While looking at the query “Water Purifier Plant Project Cost” ; I tried entering into the query maker’s mind. And concluded that the person more relates to setting up a Mineral Water Plant or a Bottled Water Plant or a Packaged Drinking Water Plant (the way it’s officially called in India).
Let’s look at the basics ..
The basics remain the same; whether you wish to setup a plant in India, or abroad. The basics start from the same things like
What is that you have in mind .. like setting up a “Mineral Water” like the “Himalayan” which costs more than the regular “Packaged Drinking Water” ?
Or you are willing to setup a plant which produces the regular “Packaged Drinking Water” (which is sold at Rs. 20 today)
You may be having land, water ready with you, however, looking to setup a plant on the land you have. And my be willing to know how much will be the cost.
Do you find opportunities if plastic is banned & what will be the alternative to package the bottle ?
Or you might be an entrepreneur who is smart enough to get the water produced at one of the already functional plants & thereby would save the “Water Purifier” Plant Project Cost.
The Costing Fundamentals remain the same
The costing fundamentals remain the same.
The Capital Expenditure (Capex)
The Operational Expenses (Opex)
The ROI (Return on Investment)
As an investor, you would like to have a deeper dive into these principles. Many of these items are covered on the other articles on this website, suggest you to have a look at those like
Also refer the other articles if you find them valuable.
This is all covered at 1 single place
As an investor, or an entrepreneur, do you want to get answers to these questions, comparisons head to head , exact idea on the ROI, need to know the details of what a Water Purifier Plant Project exactly consist of, or can know what will be the future in this “Water” niche ? It is all covered under our Live Training
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Understand the Opportunity and the Kind of Investment you need
Know the resources required like Water, Land & Building, Machinery, Electricity, Manpower, Money etc. and Choose your Investment Zone.
Select the type of Business you wish to setup : Whether you want to go for a Bottle + Jar Unit or Just Jars or Getting done from a Third Party (Yes, it’s possible !)
Create a Proper Business Plan. This will prepare you exactly for a very successful business. Read more about this here
Make projections through a Project Report & know exactly how much R.O.I. will it provide. If required get help from Organizations like De Asra for this. They help you to get this done at a concessional rate.
Once you are aware of the Total Investment required for a plant, you are clear with how much capital you need to raise. Apply to investors or Bankers for the same, while contributing your own capital as contribution.
Now look for proper Vendors to get the machinery & other resources. You will require several experts here like the Machinery Suppliers, Construction Agencies, Electrical Contractors besides your own employees. Shortlist a few of them.
Now choose suppliers carefully. It is not a bad idea to go for a total Turn-Key project contractor who will organize everything for you & gets your plant running. You can even appoint Consultants; who will work between you and the suppliers. The difference in Turn Key Contractors & Consultants is the Turn Key Contractors work with a single umbrella type pricing; whereas consultants work with individual service charges for consultation, which may not include the machinery or equipment pricing.
Once you get the Loan Amount Disbursement, you should get the project completed in record time. The major hitch here is the B.I.S. License, for which one needs to prepare well from beginning. We suggest you should be always consult for each step you take while starting your Mineral Water Plant. B.I.S. has norms for each of the component, be it partitions or the type of Machinery. Best way is to work with a supplier from start. Take his advice.
Your Mineral Water Plant will start practically when you get a B.I.S. issued ISI mark. Once that is in hand, you are all set to run your Mineral Water Plant.
The Best Way to do this
Attend our Training
We conduct Training Wokshops for the aspirants who wish to setup their ventures in this Industry. It is more focused on creating & Guiding entrepreneur-businessmen willing to start Mineral Water Plant. It has been very well received since 2015. Look at the Training History and the Reviews as well.
Latest Update (Aug 2020) :- After the Covid-19 outbreak, things have changed rapidly, and Water Business is no exception to it. Direct Demand from houses directly has increased, and hence the 20 Ltr Jars from houses has become a “go-to” model. Entrepreneurs are asking the 20 Ltr Jar Mineral Water Plant Cost , more and more now.
In fact the Mineral Water Plant Machinery Cost as a whole will also observe a change now. It will certainly have some sort of additional quality check must-be’s from the B.I.S. You can also check a Video uploaded on our Youtube Channel. We can also have an open discussion on this subject through a Blogger Post, or we also have a water business focused group on Linked-In, where we have created a post, let’s keep discussing there as well.
