Techno-economic feasibility of a plastic base industry for specialized product

Abstract

Thepresent work haa been done t.o study t.he technical and economic feasibility in set.ting up a plastic base industry using contemporary technology considering technological limitations of the country. A detailed market survey was done to select the appropriate Or optimummix that would make the project viable. Toys, lDini fans, video cassettes were selected as products, Technological aspect of the project includes devel"ping the technological processes for the different components, selection of raw materials, selection and study of t.he machineries required, plant layout, etc. Modernization of a locally produced injection molding machine is a major work of the preaent study. Hydraulic and elect.ronic control systema were designed in details tor this purpose, this enablea in operating the machine in a aemiautomatic mode. An organization structure was proposed to run the industry smoothly. The structure includes 145 persons of which one director, One general manager, two manager, 10 engineers, SO machine operators, and others. Financial analysis was alao done meticulously to investigate the cconomic feasibility ot the project. Total project coat was estimated to be Tk.lS,304,072 of which cost of machineries is Tk.14,522,072. Financial analysis shows that annual salea of Tk.47,705,OOOwill Cross the break even point with a significant margin, which shows that t.he project is economically feasible.