Jaya Hind Montupet Pvt Ltd; a joint venture between Jaya Hind Industries; Pune based Aluminium Die Casting Company and Montupet S.A of France celebrated a grand opening of its ultra-modern Gravity Die Casting foundry at Dewas.

The factory was inaugurated by Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Hon'ble Minister for Commerce, Industries and Employment Madhya Pradesh. Dr. Abhay Firodia, Chairman Abhay Firodia Group of Industries and Prasan Firodia, Director Jaya Hind Montupet Pvt Ltd. (JHMPL) were also present on the occasion.

This Joint Venture was formed for the development and manufacture of automotive cylinder heads in India. It will develop complex cast Aluminium components drawing on the engineering strengths of Montupet S.A., and cost efficient manufacturing experience and in-depth market knowledge of Jaya Hind Industries (JHI).

A combination of world-class technologies and cost-management competencies are the core strength of this venture. This joint venture will not just cater to the Indian markets but will also provide complex cast aluminium cylinder heads to automotive OEMs in the Russian Federation, China and Asia Pacific regions.

Set up with an initial investment of Rs200 crore, this plant has a current installed production capacity of 325,000 cylinder heads per annum. The plant has been built with capability of increasing production capacity up to 1 million cylinder heads per annum as the need arises.

This plant is capable of producing high precision cylinder heads compatible for Euro IV, V and VI engines to power the new age vehicles manufactured by the global OEMS and is easily amongst the most advanced Gravity Die Casting foundries in the world.

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