MULTIVAC GROUP OPENS NEW PRODUCTION SITE IN INDIA

After a construction period of less than two years, the MULTIVAC Group has officially opened its new production site in Ghiloth, 120 kilometres south-west of Delhi.

The demand for packaging machines for fresh food is constantly increasing in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, as supermarkets are gaining in importance alongside traditional local markets. "With our new plant in India, we will be able to provide food manufacturers as well as medical device companies with even better state-of-the-art packaging technology and responsive service thanks to our regional proximity and new production capacity – from production to installation and putting into service, through to maintenance," explained Christian Traumann, CEO, MULTIVAC Group.

Assembly of traysealers and thermoforming packaging machines on 5,000 square metres
The new plant will go into operation in the second quarter of 2024. In a production area of around 5,000 square metres, MULTIVAC will initially start assembling small fully automatic traysealers and compact thermoforming packaging machines. The production of mould sets and dies for packaging machines is also planned from 2025. The site also has a hall area for the storage of spare parts and consumable material, which MULTIVAC can make available to its local customers faster than ever before.

Showrooms and training centres ensure close cooperation with South Asian customers
The new plant is more than just a production facility. Part of the multifunctional building is an area of around 5,000 square metres, which includes a showroom and a training and application centre for packaging and bakery machines. "This infrastructure offers our customers, technicians and sales staff here on site the opportunity to delve even deeper into the world of processing and packaging technology and to jointly develop and test customised solutions," summarised Ritesh Dhingra, Managing Director of MULTIVAC India.




The MULTIVAC Group has been represented by a subsidiary in India for more than a decade. The joint venture concluded with the LARAON Group in 2009 was an important milestone for MULTIVAC as part of its internationalisation strategy and for opening up new markets in South Asia.