Germany's Freudenberg opens Chennai facility

New facility will cater to domestic market

EagleBurgmann KE, a company of the Freudenberg Group, has opened its new production facility in Chennai. The facility will cater to growing demand for fabric and metal expansion joints in India.

"This is an important step in the more than 26 years of history of EagleBurgmann KE in India", commented Jörg Matthias Grossmann, Regional Representative of the Freudenberg Group in India and Chief Financial Officer of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities.

He added, the new plant is a result of the sustainable and gradual growth of the Indian entity and will help to strengthen the company's position as the market leader with more than 40 percent in fabric expansion joints in India, he added. The company invested Rs 7 crore in the facility.

With a total space of almost 6,500 square meters, thereof 450 square meters for administration, the new production site in Chennai, India, was brought on line now.

The product portfolio includes both standard as well as customised fabric and metal expansion joints.Customer-oriented sales teams and a strong service network across the region complete EagleBurgmann KE's business profile in India.

"Our aim is to deliver one-shot expansion joint solutions right from design to dispatch under one roof. Therewith, we optimise our processes in production, logistics and administration", says Tapas Biswas. For the future, EagleBurgmann KE is also planning the production of circular metal bellows on the plant in Chennai.