Steel Strips Wheels To Expand Its Capacity

By Sruthi Appu

Auto-component manufacturer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) stated that the company is increasing the production capacity of its plant at Oragadam near Chennai by 40 lakh wheel rims at a cost of Rs 60 crore.

According to this firm, the step is in line to supply the growing necessity in the domestic and export markets. The elaboration would be complete by next year.

SSWL said that it has bagged an order for 4,000 automotive steel wheels by a company based in Germany. The company offers steel wheels for passenger cars, Multi Utility Vehicles (MUV), tractors, trucks, OTR (Off the Road) vehicles and two and three wheelers.

Recently, the company setup its third plant in Jamsedpur for truck wheels at an cost of Rs.140 crore. The company has another facility in Dappar near Chandigarh. The growing demand for vehicles is thrusting the auto makers to gear up the auto component manufacturers to increase their productivity and SSWL is no exception.

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Article Published On: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 12:46 [IST]
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