Mineral Water Packaging
Mineral Water ( Packaged Drinking Water ) is packaged in various forms. The most popular ones are :-
Bottles of 1 Ltr, 500 ml, 200-300 ml & 100 ml ( The PET Bottle Model will be in threat, as the Govt will be scraping the 1 time plastic usage from 2022). Read this article for more information
Jars of 20 Ltr, 5 Ltr (This is the most go-to model now)
Glasses or Cups of 200 ml or 100 ml (This is also banned now)
Pouches (Now banned at many places) of 200 or 250 ml
Out of the 4 types mentioned above, Jars is the type of Packaging which is used for bulk consumption in houses or offices. Although 2 sizes are available, 20 Ltrs is the most consumed one, hence the most popular as well.
Let’s have a look at the 20 Liter Jar Packaged Drinking Water PlantCost through this table :
Note :-
1)The table shown below can be used to check 20 Ltr Jar Mineral Water Plant cost.
2) Checking all the items is important. The Shed construction cost, utilities etc as well !
3) For details you can attend one of our training sessions.
From the small table above, you can notice some of these things like :-
Even if you Double the Plant Size, it doesn’t double the investment.
# How will it make the difference ?
Capacity, when doubled, makes your capacity to produce & offer 2 times, hence the chances of an better R.O.I.R.O.I.Return on Investment
(We have a detailed cost calculation session during our Live Training Sessions, which highlights this issue & offers you a better clarity on this most important aspect)
Low Budget Plant has a Jar filling “Station”, while medium budget plant has a “Jar Filling Machine”
Actually, low budget plants don’t require a “machine” as the production requirement may be very less.requirement may be very lessFilling StationFilling Machine not advisable for production below 400 Jars a day. In such a case, we have seen, on most of the plants, hand operated “stations” are provided; which are perfectly fine.
Post Covid-19 Precautionary measures
However, a little care needs to be taken while constructing these stations here onwards to reduce the manual contact points within the plant. They should be provided with Following modifications :-
Electronic Sensors to start filling automatically after a time delay.
Electronic sensors to STOP the filling automatically after a time delay.
The Capping section should be pneumatically operated & working on Sensor logic like stated above.
Will this affect the costing ?
Slightly. However, as your primary focus should always be on maintenance of plant hygiene, maximum Non-Touch operations should be involved. It’s also vital from the B.I.S. point of view. You can always educate your audience about these to enjoy an upper edge over the competitors, though your plant cost goes a marginally higher.
Lab & B.I.S. Cost is the same irrespective of the plant size
The Setup & Testing parameters from the B.I.S. are very common for any size & type of plant. Be it Bottles, Pouches or Jars. Or be it a very small plant, or a huge plant.B.I.SB.I.S.Bureau of Indian Standards which issues the I.S.I. License
Construction Cost looks on a lower side
It is a factory setup, and without a floor on top. Hence no need to construct an R.C.C. slab. This will bring your cost of construction drastically down. The cost can be further saved if you hire your place for long lease (like 10 years).
Conclusion : to get 20 Ltr Jar Mineral Water Plant Cost Accurately …
However, the table mentioned above gives you approximation. And the prices are time sensitive. Better to calculate exactly by taking each & every cost individually. Look for certain articles like cost components. Besides the same, we do conduct Live Training in India for this single purpose :- Training the budding entrepreneurs in this field. Attend one of these. Best Luck.
We very generally call it “Mineral Water”. Even for this site, for general understanding, we too say it Mineral Water. But it is “Packaged Drinking Water”, when we call it from an authority called “B.I.S.”.
Already , I have provided my answer on site Quora :-
Maintaining the Quality and compliance as per the B.I.S. rules
Microbiological & Chemical Lab Setup as per the B.I.S. Requirement
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Utilities
Running the Plant & Machinery
Electricity, Generators, Compressors etc.
Let’s discuss these Sections one by one :-
Water Treatment Section :
Water Treatment Section is meant for Conversion of your Raw Water (Source Water) into the desired level of purity you want. Typically, an entrepreneur has some kind of imagination in his mind, as to what will be his water be like. Will it be those average cost waters like Bisleri /Kinley /Aquafina , or higher value Mineral Waters like like Himalaya/Qua/Veen ?any purity of his choice. One thing he or she should not forget, that there should be some purity measure & taste as well. For example, if he/she wants a 75 TDS water, the water treatment section will house all the machinery needed to produce it from the raw water available. Unless you are looking for a Packaged Natural Mineral Water Plant, the machinery will be same as explained below. For reading regarding the water source, I suggest you to kindly read an other article on this . Typically, the machinery are :-
Pre Treatment Section Sand,Carbon, Micro Filters :- To filter out physical impurities
RO Membrane Filter :- To filter water to the finest level by removing the TDS (Dissolved Solids) in case of Packaged Drinking Water. This will be replaced by the UF (Ultrafiltration Membrane) in case of Packaged Natural Mineral Water)
Post Filtration :- To make the water blend as you require, will consist of Added Minerals Section, UV and Ozonation. However, in case of Packaged Natural Mineral Water, it doesn’t have the “Added Minerals” section.
