Workers union has commenced lightning strike at Visaka Industries’ Asbestos Cement sheet plants situated at Nandur (Village) in Pune with effect from February 18, 2014 in- spite of ongoing negotiation with company for wage revision.
Visaka Industries is engaged into the manufacturing of Asbestos fibre cement sheets (ACS), non-asbestos boards & panels and man-made fibre yarns. It is the second largest player in the manufacturing of asbestos cement sheets in India with installed capacity of 752,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA).