Sundaram-Clayton (SCL) has inaugurated its first overseas facility in South Carolina, USA, through its subsidiaries, to significantly enhance its ability to serve its customers in North America, its biggest export market. This expansion will establish SCL as a global player from India. The operations will commence by September 2019.
The US facility has been built with a project investment of $90 million. It will produce 1,000 tonnes of castings in the first year of production and in five years, will scale output to 10,000 tonnes. SCL will manufacture a range of high-pressure die-cast and gravity die-cast parts in this facility. The US Department of Commerce and its trade promotion arm, the US Commercial Services in Chennai, played a key role in facilitating this project.
Sundaram-Clayton is one of the largest automotive components manufacturer in India. The product range of the company includes Crankcase, cylinder head, cylinder barrel and wheel hub castings for two wheelers.
