Sanitary &

Maternity Napkins
Manufacturing
Project
Feasibility Report by Stree Welness Pvt Limited
A Chennai based company focused on improving women hygiene both in urban
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INDEX
Sr. No Particulars Page No
1 The Need Gap 2
2 Manufacturing Project
Production !e"uire#ent $
$ !a% Materials &
& 'ist of #achines for
#anufacturing
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( Manufacturing )utput *
* +inancial ,alculation -
- In.est#ents 1/
0 1nnual E2penses 11
1/ Pro3ta4ilit5 11
11 1ssu#ptions 12
Sanitar5 Pads Manufacturing Project 6 Po%ered 45
Stree 7ellness P 'td
Low cost, afordable project for people desired in self-employment.
Encora!e women entrepreners to start manfactrin! world-class
Sanitary "ap#ins at economical rate sin! semi-atomated mac$ines.
%$is indi!enos project will $elp !enerate employable opportnities .
MENST!81' 9:GIENE 6 T9E NEED
Menstrual hygiene is one of the most private and intimate needs of
women and due to the social taboos associated with it# the issue is seldom
given the due consideration .he physiological changes and changes in
/
the appearance during puberty with the onset of menarche often leave
young girls with lot of mental tension
Menstruation is still regarded as something unclean or dirty in 0ndian
society Although menstruation is a normal physiological process# there
are several myths and misconceptions and practices around it# which most
often result in adverse health outcomes
1irls commonly use cloth because of economic reasons to protect
themselves during menstruation and often the cloth is reused and even
interchanged among the family members 2ygiene3related practices of
women during menstruation are of considerable importance# as it has a
health impact in terms of increased vulnerability to reproductive tract
infections 45.06 .he interplay of socio3economic status# menstrual hygiene
practices and 5.0 are noticeable .oday millions of women are su7erers of
5.0 and its complications and often the infection is transmitted to the
o7spring of the pregnant mother
Many adolescent girls particularly in rural areas 8nd going to school during
menstruation a challenge Many of them absent themselves during this
period to avoid embarrassment .his has serious repercussions on two
main aspects$ education and health of the girl child
Provision of low cost hygienic napkins at the school level and improving
access of napkins in the rural areas are critical interventions that can go a
long way in paving the health of the girl child
;ene3ts of using Sanitar5 disposa4le Pads<
/ 2ygienic way of handling menstruation$ 9sing reusable homemade
napkins does not provide a sterile medium for absorbing the :ow
;hen cloth wads are used after washing sometimes germs and
fungal medium settles in if not properly sun dried "isposable
napkins being sterile o7er more comfort and better hygiene
* <nhances mobility$ "isposable napkins are easy to carry and during
menstruation time# one can be assured of continuous protection
Studies have revealed that when disposable sanitary napkins were
made available to young girls# their school attendance increased to
a large e=tent
> ;oman?s empowerment$ .he con8dence and capability to handle
the menstrual process without fear or embarrassment empowers
the woman to a considerable e=tent .he ability to decide her
schedules and manage her body functions in a hygienic way gives
her e=treme sense of well being and safety
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S1NIT1!: N1P=INS M1N8+1,T8!ING P!)>E,T
.he setting up of a Production 9nit and to train the Personnel identi8ed to
manufacture good @uality Sanitary napkin with relatively low installation
costs can help produce hygienic sanitary napkins that can be distributed
at an a7ordable rates to underprivileged women
?ision<
Making an 0ndian entrepreneur in every household and solve one of 0ndia?s
biggest problem A ;omen <mpowerment
Project )4jecti.e<
.he setting up of the napkin unit basically has twin objectives
Social objective$ .o provide low cost hygienic napkins for women
easily accessible
o 2ygiene 0mprovement among adolescent girls+ 5ural women
o "iscarding of traditional method of using + reusing cloths
thereby preventing risk of cervical cancer
<conomic objective$ .o provide a source of livelihood for self help
groups and individuals interested in self3work
o 0ncreased opportunities for livelihood and employment
o 2igh return on investment and pro8tability
S1NIT1!: N1P=INS P!)D8,TI)N @ +E1SI;I'IT: !EP)!T
Production ,apacit5<
Minimum 3 Maternity Pads >''' per day B5 Sanitary Pads ,''' per day
>
C.his is the base which has been used for all re@uirements and
calculationsD
