Indian pultruder wins contract

Vetrotex

Indian pultruder

goes global

KEMROCK

and

Industries

Vetrotex’s In addition, Mexican factory at Xicohtencatl in the province of

Exports Ltd (KIEL), India, has been awarded a contract by

distributor RP Services Pty Ltd. Now part of Vetrotex Asia

Tlaxcala is now on-line. The plant is part of the Vetrotex Textiles Business Unit

ture cable paths covering more than 80 km for Nirma’s soda Bhavnagar, ash project in

Pacific Plastics Management,

and will initially produce EC7

Vadodara, in Gujrat, India.

AS PART of its global expansion strategy Vetrotex International, part of the French Saint-Gobain Group, has acquired Australian

RF,

which already has a sales network of warehouses and offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, intends to extend coverage across Australia. Offices will

22 and EC9 68 glass strands for printed

circuit

Rs31.30 million, while in 1998 it reached

capacity

kind of composite material is perfect for manufacturing of

Pate1 is very optimistic this year’s turnover too.

expected

to

be

Northern and RF

office in Charlotte, Carolina, in 1998.

Services have been together since 1992.

working

North

Vetrotex; tel: +33-4-79755686; fax: +33-4-7975-5399.

perforated

longer

lasting

and

ufacturing plant, in accordance with the international stan-

more convenient for deep sea fishing, enhancing daily catch for the fishermen.

dards, has been initiated by Bahria Foundation (BF), a

“This is going to be the first fully-equipped boat building

Pakistan Navy subsidiary, at Karachi Fish Harbour (KFH),

yard in the country, have IS0 certification

Pakistan.

cable

Plastics’ Asian correspondent, KIEL is the only pultruder in India. Since 1991 Kemrock plant

at Vadodara

six months”, he said. The fabrication facility is on loan from

applications

in

many

fields

including surface and sea transport, sports and recreation, and electrical. KIEL is equipped

the Pakistan Navy, which had

director,

been

European

and

Japanese technology in GRP fabrication. Bahria Foundation; tel: +9221 -561-0448.

Sue Grimm is the new genera1 manager of the BoeingSpokane facility, which produces floor panels, air control systems ducting and nonstructural composite flight deck components. Grimm

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REINFoRCEDplastics

iune 2000

Rs60.00

According Indian

million,

to

composites

continuing

to

and about

KIEL,

the

market

grow

and

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IS 329

is is

expected to see a 100% growth rate in the coming years as the material is a perfect replacement for steel and wooden materials. More companies are replacing wooden parts with composite parts, says Patel, who has been selling his products under the internationally known brands Pultex and Supergrate. IUEL; tel: +91-79-642449.

also to in next

Bahria According to Foundation’s deputy managing

utilizing

series

has been making products from filled and reinforced plastics for

gets GRP boat yard durable,

or

paths,” explains KIEL’s managing director Kalpesh Patel. Reinforced According to

Industries’

KFH for a GRP boat fabricating yard. He said GRP boats will be

every year. In 1997 its sales for

ment is highly corrosive, so our

Wales and the Territories. Vetrotex

Anwar Malik, a space of 5000 ft2 has been acquired at

KIEL’s financial figures show that its sales have been doubling the 18 month financial year was

American textile market, where Vetrotex established a sales

Saeed

of

cessing plant in 1996 and production started in 1997.

ite type of soil, the environ-

tion to those already opening in Victoria, Tasmania, New South

Commodore

state

with Creative

Pultrusions in the USA. The US firm gave KIEL a high-tech pro-

moving on to products for other market sectors. Final 24 000 tonnes. It will act as a springboard into the North

A MODERN glass reinforced plastic (GRP) fishing boat man-

the

cal collaboration

“With the sea salt and baux-

shortly be opened in Queensland and Western Australia in addi-

Karachi

to manufac-

with 40 dies and has a techni-

before

is

boards,

Nirma Detergents

wins contract

was previously senior managAdvanced Production er, Composites, where she was responsible for managing the Composites Business Unit for the Delta II, III and IV launch programmes.