India Brick Market Potential:
India Brick Market Potential:
The demand for bricks have been increasing year by year with the increased building construction activities
in Private/ Govt. Sectors as well as various projects/development activities envisaged by the
Central/State Governments. A significant change is taking place in the building habits of the region
by way of tendency to shift from the traditional Assam Type houses to RCC type houses using bricks.
That is why Bricks industry in the region has been registering a steady and significant growth over
the years.
Current consumption of bricks in NER (year 2005 – 06) is approximately 3000 Million. Assam is the
major consumer of bricks in the NER comprising nearly 70% of the total consumption. Assam is followed
by Tripura with consumption of approximately 9%. The other states make up balance. Within the state
of Assam, consumption of bricks is highest in Central Assam (41%), followed by Lower Assam (25%),
Upper Assam (25%) and South Assam (9%). At present there are around 1200 brick plants in the region
with a total production of approximately 3000 million bricks. Existing brick plants are concentrated
in the State of Assam, Tripura & Mizoram.