Schütz has begun production of tight-head plastics drums at its new facility in Dahej, India. The new plant is located in the Special Economic Zone in Gujarat and is the company’s first production site in the country.
Initial production includes its standard F1 plastics drum, as well as a new model, F2, designed for the Indian market, which has an additional grip ring at the bottom to facilitate manual handling. Schütz is now planning to expand production to include its established MX series of IBCs, as well as a reconditioning line to handle packagings collected under the Schütz Ticket Service.
“Our customers in the region are benefiting in many ways from our investment, which in the first phase has a volume of over €30m,” the company says. “The local production of packaging solutions will significantly reduce transport distances and delivery times; previously we supplied Indian customers from Malaysia. It will also reduce CO₂ emissions and further increase delivery reliability and flexibility. We are also pleased that the expansion of the sales organisation will further strengthen customer proximity and personal contact.