Time Technoplast acquires 100% shareholding in GPW
New
Delhi,
Dec
27:
Time
Technoplast
Ltd
(TTL)
today
said
it
has
acquired
Bahrain-based
Gulf
Powerbeat
WLL
(GPW),
through
its
Hyderabad
subsidiary
NED
Energy
Ltd
(NED),
GPW
has
state-of-art
production
facility
at
South
Alba
Industrial
Area,
Manama,
Bahrain
for
manufacture
of
high
quality
Long
Life
batteries.
The company had entered into the battery business early this year through acquisition of NED Energy Ltd, Hyderabad-based company, manufacturing Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries mainly for the telecom sector.
GPW, Bahrain has installed capacity for telecom and automotive batteries of up to 150 million AM with surplus capacity to produce vital battery components (grids and Lead plates) of additional 250 million AH. NED plans to tap GCC market for automotive batteries and bring additional components into India to augment the capacity of its Hyderabad plant from 100 million AM to 200 million AM in the first phase.
The
total
investment
in
Bahrain
project
is
estimated
at
10
million
dollar
over
the
next
three
years
and
shall
be
financed
through
a
mix
of
equity
contribution
from
NED
and
overseas
debts.
UNI