The Toyo Ink Group based in Tokyo, Japan, continued to expand its manufacturing presence in India, with the inauguration of its second production site in the country.
The new US$17 million facility in Dahej, Gujarat state, along the eastern coast of India, has begun making offset inks with a production capacity of 10,000 m. tons, which is nearly three times that of the company’s first manufacturing facility in Delhi. The Gujarat plant will also supply inks on a global level, particularly to nearby markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
“Growing demand has pushed production at our Delhi plant to capacity,” stated Shingo Nishikaze, Chairman of Toyo Ink India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Toyo Ink Group. “With the establishment of a second inks plant, we are well-positioned now and in the future to support our customers’ growth in India and its neighboring regions.”
Toyo Ink India first began manufacturing offset inks at its Delhi plant in 2008 and then expanded production to include inkjet inks in 2011 and gravure inks for the food-packaging sector in 2012.
In 2013, the Toyo Ink Group established a manufacturing joint venture for azo pigments with Heubach Colour Pvt. Ltd., a producer of organic pigments. Located in Ankleshwar, also in the Gujarat state, the production site for the new alliance Heubach Toyo Colour Pvt. Ltd. is expected to come onstream soon with an annual capacity of 2,000 m. tons.
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