Siegwerk expands operations in India

Siegwerk Group has invested 212.2 million INR (2.8 million USD) into the new blending facility, with an extensive capacity of over 13,500 metric tons, and the solvent-based warehouse escalated to 700 metric tons.

‘Siegwerk’s path-breaking innovations and developments in our production technology have made us industry leaders,’ commented Ashish Pradhan, president of Siegwerk Asia. ‘The packaging ink industry in Asia has grown by more than 10 percent in the past two years and there has been an over proportional increase in the flexpack business, which has boosted our confidence in expanding our manufacturing capacities in the India region. 

‘In the past year, we have built a lot of customer-first offerings, and we intend to build on this robust momentum in 2022, starting with this blending center, which fully operates on solar renewable energy, keeping with our endeavor to leave a positive impact on society. Siegwerk will ensure continued customer satisfaction through quality, delivery, and after-sales services that will provide immense value for our stakeholders.’

Speaking about the expansion Ramakrishna Karanth, CEO of Siegwerk India, added: ‘Siegwerk has always been dedicated to providing safe printing inks and coatings solutions to customers. The current capacity expansion move with the induction of the state-of-the-art blending center reaffirms our commitment to keep innovation alive and to keep our customers contented. We now have a blending capacity to suit the growing needs of our customers in India. Decades of customer relations have resulted in our synergistic growth in the Indian market. The new center will augment our efforts to bring in new products, capabilities and innovation.’

The facility runs entirely on sustainable power through rooftop solar panels with an installed capacity of 301 kWp. The facility has an automated fire safety mechanism, with an automatic addressable fire and smoke detection system for fire detection, firewalls, and foam sprinklers at the dispensing stations for firefighting. There is also a hydrant system  around the plant, including water monitor and hose reels.