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FACILITY UPDATES

Manjushree Technopack opens new plant at Silvassa
anjushree Technopack extensively equipped with Extru-
MLimited (MTL) has an- sion Blow Moulding technology,
nounced the launch of a new which is best suited for packaging
greenfield plant in Silvassa in products like shampoo bottles,
Western Indian. The new plant surface cleaners, toilet cleaners,
has a capacity of 10,000 MTPA lubricants, paints and fertilizers.
and MTL has committed an Announcing the launch of the
investment of Rs. 100+ crore new plant, Sanjay Kapote, CEO,
for the same. The plant will ca- MTL said “West India will play
ter to diverse sectors of clients a critical role in our growth and
including FMCG, lubricants, we are estimating 10 percent of
agrochemicals and paints. For MTL, the new plant is a MTL’s business coming from this region. With the launch
strategic investment that is expected to help forge deep re- of the new plant at Silvassa, we will bolster our relation-
lationships with existing customers and pave the way for ship with scores of brands who are active in the region.
acquiring new customers. The Silvassa plant will focus on Like Silvassa, we aim to be present in more manufacturing
the production of plastic containers and bottles for a di- hubs across the country in the next 4 years as part of our
verse range of food and non-food segments. The plant is growth strategy.”

Domo Chemicals to invest Piramal Glass to expand
€12 million in new plant Jambusar Plant in Gujarat, India

omo Chemicals has announced plans for a new iramal Glass Ltd (PGL) has announced an investment of
Dstate-of-the-art plant in Zhejiang, China. The PRs.300 crore (US$42 Million) in its greenfield project
new plant will be capable of producing 50,000 tons in Jambusar, Gujarat, India. The expansion plan includes
of sustainable and innovative engineered nylon com- one new furnace with seven new manufacturing lines across
pounds each year. The company signed a new factory ~300,000 sq.ft. plant, catering primarily to high-end specialty
project through “cloud contract” with PingHu Du- spirit, food & beverage and pharmaceutical markets primarily
Shan port Economic Development District on Febru- for exports to countries in Asia, Europe and the US. Piramal
ary 20, 2020. Production is expected to commence in Glass is already cater-
the fourth quarter of this year. DOMO Chemicals will ing to the high-end
invest €12 million in the new plant, which will have Specialty Spirits from
more than 11,500m2 floor space. The company plans to its plant in the US.
install multiple production lines at the first stage of de- This top-of-the-line
velopment, which would offer an estimated capacity of facility will be one-
25,000 tons/year. There will be enough additional space of-its-kind in Asia as
available to cope with future demand requirements. there is a growing need
The move is in line with the company’s global growth for high-end water
strategy with a strong focus on the Asia Pacific (APAC) bottles, spirits bottles
region. Ludovic Tonnerre, Vice President, Global En- and food packaging.
The Economic Times POLYMERS | April-May 2020
gineering Plastics stated: “Domo Chemicals has only The Jambusar
been operating in China since 2015, but we are growing plant already houses three furnaces with 23 manufacturing
rapidly. Despite the current coronavirus challenges, we lines and produces 540 tonnes per day of glass. It currently
are confident that China will lead the world in embrac- employs 2130 people and with this expansion it will create an
ing a future generation of sustainability and e-mobility additional direct employment to ~ 700 people.
solutions. We are very grateful to the government and Piramal Glass with global sales of Rs. 2,500 crore
relevant departments for their patience and assistance (US$357 Million) operates from India, Sri Lanka and the US
and are confident in our long-term cooperation, rela- through its four manufacturing facilities and several decora-
tionships and mutual opportunities.” The new plant will tion plants. Globally, PGL has 1435 tonnes per day of glass
be located in the convenient transportation port area of from 12 furnaces and 63 production lines. Forty percent of
DuShan Pinghu city, Zhejiang province, which is in its sales are in high-end Cosmetics & Perfumery market, 37
close proximity to Shanghai and facing the East China percent in Specialty Spirits market and 23 percent in Pharma-
Sea. The modern factory will integrate R&D, produc- ceutical market. Vijay Shah, Vice Chairman, Piramal Glass
tion, and sales. It will mainly develop and produce mod- said, “This world-class plant equipped with cutting-edge tech-
ified engineering plastics such as nylon 6, nylon 6.6* nology rooted in the principles of digital manufacturing, will
and high temperature nylon (HTN). also create job opportunities in the region.”

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