Rehau India targets Rs 200 cr revenues

Rehau India Private Limited, a subsidiary of German-based manufacturer of PVC windows and doors Rehau, is aiming to double its revenue to Rs 200 core. This apart, it is planning to double the production capacity at its manufacturing plant in Pune.

"We aim to achieve a turnover of Rs 150 crore by the end of next financial year and Rs 200 crore in two to three years, from the present Rs 100 crore. We have plans to double our production capacity at Pune plant to support the growth target," said Ajay Khurana, head of operations, Rehau India, here on Friday.

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Rehau, which is into water management, rain water harvesting and window profiling, entered India in 1997. Currently, it has presence across 20 states and has partnered with 28 companies in India to provide its solutions.

"The uPVC windows are energy efficient, noise and weather proof. The costs of the windows are little higher than the aluminium ones. The overall windows market in India will be around Rs 40,000 crore, and the uPVC windows has around 5-6 per cent share in it," he added.

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Rehau India recently installed its under-floor-cooling technology at the Infosys building at Hyderabad. The technology has the capacity to reduce power consumption by 70 per cent, he said.

Unit at Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based Active Green Windows Solutions (AGWS), part of the Active Group of Companies, has recently started its windows uPVC manufacturing unit near Patancheru, in technical collaboration with Rehau India.

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The 11-acre fabrication unit, with investment of Rs 4 crore, has fabrication capacity of 100 windows and doors per day.

"We are planning to start the line-II work with additional investment of Rs 1.5 crore, and aim to double the production capacity," said PSLN Rao, chief executive of AGWS.

It is targeting Rs 40-50 lakh revenue per month from April 2012.