MC-Bauchemie opens new site in India
MC-Bauchemie India has celebrated the inauguration of a new plant in Halol in the federal state of Gujarat, India. The complex includes a production facility where powder products, concrete admixtures, polymers and resins are manufactured, plus warehousing, logistics and office space, and a laboratory.
In forming MC-Bauchemie India as a joint venture back in 1985, MC-Bauchemie became one of the first Western construction chemicals companies to make the move to the Indian subcontinent. Now the company had invited its most important customers from all over India to mark the inauguration of the modern production site in Halol, and despite the enormous distances that some of them had to travel in this huge country, they made the trip. With all employees of MC-Bauchemie India present, they graced the ceremonial opening of the new facility in Halol, a municipality located about 40 kilometres northeast of the major city of Vadodra in the state of Gujarat.
More than 8,500 m2 of land
The new MC site in Halol comprises more than 8,500 m2 of land and around 3,300 m2 of production, warehousing, logistics and laboratory floor space, together with 600 m2 of office space and other built-up zones. The production plant has a capacity of around 8,300 t (metric) of powder products, over 5,500 t of concrete admixtures, 800 t of polymers and 600 t of resins.
“We are investing in India in order to enhance our position and further expand our business in this major market,” commented Dr. Ekkehard zur Mühlen in his opening address to the assembled guests. Other MC product systems serving local needs will also be introduced into this market in due course, he explained, stating: “We are thus following a strategy aligned to consolidating our footprint in India and Southeast Asia and further accelerating our pace of growth.”
