Dabur bets big on international biz, to expand capacity

Dabur plans to expand its manufacturing capacity to cater to the growing markets besides readying a slew of products for launch in new categories for the international market. It aims to increase its foreign sales substantially to 25% through both inorganic and organic expansion going forward.

Presently, it contributes about 20% to the total turnover at Rs600-crore. The Company plans to invest around Rs60-crore in expanding its manufacturing facilities -- one each in Egypt and Nigeria and two in the Gulf this fiscal. Dabur’s international business is growing at a CAGR of 22-30%.Dabur manufactures oral-care, hair-care and several other personal-care products in these units and plans to scale-up production as it expands its foot-print across the globe.crackcrack