Plans to invest 100 crores (12 Million euros) in setting up new facility to strengthen and grow operations in India
News Summary
• To open new four-acre, 84,000 sq ft integrated campus in Bangalore, Karnataka in 2023.
• Targets to achieve 500 crores combined sales revenue from the current 284 crores by 2025-26.
• Announces over 190 new innovations for India market continuing the innovative approach for even more reliable motion plastic products. as part of ‘NEWS 2023’
• Rolls out globally programme “Enjoyneering” in India, advocating fun with innovation
Bengaluru, June 5th, 2023: igus, a world leader in motion plastics, today announced the setup of a new facility at Bengaluru in India and further strengthen and grow its successful operations in the country for over two decades, since it established as a subsidiary in 2000. Igus India, a wholly owned subsidiary of the German motion plastics company igus GmbH, announced at a press conference held in Bengaluru today, that the company plans to invest INR 100 crore to enlarge the availability of items and establish value adding processes at its new plant. Igus India has taken up a new four-acre facility near Budigere in Bengaluru. Igus’ new facility will be spread over 84,000 sq feet with world-class equipment and infrastructure in motion plastic production. Igus has already invested around INR 15 crore in the first phase of construction of the facility, which is expected to be operational in the coming months.
Igus India currently is the 6th largest among 38 subsidiaries and the company’s growth plans in the country has gained further momentum after doubling its growth in the market in the last two years. Igus India revenues have grown from INR 118 crores in 2020-21 (during the pandemic) to INR 199 crores in 2021-22 and to INR 284 crores in 2022-23. Igus India forecasts to sustain and further accelerate growth with the additional investments to strengthen its operations.
Igus India’s growth plans is coupled with a continued quest for innovation within the space that Igus is globally recognized for. The company launched 190 new products in 2023 for the India market and several digital services and solutions under its global program, “Enjoyneering”, advocating fun with innovation in
engineering. “Enjoyneering” aims to make the job of engineer’s fun, helping them unleash their engineering power with innovation for better productivity and success at work.
Elaborating on the growth plans for India, Deepak Paul, Managing Director, igus (India) said: “Our continued investments in our manufacturing capabilities in India reiterate our commitment to deliver cutting-edge products and solutions to customers here and globally. Igus has a global focus on cost-sensitive and sustainable solutions, designed to meet customer demands, in line with our motto ‘Tech up, cost down’, which is also the Indian approach to technology and innovation, a key factor that has led to our significant growth in the country. With the economy looking buoyant and with our continued commitment to invest in growth, we are looking to further double our current revenues in a shorter span of the next 3-4 years.”
Santhosh Jacob, Country Manager and Director, Igus India added, “Technology and innovation have always been igus’s cornerstone and prime focus. Along with the 190 new innovations, we have launched the iguverse, an igus metaverse and an efficient user-friendly platform that empowers sales and engineering with virtual reality. This enables companies to save time, money, and resources in product development, optimization, and maintenance and virtually simplifies engineering. The digital twin in iguverse can also be used for training. Our aim is to develop new solutions for smaller companies with limited budgets and easy applications.
Talking about Igus’ focus on sustainability and commitment to the environment, Stephen Moreno Simpson, International Group Development, Igus GmbH said, “Igus has been concerned about the environmental impact of plastic and is committed to the concept of recycling to ensure sustainability. Keeping this in mind, we have initiated ‘Chainge’, a recycling program, wherein customers can send their discarded energy chains to igus for recycling, irrespective of the company they purchased from and this will be recycled responsibly. In a path-breaking initiative, the igus-bike is the world’s first robust and durable fully-designed bicycle using recycled plastic. The bike uses plastic rim brakes ensuring maximum safety and is compatible with the common V-Break brake pads. ‘Reguse’ is another initiative we run, that turns electrical devices, like for example waste computers we use in our job, into functional devices for less demanding employees personal use. Besides, we have our tree planting projects, wherein we have planted over 9000 trees in India and over 30,300 trees globally.
About Igus:
igus GmbH develops and produces motion plastics. These lubrication-free, high-performance polymers improve technology and reduce costs wherever things move. In energy supplies, highly flexible cables, plain and linear bearings as well as lead screw technology made of tribo-polymers, igus is the worldwide market leader. The family-run company based in Cologne, Germany, is represented in 31 countries and employs 4,600 people across the globe. In 2022, igus generated a turnover of €1,15 billion. Research in the industry’s largest test laboratories constantly yields innovations and more security for users. 234,000 articles are available from stock and the service life can be calculated online. In recent years, the company has expanded by creating internal startups, e.g. for ball bearings, robot drives, 3D printing, the RBTX platform for Lean Robotics and intelligent “smart plastics” for Industry 4.0. Among the most important environmental investments are the “chainge” program – recycling of used e-chains – and the participation in an enterprise that produces oil from plastic waste.
