Zimmer & Indo Rama JV for polyester plants in India

26 Oct '05

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GEA Group subsidiary Zimmer AG has won an order to build two polyester plants in Butibori, India. The contract has been awarded by the Indian company Indo Rama Synthetics Ltd, one of the largest polyester producers in the subcontinent.

The project represents a total investment of EUR 150 million, of which Zimmer's contract has a value in the middle double-digit million Euro range. The project is being supported by Indian subsidies and export loans from German banks.

The contract comprises the construction of two polyester polycondensation plants, each of which will produce 140,000 tonnes of polymers per year. In addition, Zimmer is constructing two staple-fiber lines, which will be connected to one of the polycondensation plants.

Engineering and construction company Zimmer will supply the technology, engineering and equipment and is responsible for overseeing the assembly process and the plants' commissioning, which is scheduled for mid-2006.

German plant contractor Zimmer AG forms part of the GEA Group's Plant Engineering segment and operates worldwide in the fields of process engineering and plant engineering. As a global market and technology leader, Zimmer designs, supplies and builds turnkey plant and equipment for the production of polymers and synthetic fibers.

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