Trial production commences at Suzuki Metal India's foundry

Our Corporate Bureau
08 October 2003

Mumbai: The Rs 115-crore foundry plant of Suzuki Metal India (SMIL), promoted jointly by Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, and Maruti Udyog, has commenced trial production of certain castings now being imported from Japan.

The plant has been set up to produce aluminium castings — cylinder blocks, transmission cases and cylinder heads — used in multi-valve car engines. According to a Maruti Udyog spokesperson, the car company stands to gain substantially through localisation of these components.

Suzuki Motor Corporation, which has three decades of experience in the area of foundries, will provide technical know how to SMIL. The new venture will employ 120 people. Some of the key people have already been trained at world-class foundries of Suzuki Motor Corporation.

SMIL has sourced equipment and raw materials for the plant from India and abroad. Domestic manufacturers used inputs on design and fabrication, provided by Suzuki Motor Corporation, to manufacture suitable machinery and equipment for the foundry.