Röchling invests in German and Indian plants

04-Feb-14

The two automotive moulding and semi-finished plastics businesses of German group Röchling have announced the opening of new facilities in the past few days. Röchling Automotive has moved into a 36,000 sq mts property in Wackersdorf, Germany, and has transferred machinery from a facility in a nearby innovation park which it was leasing from its customer BMW, as per European Plastics News. The total investment in the new facility, which started construction in May 2013, was €23 mln. In the first stage of operation, the production area in the new plant covers 3,300 sq mts, and the logistical area totals 4,000 sq mts. The company already plans an initial expansion in 2015. It expects to add another 1,000 sq mts for production and 1,500 sq mts for logistics. It also suggested a further expansion could take place after the first one to double the working space. Röchling Engineering Plastics said it has inaugurated its first manufacturing plant for semi-finished thermoplastics in Savli, India. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Manoj Kumar, managing director of Röchling Engineering Plastics’ Indian subsidiary, said: “Röchling plans to produce approximately 1,000 tons of engineering plastics in India in the year 2014 and future expansions are already planned.”