Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd – Gyproc, market leader in the building construction space for over 3 decades, launched its first manufacturing facility for ceiling tiles at Jhagadia, Gujarat. Spread across over 21,000 square feet area, the unit is strategically located to service the market of gypsum ceiling tiles across India, helping minimize its carbon footprint and turnaround time for material availability.
With this plant, Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd – Gyproc also aims to play a crucial part in the Indian Government’s initiative, ‘Make in India’, and reduce the dependence on markets like China to import cheap ceiling tiles. These ‘Made in India’ ceiling tiles ensure easy availability & best in class quality standards, resulting from world-class manufacturing. The ceiling tiles market is traditionally largely dependent on imports, and Saint-Gobain aims to broaden its base in this market along with facilitating investments, fostering innovation & supporting skill development in the country.
Sudeep Kolte, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd. – Gyproc, said: “The ceiling tiles market is dominated by Chinese imports, but remains largely unorganized. Through the new plant at Jhagadia, we intend to cater to this large market through our vast dealer network. By manufacturing the Gyprex range in India, we can introduce innovative designs and products to the market faster and at competitive price points. This plant will also manufacture our perforated ceiling tiles range that provides an excellent blend of aesthetics with acoustics. The Jhagadia facility has an annual capacity of 6 million square meters per year to manufacture a wide range of gypsum ceiling tiles comprising Gyprex PVC Laminated tiles as well as Perforated Acoustical tiles. The launch of the Gyprex PVC Laminated ceiling tiles backed through this premium facility will truly be a stepping stone in the ‘Make in India’ movement.”
Venkat Subramanian, Managing Director, Saint-Gobain India Pvt. Ltd. – Gyproc, said: “We strongly feel there lies a considerable opportunity in the under-serviced ceiling tiles market due to inconsistent quality imports & stringent policies. Hence, we invested about INR 83 Mn CAPEX in a state-of-the-art production line at the new Jhagadia plant, which is commissioned as per international guidelines to ensure quality standards & consistency. Gyprex ceiling tiles are manufactured with top-notch quality compliance as per EN520 and BS EN 14190 Standard. Together with Gyproc’s brand assurance, these products will help us gain more touchpoints and offer a wider range of products to our existing customers. The Gyptone range of acoustical tiles with unique square and round perforated patterns will strengthen our acoustics proposition in lesser penetrated segments with an aim to provide a complete solution and deliver value.”
