Building materials company HIL Ltd has launched its non-asbestos roofing product - Charminar Fortune. Charminar is the flagship roofing solutions brand of the Hyderabad-based major.

According to a company press release, the new product is manufactured by using an advanced autoclaving technology. The asbestos-free roofing sheet provides a solution, that is eco-friendly and durable due to its high impact strength, good dimensional stability and low drying shrinkage abilities.

The world is rapidly moving towards environmentally friendly products. Businesses and governments are adopting processes and products which are eco-friendly and have the least environmental impact. With this new product, Charminar aims to provide an option to institutional customers, where requirement of green roofing sheets is high and the alternatives are limited.

Dhirup Roy Choudhar, MD & CEO, said that the company plans to export the products to adjoining countries at a later stage. He expressed confidence that the new product is a worthy substitute for any other roofing product and will revolutionise the Indian roofing industry.

The R&D division of HIL has spent considerable time, formulating a composition and a unique process which the company is patenting, to develop an eco-friendly durable roofing product. The 14 acres, world-class facility in Kondapalli will manufacture Charminar Fortune. With a current capacity of about 33,600 mt, HIL will pump in further investments at the Kondapalli unit and other locations to ramp up capacity.

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