Space<('' S@ feet
>'' S@ ft for production
>'' S@ ft for storage area
*'' S@ ft for 8nished goods
Electricit5 !e"uire#ent<
Compressor A/) 2P
Multicore switch with socket A
/) amps $A ( points
> phase connection A &*'
cable
Extension Box
'a4or re"uire#ent<
Maternity pads E production
of >''' pads a day A Semi
Skilled labor A /)persons
Sanitary pads E production of
,''' pads a day A Semi
Skilled labor A /)persons
Administrative person F
BGce boy A * persons
'ist of #achines for #anufacturing
Sr
No Machiner5 8nits
/ Pulveriser Harge Capacity /
* ;eighing machine A Iig & Small / F /
>
Pneumatic "ye pressing machine 3 set of >
die3 P & <
/ F /
,
, Additional set of die /
) 0ron sealing machine /'
- Auto air oven >-J>-J>- /
& Compressor with Connector /
( Material cutting Stand with rod /
% Semi automatic sealing machine /
/'
"ye Cutting machine with additional set of
dye
/
// 2and sealing machine *
Machine )utput
Sr
N
o Machiner5
)utput
/
;eighing Scale A Iig $ ;eigh day?s
re@uirement of 5M and keep ready
*
;eighing Scale A Small $ Create packs of * Kgs
of wood pulp
>
Pulveriser Harge Capacity A 1rind wood pulp
available in :akes + course material is
converted into :u7y cotton material
/ hour up to /*'
Kgs
,
;eighing machine A Small$ Create batches of
** gm of the :u7y cotton material
)
Pneumatic "ye pressing machine 3 set of >
die3 P & <
>-' pads per hour J
( hours L up to
>''' pads per day A
( hours shift
- 0ron sealing machine
-' pads per hour J
( hours L ,(' J -
persons L >'''
pads per day
& Auto air oven >-J>-J>-
9p to ,('' per day
4*'' pad in *'
minutes A incl
cooling time6
4Sanitary Pads A Capacity will go up to )''' pads as the wood pulp
re@uirement is only /' gms per pads as against ** gms in maternity
pads6
+IN1N,I1' ,1',8'1TI)NS
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Cost per Maternity Pad
Sr No Cost per pad 35s
/ 5aw Material *''
* Packing Cost ','
> Habor Cost '('
, 5ent# <lectricity and Administrative
Charges
'/)
) Machine Maintenance Cost '/'
- Contingency '')
T)T1' M1N8+1,T8!ING ,)ST .&/ per piece
T)T1' ,)ST +)!
M1N8+1,T8!ING /// PIE,ES
per da5
!s 1/&//
Selling Price per Maternity Pad
/ Selling Price for / Maternity Pad 5s ,
Selling price for >''' maternity pads /*'''
Pro3t per da5< Selling Price 6 ,ost
Price
!s1&//
Pro3t for a #onth Aassu#ing 2(
da5sB
!s 0///
-
Cost per Sanitary Pad3 1el
Sr No Cost per pad 3 5s
/ 5aw Material //'
* Packing Cost '/&
> Habor Cost '%'
, 5ent# <lectricity and Administrative
Charges
'/)
) Machine Maintenance Cost '/'
- Contingency ''(
T)T1' M1N8+1,T8!ING ,)ST 2.&/ per piece
T)T1' ,)ST +)!
M1N8+1,T8!ING $/// PIE,ES
!s 1////
Selling Price per Sanitary Pad
/ Selling Price for / Sanitary Pad 5s >
Selling price for ,''' sanitary pads /*'''
Pro3t per da5< Selling Price 6 ,ost
Price
!s 2///
Pro3t for a #onth Aassu#ing 2(
da5sB
!s &2///
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IN?ESTMENTS
Sr No Particulars 1#ount in !s
/ Cost of machinery and misc items F
transportation
>*)#'''
* MA. on machinery A /,)N on 5s
*)'#'''
*)#'''
> 2andling# Packing#
forwarding#.ransportation#0nstallation
and commissioning cost
&)#'''
> .raining fees *)#'''
, 5aw material for Start up )'#'''
IN?ESTMENT +)! T9E P!)>E,T &//C///
1NN81' EXPENSES
Sr. No Particulars 1#ount
/ 0nterest for borrowed Capital E ( N >'#'''
* "epreciation of Machineries E /)N on
5s >#)'#'''
)*#)''
T)T1' 1NN81' EXPENSES -2C&//
P!)+IT1;I'IT: +)! T9E :E1!
Average Pro8t per Month 45s /)'' J /> F
5s*''' J />6
5s ,)#)''
Pro8t per year 5s )#,-#'''
H<SS <=penses in a year 5s (*#)''
Net Pro3t for the 5ear 5s ,#->#)''
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1SS8MPTI)NS<
.he machine was designed to have the capability to manufacture
Sanitary napkins# Maternity pads and other varieties of napkins
.he machine is capable of manufacturing a minimum level of >'''
units per day of maternity pads + ,''' units per day of Sanitary pad
;ith improved skill over a period of time it has a capacity to do / O
times the current output
MA. has been calculated at /,)N 3 however production of C3!orm
reduces the MA. to *N
5aw Material has been arrived at the e=isting market cost Any
revision in the prices due to various factors would impact the
procurement prices
Machinery costs prevailing cost in the market Any revision in the
steel price or other consumables# could result into an escalation of
machinery costs
.ransportation costs have been worked on the current diesel prices
45s -'6 Any revision of diesel prices is bound to have a cascading
e7ect on all of the above
0nterest rates have been calculated at (N 0n the event that self
help groups are getting subsidies# this rate could marginally come
down
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