Sundaram Clayton (SCL), part of the TVS Group, has inaugurated its new foundry at Oragadam, near Chennai in Tamil Nadu on 11 October 2018. The foundry has been set up at an investment of Rs 150 crore.
The capacity expansion is targeted towards growing demand for its products from the automotive industry and will primarily serve Hyundai Motor India. The plant with a capacity of 8,000 tonne will produce machined castings ranging from 1.9 kg to 7.2 kg. SCL currently produces around 50,000 tonne of machined aluminium castings annually for the passenger car, commercial vehicle and two-wheeler segments.
The capacity expansion is a part of SCL’s strategy to partner in the light-weighting of their customers’ vehicles, both with R&D capability and a responsive supply chain.