Why Moradabad Brass? (The Story of Peetal Nagri)
How a historic Uttar Pradesh artisan hub grew into India's ₹8,000+ Crore global powerhouse for architectural, decorative, and religious brass manufacturing.
1. A Four-Century Heritage of Metal Casting
Moradabad, situated on the banks of the Ramganga river in Uttar Pradesh, earned its immortal moniker "Peetal Nagri" (The Brass City) during the Mughal era. For generations, master artisans passed down secret formulas for sand molding, bell metal casting (Ghanta alloy), and intricate chisel engraving (Kalamkari on brass).
Today, the city has transformed from quaint family workshops into an industrial export hub with specialized induction furnaces, high-pressure die casting foundries, and automated surface electroplating facilities.
2. Key Manufacturing Clusters Across Moradabad
Peetal Nagri Industrial Complex
The epicenter of large-scale induction casting, automatic sheet spinning, and export compliance packaging.
Moradabad SEZ (Pakbara)
100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs) equipped with 5-axis CNC machining, spectrometer labs, and zero-discharge plating lines.
Lakri Fazalpur & Harthala
Specialized foundries for heavy architectural hardware, antique living finishes, and hospitality banquet equipment.
Mughalpura Artisan Enclaves
Traditional hand-etching, pierced filigree lantern fretting, and lost-wax religious deity casting.
3. Global Export Impact
Over 80% of India's brass handicraft and artware exports originate in Moradabad, supplying major department stores, luxury hotel groups, and D2C homeware brands across the United States, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.
BrassMandi directly connects international and domestic procurement teams with these verified foundries, cutting out middlemen margins and providing transparent quality control.