The ceramic industry in Morbi, Gujarat, faces a potential shutdown as gas supplies dwindle due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Tile manufacturers rely on propane and natural gas to fire kilns and run production, but disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have slowed deliveries.
Several factories are already operating at reduced capacity or have temporarily halted production. With hundreds of units and thousands of workers affected, the supply shortage poses a serious economic risk to Morbi’s ceramic cluster if normal gas flows do not resume soon.