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Industry News
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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2007
New Indian factory
for Niehoff
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff opened a new
plant in India at the beginning of
February, representing an investment
of US$1.5m.
Located in a new industrial dev-
elopment area near Hyderabad and
boasting production facilities spanning
around 3,500m², the production area
includes a manufacturing shop for
mechanical components, a warehouse,
a paint shop, an assembly area, a test
area, and a showroom for machines
and assemblies.
The need for the building and its
modern equipment arose when it
became apparent that the manu-
facturing capacities of Niehoff of India
(NoI) – Niehoff’s Indian subsidiary – had
to be brought into line with the
requirements of the growing Indian
market and to be able to further expand
NoI’s position as market leader in India.
The country is also a strategic location
for the future of the Niehoff Group
with a view to extending business
operations to the surrounding
countries, especially the Asian
markets.
NoI currently employs 43 staff and
is expecting sales figures in the region
of US$ 6.6m (€5m) in the 2006/07
trading year.
Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH
& Co KG – Germany
Fax : +49 912297 7155
Email:
Website:
The new Niehoff of India (NoI) factory ▲
Bound for Turkey
Southwire SCR Technologies,
operating out of Georgia, USA, has
signed a contract with Oznur Kablo
for an SCR continuous rod casting
system in Turkey. The contract calls
for a 12 tons per hour copper rod
system including a 9 stand Morgan
rolling mill. The system will be
capable of producing rod sizes
ranging from 8mm-16mm.