How to Start Multani Mitti Business

How to start Multani Mitti Business

With the numerous applications for this product ranging from being used to clean the Taj Mahal since the past 350 years to being used as a natural face packs to get rid of an oily face appeal, Multani mitti has been a trustworthy product used as a remedy for all the possible problems.

Multani mitti also known as the fullers earth is a a rare type of clay whose production is a monopoly of the Barmer region of India because of its suitable climatic condition and soil properties and whose market value is ₹ 10 crore in the Indian clay industry contributed by its varying applications.

This clay has been passed down as a solution to all sorts of problem associated with skin and face anomalies, as an absorbent, for cleaning purposes etc from generations. This clay is widely available and is solely produced in the Multani region on Pakistan from where it derived its name

How would you like to take an opportunity to make business out of a clay which involves no or minimal manufacturing procedures, caters to a wider market and has still in-discovery applications? This is how

Market potential and uses

The market for this Multani mitti is as refreshing and and beneficial as the product itself. It has a strong rural and an effective urban demand

Multani mitti is composed mainly of the properties silica, iron oxide, lime, magnesia and water in extreme variable proportions and is categorised as a sedimentary clay. It’s available in colours like olive, green, whitish, brown, yellow, blue etc

Multani mitti has been a product of wide usage because of its properties of being an absorbent, rich in minerals and an ailment element

The potential for a Multani mitti business can be defined on the basis of its uses it is put to by different segments of a consumer market which are as follows:

It is used as an absorbent for oil, grease and animal litter
Used as a carrier in pesticides and fertilisers
Used for filtering, clarifying and decolourising
As a filler in plastic adhesive, paints and pharmaceutical products
Used as a water cooler for refrigerators, coolers etc in villages
Use for construction of houses in villages because it’s cooling Element
Used as an active and inactive element in the beauty products etc

Licenses required

The licenses required to run a Multani mitti business are as follows:

MSME registration under
Udyog Aadhar
GST registration
Trade license
NOC by the state pollution control board

Investment required

The investment required to set up a Multani mitti business is as minimal as ₹30000

Profits made

The profits made from setting up this business on selling 300 packets @₹26.6 per packet would be ₹8000 per day

Target consumers

The target consumers for your Multani mitti business can be segmented on the basis of the applications of Multani mitti that helps them. So the target customers are as follows:

Pharmaceutical companies: These make use of Multani mitti for the purpose of including it as an active element in making ointment, tablets because of its medicinal properties. It is also used as a treatment for poison given the case of salmonella, the clay content properties can save a life of a person exposed to paraquat

Military and civil services: These make use of Multani mitti for the purpose of decontamination of clothes and equipment of these men and CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) responders who have Been contaminated with chemical agents

Cleaning sector: The cleaning sector makes use of the Multani mitti because of its dust, dirt, stain absorbent properties for the purpose of cleaning the tiles, marbles and making them shine and spotless like never before

Skin care and beauty industry: The beauty industry like spas and salons provide services of facials, hair spas etc using Multani mitti because of its antioxidant properties. Multani mitti is also sold in the form of packaged boxes for face packs by retail cosmetics and skin care stores like the body shop, forest essentials etc

Agricultural sector: These require Multani mitti to act as carrier for pesticides and fertilisers

Hand craft sector: The Multani mitti is used by craftsmen who construct pots, vases, decorative items, show pieces etc from Multani mitti

Area required

The area required to set up a Multani mitti business plant is as less as 100 sq ft

Raw material required

The raw material required to set up this business is

Water
Multani mitti
Packing material

Machinery required

The machinery required to run a Multani mitti business is

Multani mitti grinder
Filtering machine
Packaging machine

Manpower required

The manpower required to set up this business would be

1-skilled worker
2-unskilled worker

Moreover ample training to these workers in terms of the following must also be provided with:

Machinery usage
Equipment handling
Safety and precautions

Business model and growth

The business model of a Multani mitti business can be defined using these 4 variants

Value proposition: The value which a Multani mitti business is likely to provide to you is:

Low investment, largely available raw materials, low cost of production and massive sales opportunity
Wider target market

Target consumers: The target consumers for this business are as follows:

Pharmaceutical companies
Cleaning industry
Agricultural sector
Skin care industry
Beauty industry
Handicrafts sector
Incense stick makers
As cookers and refrigerators

Competitor review: The Multani mitti business is not as aggressive because it has a larger consumer market who use it for designated purposes so it’s easy to pick a niche and cater to the needs of that target consumer.

However few key competitors are:

Emami
Patanjali
Indus Valley bio organic
Old tree
Divine India
Skin elements etc

Marketing strategy

The marketing strategy that can be implemented by your Multani mitti business is as follows

Advertising: through TV commercials, celebrity endorsements, ads on online cosmetics retail stores like Nykaa Etc

Print media: blogs, posts, articles verifying the manufacturing and extraction procedures of Multani mitti in the most organic and natural way

Growth

The Multani mitti business has witnessed and has the potential for the following growth prospects

Multani mitti has been a widely used product in the beauty and skin care industry primarily.
Use of Multani mitti and it’s infusion with other ingredients and it’s supply in the form of face packs, face masks, cleanser, toners, moisturiser, scrubs etc has contributed to its wide production and demand

Profit margin

The Multani mitti business is likely to yield a profit margin as high as 50%-70%

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Suggestions

You should probably relax and put a Multani mitti face pack on while you hear us give you reasons why you should take advantage of this business opportunity:

Firstly, because of the growing awareness of organic skin care and beauty practices the consumers are shifting from the chemically infused products to the natural remedies like Multani mitti
Secondly, this business opportunity comes with low investment, labour and time advantages making sure you have the least cost of production and higher profit margin, the ideal business goal
Lastly, the target market for this product is vast because of its still-in-discovery applications from being used as a face pack to blemish pimples and pores to be used as fertiliser