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The third Indian production site became part of the CERATIZIT Group in October 2017 as part of the acquisition of the KOMET GROUP. CERATIZIT Bengaluru complements the production capacities of the two other Indian production sites and is an important building block for further growth in India. However, this growth should not only come from the Indian market. In the future, the Indian production sites will increasingly serve as production hubs for the rest of Asia.

Investments pave the way for further growth To prepare for this growth, the CERATIZIT Group is continuously investing in the Indian sites. Apart from continuous investments in modern equipment, there have been two big infrastructure projects in recent years. In 2013, the company inaugurated a modern, employee friendly new plant in the Uluberia Industrial Growth Centre near Kolkata that replaced the old Kolkata site used since the mid-1990s. The 25,000 m² site not only includes 5,700 m² of production area with modern machines and well-organized material flows, but also a new logistics centre, office space, a canteen and even a wellness centre for the employees. The efforts have paid off, as the state government of West Bengal has acknowledged the new plant as one of the best production facilities in the state.

The second big site extension is currently taking place in Bengaluru, where additional space was dearly needed to accommodate further growth. With the cornerstone having been laid last April, the former KOMET of India site is currently being extended with a new building, which will more than double the available space from just short of 3,400 to around 7,900 m². This will not only create additional space for new machines, but also numerous new jobs in the coming years.