Hindalco’s Kalwa
foil and packaging plant was commissioned
in 1965. The unit is located around 3 km
from Thane town, in the western Indian state
of Maharashtra, and is 34 km from India's
commercial capital — Mumbai.
The 6,000 tpa foil plant is equipped with
state-of-the-art foil rolling mills that
allow foil to be rolled down to 7 microns
with very close tolerances, and high-end
converting facilities.
The unit is responsible for
creating appropriate packaging solutions
for diverse applications and caters to the
flexible packaging needs of various product
segments like pharmaceuticals, processed
foods, personal health care, confectionery
and others. Kalwa’s product range covers
bare foil, printed foils and printed multiply
laminated products. Process control and
innovation form the basis to meet the changing
needs of customers.
Its impressive range of equipment
includes, two rolling mills of Hunter, three
coater-cum-laminators of Rotoconvert, Hoffman
and Kampf makes, an extruder from Sumitomo,
twin-head tandem co-extruder of Egan Davis,
two multi-colour printing machines from
Cerutti, 7-colour Rotomec printing machine,
Italy, electronic engravers, and 13 slitting
machines.
It has to its credit certifications
of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001 from
BVQI. The plant employs 74 management staff,
including experts in printing technology.
Its colony houses 58 staff quarters with
a club for recreational activities.
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