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Chennai:
Sandwich panel manufacturer MeTecno India Private
Limited will inaugurate its $12-million plant at Sriperambudur
near Chennai on 4 July, 2007. The facility will produce
four sandwich panels viz., Glamet (roofing panel);
Monowall (wall panel); Firgowall (cold storage); Monoroof
(for roofing).
Addressing
the media in Chennai on Tuesday COO Anup Dave, said,
"We look forward to producing 1.8 million sq.m
sandwich panels per year in cut lengths ranging from
2 meters to 15 meters. This gets translated into a production
capacity of 6000 sq.m / day. This capacity is 10-12
times higher than the capacity of a discontinuous line
which will ensure timely delivery of consistent quality
sandwich panel to the customer."
Dave
hopes the company would garner a market share of 40
to 45 per cent in three years. The company targets to
post a turnover of Rs750 crore in five years time. He
said the Indian plant would also look at other Asian
markets. This is the group''s sixth plant in Asia.
Sandwich
panels are two-steel / aluminum sheets with polyurethane
foam as the core material and in India are used in the
cold storage industry for walls and ceiling insulation.
MeTecno is an international group that operates in the
field of pre-fabricated construction equipment.
The
group has moved away from the conventional method of
manufacturing sandwich panels. The continuous line method
used for production ensures high quality of output.
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