Filling & Packing Machines
Typically, this Section consists of the following machinery :-
Bottle Blowing Machinery Setup :- To Make your Bottle Yourself #
Boxing or Shrink Wrapping Machine :- Final Packaging Machinery
(Why a mineral water producer needs to make his own bottle ,when similar pharma producers are procuring from outside ? :- We cover this specially in our training)
Laboratories
There is a governing body in India for monitoring strict quality control of the produced water. It is called the B.I.S. which issues the ISI License to the Bottled Water Plants in India , which are called the “Packaged Drinking Water Plants” and “Packaged Natural Mineral Water Plants“. BIS Standards for the both of them are IS-14543 & IS-13428 respectively. During our Live Training, we do a brainstorming session on What is Mineral Water, and What is Packaged Drinking Water & explain that conceptually. You may listen to this Audio recorded during a training session we conducted very recently :-
As per their rules and regulations, every packaging must go under certain processes & there is a test norm set for every produce.
Some of the tests are to be carried out daily, while some are weekly & monthly. As a Plant owner, you are required to keep a record of every test, and submit the same to the B.I.S as per their stipulated schedule. To major kind of tests needed : Chemical & Microbial. For both of these, 2 separate labs need to be setup within the premises with 2 separate chemists appointed permanently.
As a business owner, you need to hire right consultants for this project, who will take care to educate you and your staff members about this aspect. During our training, we conduct a small session which highlights on how to use the BIS site & also give you the major documents pertaining to the same.
As a Consultant, we also take care to train your chemists for proper operation, query handling during the BIS visit & various such aspects. For labs, 2 major Labs need to be setup :-
Chemical Lab
Microbiological Lab
Utilities
Utilities are the equipments which are required not directly, but indirectly for the production. They typically include :-
Compressors
Electrical Installation
Air Conditioners
Generators
(You can refer to my old (2014) upload on Slideshare to get more details of the machinery, however, recommend you to attend our training session to stay current)
Where do you get the machinery from ?
There are huge number suppliers for machinery. If you just Google on this or visit Indiamart, Trade India or Alibaba.com, you will find them. The internet has advanced so much that, you can even get completely filtered information as to what price one is selling at and you can also prioritize them, shortlist them. Still, the problem remains. Whom to go to !
The problem with the Industrial Directories on Internet
One gets more & more confused with more & more information available to them. Because there are huge number of listings, some on the upper portion, some on lower. And it’s not a secret that these companies (the listing directories) push those who pay them more. This is not a qualititive process at all. The directory companies do a lot of promotion, paid ads on Google, do smart SEO & become visible. But this does not assure you are going to a right supplier.
Google also can’t be an assured source
Agreed, Google doesn’t push those who just pay them more; there is a qualititive process even when you advertise with google on paid basis; still it qualifies only to get proper information. In other words, if you learn the smart techniques of Google Ads, or hire a smart person, you can also be on top. Google is concerned with the information which YOU provide them. And then they compare with others who also might be doing those exact things you are doing to win the top spot. And then Google does the Bidding system. This is good. For Google. This need not be the best thing for an entrepreneur willing to start his Mineral Water Plant, and looking for a Machinery supplier.
Machinery Supplier referred by a friend
This looks like a better choice compared to the above ones. Still, I suggest you should look at the market for better options. Who knows, you will spot someone better , suiting to your requirements, may be little more economical, and having a better rapport with you ! Worse comes to worst, you can always negotiate better with the referred supplier if you are ready with your market study of other suppliers.
Do Your Own Study First & Then Find Suppliers
The very 1st step in this is Knowing exactly what you need. Here you need to to know what will be the Market Demand, How much is the competition, your proposed Business Plan etc. Once this is done, you need to make a tentative Production Plan , and make a complete list of machinery required. Then you can ask for the machinery suiting to your requirement. From various suppliers and make your comparisons, and take a conscious decision about the suppliers for your Mineral water Project.
During our Live Training Sessions, we conduct special sessions on
How to decide your Product Mix by doing a Market Survey
How to design your Mineral Water Plant
How to specify Machinery to suppliers
How to do smart marketing to outcast the competition
Once you are through with your own study, you are clear with what you want. This is the starting point of everything to go right. You can assume you are on your path to appoint RIGHT suppliers for your plant.Even we also help you in this. We also consult the entrepreneurs to find out the best suppliers.
