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Polymer pipes and fittings maker, Skipper Ltd, has set up a manufacturing unit in Bollaram near here.
The plant, with an installed capacity to produce 6,000 tonnes per annum of both plumbing and agricultural pipes, will target the entire southern market spanning Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, Devesh Bansal, Director, Skipper Ltd, told newspersons here on Friday.
Commercial production is all set to begin in the plant set up with an investment of about Rs 10 crore.
With the opening of this new plant, Kolkata-based Skipper has manufacturing units in five locations including Uluberia (Howrah), Guwahati, Sikandrabad and Ahmedabad with a total production capacity of 41,000 tonnes.
"Our target is to reach one lakh tonnes capacity in the next two to three years," Bansal said.
The total market for PVC pipes in the country is estimated at Rs 16,000 crore and is growing at 8 per cent, according to industry estimates.
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