Essel Propack inaugurates laminated tubes plant in Assam

Packaging firm Essel Propack on Monday inaugurated first phase of its greenfield unit in Kamrup, Assam set up at an investment of Rs 82 crore. The unit will deliver high-quality laminated tubes with a manufacturing capacity of 275 million tubes annually.

"The size of investment in phase-I is Rs 82 crore and will provide employment to about 150 people. After complete ramp-up, the total investment in the unit will be of Rs 192 crore (without land and building) for a capacity of 750 million tubes," it said in a statement. This is the first unit of the company in North-East of India, and the unit was inaugurated by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonawal.

The new unit will augment the capacity making it a strategic sourcing site for the customers from North-East of India, the company said. "Several of our customers have set up units in Assam and our presence near them will facilitate servicing them better, besides opening up opportunities for developing markets in North-East India and surrounding countries," the company's chairman and managing director Ashok Goel said.

It is the first unit in our system which is equipped and designed to effectively service the ever dynamic market demand, owing to new form of delivery/distribution system, Goel said..