India’s ceramics and tile hubs, worth about $6.5 billion and employing hundreds of thousands, are shutting down as energy shortages bite. Blazing kilns that power production have gone cold amid an electricity fuel crunch that sources link to disruption pressures from the Middle East war, raising fears of lost jobs and export setbacks.
With West Asia fighting escalating, Morbi and Thangadh ceramic clusters are struggling as propane supplies tighten. Since the war began, a shortage of the fuel has disrupted production, leaving many units shut or operating at reduced capacity. Industry sources say losses are mounting quickly, threatening jobs and the viability of smaller workshops reliant on consistent gas supplies.
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