Asian Paints to double Rohtak plant capacity to 4 lakh KL

India's largest paint maker Asian Paints is planning to increase its capacity by 20 % to 12 lakh kilo litres (KL) per annum, which will be mostly powered by a doubling of capacity at its Rohtak facility. The capacity of the Rohtak plant will be doubled to 4 lakh KL from the current 2 lakh KL. The expansion is expected to be completed by March 2016.

Asian Paints is India’s largest paint company and Asia’s third largest paint company. The company along with its subsidiaries has operations in 20 countries across the world and 28 paint manufacturing facilities, servicing consumers in 65 countries through Berger International, SCIB Paints-Egypt, Asian Paints, Apco Coatings and Taubmans.