Ansell celebrated the Go Live for the Packing & Irradiation Operations phase of its new Kovai manufacturing facility in India. Ansell invested $80 million in the plant, which will manufacture high-quality surgical gloves for healthcare professionals across India and around the world. Ansell India will be the only glove manufacturing company in India with an integrated Gamma sterilization unit, ensuring the best quality surgical gloves are available at a reasonable cost to meet India’s growing demand. Ansell plans to invest another $40 million in the final phase, bringing the total investment to $120 million.
The plant is designed for significant future expansion capability to accommodate a wide range of Ansell products and support differentiated growth strategy. When completed in 2024, Ansell Kovai will occupy a 70,734 square meter area, encompassing a 43,000 sq. mt. manufacturing plant, compounding facility, dipping hall, post-processing building, warehouse, packaging facility, administrative block, canteen, biomass hot water generators, and an industrial Gamma irradiator. The Kovai plant is also designed according to criteria established by the Indian Green Building Council in 2001 to support India’s aim to become a global leader in sustainably-built environments by 2025.
The Ansell Kovai facility sets a new benchmark for sustainable manufacturing in the glove industry with zero liquid discharge. It maximizes renewable energy sources, including sustainably-sourced biomass for thermal energy and solar photovoltaic panels.