and the increasing preference for use of
aluminium in curtain walling, partitions and door/window panelling, aluminium
consumption in the construction sector is slated to grow in double digits over
the next two years.
The expected strong growth in the transportation sector will be a key driver of
aluminium demand going forward. The share of transportation in aggregate
consumption is expected to rise significantly in the future.
This will be driven by improving volumes of commercial vehicles on the back
of a pick-up in industrial activity, introduction of new vehicles by international
car manufacturers and a shift towards aluminium use in select applications by
domestic car manufacturers.
Additionally, higher disposable incomes and improving level of consumer
confidence coupled with rising aspiration levels and changing consumer buying
pattern is likely to boost demand for consumer durables in future. The prospects
of an increased consumption in the electrical sector are improving with the entry
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of the private sector in the distribution sector and restructuring of the State
Electricity Boards by the Government. The need for strengthening distribution
network in the power sector also augurs well for aluminium consumption in
future.
FUTURE OUTLOOK-
The future in the fan blade industry is bright. The industry is growing in Eastern
India at 9% p.a.
The company should run advertising and promotional strategy and campaigning
to the full so the awareness is increased by a large percentage.
The metal sector in India, is an attractive sector for investment and offers
significant growth potential.
Hindalco aluminium is far superior in quality than that of its competitors.so if
the customers can be convinced, the business of Hindalco sheets would increase
by a large margin.
If the pricing is made more competitive, it has the potential to go on to become
the best in terms of volume of sales.
10 BIBLIOGRAPHY
a) http//www.hindalco.com/aboutus/products etc
b) http//www.indiainfoline.com
c) Journals --
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i. Business India
ii. Business World
iii.The Economist
d) Corporate Observer
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