© Ceratizit India Round Tool Solutions, Bengaluru

The three Indian sites are not only capable of producing almost the complete range of the Group’s cutting tools. Their know-how also includes the design and production of special tools for partners in the industry and end-to-end solutions that include the fixture and the programming of machines, thereby offering the Group’s customers a complete package for all machining applications.

Organic and strategic growth

An important step for the recent growth on the Indian market was undertaken in 2012 with the investment in the German solid carbide tool specialist Günther Wirth (GW), which marked the Group’s entry into a new market segment and expanded its presence in India by adding the first production facility in Bengaluru. The acquisition of Cobra Carbide India, another Bengaluru based solid carbide specialist, in 2015 was the next step on the strategic growth path in India. Today, the former GW and Cobra Carbide employees work together on the same premises and form