Daikin Airconditioning India, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd., Japan has commissioned its second factory at Neemrana, Rajasthan.
The plant, which is strategically located at Neemrana, on NH-8, in a sprawling area of 160,000 sq metres entailed a total investment of more than Rs 2,000 crore. The facility has the capacity to manufacture 15 lakh Room ACs, 50,000 VRV units, 1 lakh Cassette units, 20,000 Ductable units and 1,000 Chillers; and will use Ozone friendly HFC refrigerant in its residential and commercial ACs in accordance with worldwide concern for environment degradation.
The manufacturing facility follows Daikin’s Global Philosophy of being an organization committed to environmental sustainability and shall recycle the water used for its operations. This facility incorporates Daikin’s global Environmental Management System (EMS). This program is in line with the environment standards set by various international agencies including EU standards.
K.J. Jawa, MD & CEO, Daikin Airconditioning India, said “Daikin is the global leader in Air-conditioning technology and is committed to offer superior quality air-conditioning solutions. The setting up of the 2nd factory in India encapsulates this vision and commitment. For Daikin, India is one of the fastest growing markets globally and this investment is in line with Daikin’s objective to gain stronger position in India thereby further cementing our dominance.”
Y. Mineno, Senior Executive Officer and GM – Global Operations Division, Daikin Industries Ltd., Japan, said, “The setting up of the 2nd factory will us help better meet the demands and expectations of our burgeoning customer base in India. We will incorporate Daikin’s latest environment friendly air-conditioning technologies and ensure benchmark delivery standards by developing a pool of highly trained staff at this new facility. This investment is a step towards becoming an unstoppable brand in India”
Toshio Nakano, Chairman, Daikin Airconditioning India, added “By setting up the 2nd facility in India, we aim at reducing the supply lead-time and become more competitive in meeting market needs in terms of product availability and specifications. This will strengthen our competitiveness and cement our leadership in the Indian AC market.”
The new facility further complements the existing factory, an Airconditioning Training & Development Centre and a world class R&D Centre. The entire 40 acre manufacturing facility is not only dedicated to production of air conditioners but also houses an Airconditioning Training and Development Centre, designed to train sales and service personnel and to conduct trainings for dealer partners from across the country with the purpose of enhancing workmanship, service quality, installation, commissioning and after sales service . This is done to ensure seamless flow of Daikin air-conditioning experience to customers across India.
Since 2010, Daikin has invested in excess of Rs 2,000 crore in establishing this manufacturing facility.
Robust growth is forecasted in India’s air-conditioning market in the future and Daikin intends to further increase its market share of residential and large-scale projects.