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Carborundum Universal (CUMI), a global player in the area of material sciences and a part of the Murugappa Group, on Thursday inaugurated three new fusion plants at its electro-mineral complex in Kalamassery near here.
The new facilities -- a Zirconia Bubble Fusion plant and two Alumina Fusion plants -- will result in the creation of one of the most advanced and integrated electro mineral complexes in the world, M M Murugappan, Vice-Chairman of the Group, told reporters.
The Zirconia Bubble Fusion plant is a modern tilt furnace that will blow Zirconia bubbles at nearly 3,000 degree centigrade. Zirconia is extensively used in ceramics, refractories, pigments and in the nuclear industry.
The electro-mineral Complex of Carborundum consists of fusion and processing facilities at Kalamassery; a world-class Microgrit facility at Kakkanad; a Silicon Carbide complex at Volzksky in Russia; a smaller unit in Koratty; bauxite mines and a calcining plant at Okha in Gujarat; Quartz mines at Orlof at Volgorad Oblast in Russia; stabilised Zirconia fusion and processing facilities at Phalaborwa in South Africa as well as a hydroelectric power plant at Maniyar in Kerala.
These facilities result in the company manufacturing a wide range of Aluminas, Silicon Carbide, Zirconias, engineered grains like Azure S, microporus high temperature insulation - Nebulox, microgrits and treated grains.
The electro-mineral division’s products address various applications in diverse industries, including engineering, energy and environment. Nearly 75 per cent of the divisions revenue is from exports and overseas operations. Of the total turnover of ₹2,200 crore of CUMI, around 35 per cent comes from the electro-mineral business in Kochi, K Srinivasan, Managing Director, CUMI, said.
CUMI products are being exported to 43 countries across North America, Europe, Australia, South Africa and Asia.
The new facilities at Kochi - estimated at ₹80-crore investments funded through internal accruals -- will add, at full capacity, about 25,000 tonnes of fused minerals generation, with potential sales of about $30 million, he said.
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