MINIRAL WATER PLANT BUSINESS

 Steps by Steps to start this

Study the Market

Firstly, figure out what is the market demand for your product and what may be
the investment and profit in this business.

The water business is something that will never fail.

Above all, with the consciousness about health among people, water business tends
to rise more and more in the coming years.

To know in detail, you can visit a mineral water plant and find out how they work,
resource and sell.

Find the Water Source

The most crucial step is to figure out from where will you source the water.

However, water for a mineral water business can only be sourced from a natural
spring or mountain.

Therefore, you will have to set up your processing unit nearby the source of water.

Above all, it requires around 1000 sq. ft of space, half of it to store the water and
materials like chemicals and packaging stuff and the other half to set up the
purification unit.

Register your business

As you have decided on the type of business, figure out a name for your company
and immediately go for Private Limited Company Registration without any delay.
After that, once you get your company registered, you can continue with the
process.

Documents Required for company registration are: Photos of Directors, Aadhar

Card, PAN Card, Utility Bill, Address Proof, Identity Proof, Minimum two
directors and one of them should be an Indian Resident, Minimum two
shareholders.

Acquire all Licenses

To operate any business legally, you need to obtain licenses from authorities to
avoid any penalties or legal consequences later.

The license required for mineral water business are:

 ISI Certificate from BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards)

 GST Registration

 FSSAI Certificate

 Pollution Control Certificate

 Water Test Report from Certified Laboratory

 Pest Control Certificate

List of Raw Materials and Machinery

Raw Material

 Reagents

 Chemical (Chloride, Sodium, Magnesium and Calcium)

 Bottles

 Cartoons

 PET Preform (Starts from Rs.3 per piece / 108 per Kg)

Although, the chemicals are decided after the water test report of the source water.
Machinery
MACHINE PRICE

Storage Tank Rs.7,000 - Rs.10,000

Treatment Tank Rs.90,000 - Rs. 3,00,000

RO System Rs.70,000 - Rs.1,50,000

Sand Filter Rs. 45,000

Activated Carbon Filter Rs.25,000 - Rs. 70,000

Chlorination Tanks Rs. 10,000 - Rs.50,000

Micron Filter Rs.4000 - Rs.20,000

Ozone Generator Rs.20,000 - Rs. 70,000

Water Dispenser and sterilizer Rs. 10,000

UV Disinfection System Rs. 50,000 - Rs. 80,000

Electronic doser for alum and Rs. 20,000 - Rs. 80,000

chlorine

Water Filling Machine Rs.2,00,000 - Rs.15,00,000

Bottle Wrapping Machine Rs.1,50,000 - Rs. 3,00,000

PET bottle blower machine Rs.1,50,000 - Rs.4,00,000

You can source all the products from India's best wholesaling website: Indiamart.

Purify and Pack the Natural Mineral Water

Here are the steps to purify and pack the natural mineral water:
 1. Collect the water in a storage tank from the source

2. Remove Impurities by letting the water sit for an hour or two.

3. Bubble chlorine gas in the chlorination tank. It is also the early disinfection
process.

4. Let the water pass through the sand filters to remove the indissolvable
impurities.

5. After that, pass the water from the carbon filter to remove colour, odour
and dechlorinate it.

6. Then the water is passed through the UV Disinfection system and micro
filters for final disinfection.

7. Finally, the water transfers to the water bottling plant, where the filling
machine fills water into the bottles.

8. After that, with the help of the ozone generator, the bottles are sealed with
caps.

9. At the final stage, the bottles are labelled and are ready to drink and sell.

However, you can avoid few steps from this process if you are sourcing the water
from the purest mountain like the Himalayas.

But, only after consulting an expert and approval from the BSI.

Pricing

The price of natural mineral water bottle ranges from Rs. 40- Rs. 60 per litre in
India.

So, set the price of the bottle accordingly after calculating all expenses of the water
bottling plant that includes producing water with a water bottle.

Marketing and Selling

Well, you do not need any particular marketing tactics to sell water.
But here is a tip you can focus on the upper class like celebrities, players, athletes
as they are more concerned about the water they drink.

Also, they do prefer water with most minerals to maintain their physique and
health. So, if you target them, your alkaline water business with definitely flood
you with profits and success.

All you will need is an impressive idea to convince them to buy, and once they
recognise it, they can be your regular customer.

Also, you can supply the water to railways and bus stops because they have the
most travellers that need water on their way.

Investment for starting a Mineral Water Business

Investment for Mineral Water Business/Alkaline Water Business for 1000 sq. ft
area can start from Rs. 8,00,000 to Rs.1,00,00,000 depending on your scale of
operation and the machines you will use.

For investments you can consider applying for a bank loan, angel investors,
crowdfunding. Also, you can ask your friend, family and relatives for helping you
with funds.

Conclusion

To sum up, as you now know that there is no difference between an alkaline water
plant and a mineral water plant. Therefore, you are good to go and dive into the
most profitable and successful business.

For more information about how to start a mineral water business, you can contact
our experts at www.starteazy.in