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POLYMERS

RadiciGroup opens compounding facility in Gujarat

RadiciGroup, the Italy-based man-
ufacturer of polyamide, synthetic fi bres
and performance plastics, has opened
its fi rst industrial site in Halol, Gujarat.

More than 100 people will work at
the facility in compounding engineer-
ing thermoplastics such as polyamides,
ABS, polycarbonate, polyesters, and
polypropylene.

“After 15 years of sales presence in
the country, the Group has inaugurated a
new industrial complex of 19,000 square
metres – of which 11,000 square metres
is dedicated to the manufacture of engi-
neering polymers, the fundamental “in-
gredients” for numerous application
sectors, such as automotive, electrical
and electronics, consumer and industrial
goods, and telecommunications,” the
company said in a press note.

“It is a historic moment for us,” said
Mr. Maurizio Radici, Vice President,
RadiciGroup, after inaugurating the new
site with the management and staff of
Radici Plastics India Pvt. Ltd. “Now, we
are present in India with a manufacturing faster to our customers’ needs,” em- Indian specialists, as well as continuing to
facility that is part of the RadiciGroup phasised Mr. Federico Percassi, India rely on the support of our global organi-
High Performance Polymers global pro- Country Manager of RadiciGroup High sation. Among other benefi ts, the new
duction network, which can count on Performance Polymers. “It will enable plant is located in an area that can allow
seven other plants and numerous sales us to shorten material development and for increases in production capacity, if
sites located in Europe, North and South supply times, given the possibility of necessary, to meet the growth potential
America, and Asia,” he added. “With fi ne-tuning tailor-made solutions by of the market, not only in India,” he
this site, we’ll be able to respond much taking advantage of the skills of our added.
NEED FOR OUTCOME-BASED STRATEGY

ABB survey underlines need for effective maintenance

strategies to reduce unplanned outages

A global survey commissioned by According to the “Value of Reli- globally. This costs the typical Indian
automation major, ABB, has under- ability” survey from ABB, 88 percent business close to Rs. 70-lakhs per hour.
scored the close relationship between of Indian industrial businesses expe- Despite this, 19 percent of Indian busi-
uptime and reliability for industrial rienced unplanned outages at least nesses surveyed still rely on run-to-fail
operations. once a month, compared to 69 percent maintenance.

140 Chemical Weekly October 24, 2023

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