AHMEDABAD – A Vibrant Gateway to India

Gujarat, with its financial capital Ahmedabad, is today identified as the ‘most market-oriented and business-friendly’ amongst Indian states. Paving its way as the major industrial destination for chemicals, textiles, drugs, pharmaceuticals, engineering, agro and food processing industries, Ahmedabad is developing into one of the largest industrial hubs of western India - perfect location for the 3rd edition of Powder & Bulk Solids India.

Ahmedabad is the largest city in Gujarat state and seventh largest city in India. It is a growing fast city since its inception in 1411. In the year of 1960’s, there were industrial estates developed on the eastern outskirt of the city: Vatva, Odhav and Naroda; that located outside the municipal authority. The three estates are under management of GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation) on Gujarat state level. Industrialization in Ahmedabad was highly generated by the cotton mills industry in the year of 1950s. Since then, the city becomes larger and larger in terms of population and also size.



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