In Hyderabad’s Maheshwaram region, Consumer Care & Lighting company inaugurated its new factory on the 5th of April, Tuesday.
Mr. K.T. Rama Rao, the Information Technology and Industries Minister of Telangana and Founder Chairman of Wipro Group Mr. Azim Premji inaugurated the new facility. The event was attended by the Education Minister of Telangana Ms. Sabitha Indira Reddy, the Principal Secretary of Industries and Commerce Mr. Jayesh Ranjan and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wipro Consumer Care Vineet Agrawal were present during the event.
It is to be noted, that Wipro Consumer Care commenced construction of the facility in 2018 with the acquisition of 30 acres of land at Maheshwaram with an investment of Rs. 300 crores in the facility.
With the inauguration of the new factory, the company would be producing Santoor soaps and Softouch fabric conditioners. It will add manufacturing capability to produce Yardley talcum powder, Santoor hand wash and Giffy dish wash. The Company has invested in an advanced effluent treatment plant to ensure zero liquid discharge and backward integration processes to soap by way of setting up a fatty acid and glycerine distillation & soap noodle-making plant.
Vineet Agrawal, the CEO, of Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, said, “At this facility, we have created direct and indirect employment of about 900 people, over 90% of employees are locals and about 15% of employees are women. We have a Crèche facility that can accommodate over 50 kids in daycare to support working mothers to join our workforce. We have a strong local vendor base around our factory that has created employment for the local community. Santoor is the No 1 Soap brand in Telangana and ranks No 2 nationally.”
Elaborating further, Mr. Anil K. Raina, Chief Operational Officer (COO,) Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, said, “We have an advanced technology boiler which runs on agro waste-based fuel. This adds to our cleaner and greener operation approach. We have also invested in future expansion plans in manufacturing of handwash, talcum powder, body lotion etc. apart from setting up of soap development centre on our premises.”
The inauguration was with the support of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the cooperation of the local administration for the set up. The Wipro officials said, “Telangana has a very progressive and forward-thinking government and is investor-friendly. We are grateful for the support received.”
The new establishment would enhance employment for the locals.
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