Emami to set up new production facility in Assam

27 January 2009

The Rs700-crore Emami Ltd has set up its second production facility in Assam. The Rs50-crore state-of-the-art manufacturing unit has come up at Abhoypur to produce creams, lotions and ointments.

Spread over nearly 50,000sq meters of land, the plant has an installed capacity to produce 5,400 tonnes of cream, 1,800 tonnes of lotion and 900 tonnes of ointment. The popular brands of the company in this segment include Boroplus Antiseptic Cream, Himani Fast Relief, Boroplus Advance Moisturising Lotion and Fair & Handsome (fairness cream for men).The plant will churn out toally 17 crore Boroplus Antiseptic Cream and Fair & Handsome sachets, 11.5 crore cmall boxes of Menthoplus Balm and 3 crore bottles of Boroplus Lotion per annum.

The unit has the capacity for further expansion both in terms of volume and additional products. In the second phase, the unit will be able to produce 41.5 crore sachets of Navratna Oil, 3.5 crore bottles of Navratna Oil, 3.5 crore 'dibbis' of Himani Fast Relief, and 2.5 crore bottles of Menthoplus Balm per annum.

The company said that the process for evaluating compliance for ISO, GMP and TPM standards certification for the new Abhoypur unit has already begun.

Emami Ltd's existing plant at Amingaon produces 100 crore sachets of Navratna Oil, 25 crore Boroplus Antiseptic Cream/Fair & Handsome tubes, 19 crore Boroplus Antiseptic Cream/Fair & Handsome sachets, 1.8 crore bottles of Menthoplus Balm, 3.5 crore bottles of Navratna Oil and 2.5 crore bottles of Boroplus Lotion per annum.

According to R S Agarwal, joint chairman of Emami group of companies, "the new unit at Abhoypur is a reflection of our commitment to innovation and investment at a time when the world reels under a severe economic recession. The new project also demonstrates our faith and conviction towards the industry friendly environment in Assam".