DIC India Toluene free plant ‘Optima’ in Bharuch, Gujarat

DIC India Limited inaugurated its advanced and latest Toluene free plant ‘Optima’ for Liquid Ink manufacturing at Saykha in Bharuch district, Gujarat.With this new plant, DIC India will now have an expanded footprint in India. Its other four plants are at Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat (Ahmedabad), Karnataka.Out of the plant’s  92,500 sqm, 45,000sqm has already been constructed under Phase 1. The area will be used for consolidation of different plants and different types of products of DIC Indian Operations.

Mr. Manish Bhatia, MD & CEO at DIC India Limited, said, “This plant is a completely Toluene free plant for DIC India. We are optimistic that the manufacturing facility will help in catering to both domestic as well as international demand and expand our footprint in India.” DeshGujarat

DIC is in the process of getting green certification for the site . This will be probably the first plant in India to achieve this accreditation.Spread across a vast area of 92,500sqm, the plant has the capacity to manufacture over 10,000+ Tonnes of TF, KF/NTNK (Toluene Free/ Ketone Free) liquid inks in two shifts in phase -I . The plant will be further augmented to produce value added and specialty products for domestic and export markets.Set up with a total investment of INR 1100 Mn for phase -I the new plant will provide direct employment to more than 100 associates with the aim to cater to the growing demand of toluene free and ketone free based inks in the country.

This OPTIMA plant is laden with latest technological features to cater to the growing demand in the country at present. The plant has also been designed to accommodate future expansion needs of the company. The Optima plant will also work towards strengthening the company’s business in export markets.