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Wendt India Ltd
Announces Q3 Results
Chennai, January 25, 2010: Wendt
India ltd , a joint venture of Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI) of
Murugappa group & Wendt GmbH of Winterthur Technology
Group, Zurich during
the quarter ended 31st Dec 09 achieved a top line growth of 18% in Sales and 84%
growth in PAT compared to last year corresponding quarter. For the period nine
months ended 31st Dec 09, the top line was Rs 39.58 crs and profit after tax was
Rs 6.75 crs maintaining the same top line and recording 14% growth in bottom
line compared to previous year corresponding period.
The Company has signed Technology Transfer agreement with
Delapena Honing Equipment Ltd, a Company incorporated in England and having its
office at The Runnings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK, the leaders in
the field of Honing Machines & Toolings. This agreement enables Wendt
India to manufacture a range of Delapena Honing machines in India and Brand,
Market, Sell and Service these machines in India, Middle East (including United
Arab Emirates, Iran, Turkey) and Thailand.
Wendt India who are today the leaders in the field of Super
abrasive grinding and honing tools, with above tie up would now become the total
Grinding & Honing Solution provider to the entire industry segment as
diverse as Automobile, Aeronautical, Railways, Engineering, Defense and
Precision Hard Metal & Ceramic components. Honing is the precision bore
finishing operation which is necessarily carried out on the circular bore
components which requires the relative motion like cylinder bores, Connecting
rods, Rocker arms of Automotive (4 wheelers & 2 wheeler), Railway locomotive
engines, Earth moving equipments, Generator engines, to name a few. Honing
also finds its application with precision components where the Length
to Bore Diameter ratio is high like in Hydraulic and Pneumatic
cylinder , Oil exploration tubing’s, Earth Moving Equipments, Gun Barrels etc.
With its undisputed leadership in the super abrasive tools to
above segment of Industry, this tie up has opened up new business opportunity
for Wendt India, with the addition of Honing Machines in their Precision SPMs
& Grinding Machines portfolio.
About Murugappa Group
Headquartered in Chennai, the Rs.
15,907 crores (USD 3.14 billion) Murugappa Group is one of India's leading
business conglomerates. Market leaders in diverse areas of business including
Engineering, Abrasives, Finance, General Insurance, Cycles, Sugar, Farm Inputs,
Fertilizers, Plantations, Bio-products and Nutraceuticals, its 29 companies have
manufacturing facilities spread across 13 states in India. The organization
fosters an environment of professionalism and has a workforce of over 32,000
employees. The Group has forged strong joint venture alliances with leading
international companies like DBS Bank, Mitsui Sumitomo, Foskor, Cargill and
Groupe Chimique Tunisien has consolidated its status as one of the fastest
growing diversified business houses in India.
About Wendt India Ltd
A joint venture with Wendt Gmbh,
Germany, Wendt (India) manufactures world renowned range of Diamond / CBN
grinding tools and machines for cutting tools and wire rod mills, as well as a
comprehensive range of diamond / CBN products that cater to virtually every
segment of the engineering industry.Wendt provides grinding solutions to
industries as diverse as automobile, ceramics, carbide HSS cutting tools, glass,
refractories, machine tools, steel, watch, aerospace, engineering and many more.
Wendt technological superiority comes from its international heritage and access
to the latest technology.
For Further Details Contact:
Mr. Rajesh Khanna
Chief Executive
Email: RajeshKhanna@wendtindia.com
Ms. D Vijayalakshmi
General Manager – Corporate Communications,
Murugappa Group
Ph: 94440 29527
Senthamil/ Neha / Ritu
Hanmer MS&L
M: 99404 99456 / 9840246513 / 9884173290
Senthamil@hanmermsl.com,
neha@hanmermsl.com, ritu@hanmermsl.com
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