Citation
(2003), "Rohm and Haas formally begins operations at manufacturing, technical-service site in India", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 32 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2003.12932fab.023
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited
Rohm and Haas formally begins operations at manufacturing, technical-service site in India
Rohm and Haas formally begins operations at manufacturing, technical-service site in India
Rohm and Haas Co. announced the formal start of operations at the company's new adhesives and sealants and coatings manufacturing and technical service facility in Taloja, India. Chairman and CEO Raj L. Gupta, presiding at the site's inaugural ceremony, said "the company's investment in the manufacturing and technical-service facility further demonstrates our commitment to this country and to the Asia Pacific Region". The facility will supply the domestic market in India and export markets in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and South Africa.
The site employs 55 people and includes a customer-service and application-support laboratory for customers in the coatings and polymers and adhesives and sealants markets. Rohm and Haas said that it invested $20 million in the manufacturing and customer-support facility, which has an annual production capacity of 25,000-35,000 metric tons of adhesives and coatings polymers. The site will produce polyurethane, polyester and water-based adhesives for flexible-packaging applications and acrylic emulsions for pressure-sensitive adhesives. The plant will also produce a full range of water-borne latex emulsion polymers used in paints and coatings and for construction, leather, textile and non-woven applications.
Gupta said "the new manufacturing and technical-service facility reflects a business strategy built on differentiation and innovation in technology, adapting our business model to the needs of the local market and sound financial management". He said "the company is committed to bringing new and innovative products from our global portfolio to the marketplace".
Harish Badami, Country Manager for Rohm and Haas India, said that market demand has continued to grow in the region since Rohm and Haas re-entered the Indian market in 1995 as a wholly owned subsidiary. "As other markets develop, our dream is to introduce all the global businesses of Rohm and Haas into the country over time", he said.