Atlas Copco sets up new compressor manufacturing facility

Atlas Copco (India) plans to set up a new facility at Chakan in Pune to produce stationary industrial and portable compressors.The construction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2012. Atlas Copco will invest  Rs 100 crore to set up the new facility. Moreover, the company’s existing plant at Dapodi in Pune will focus on the production of oil-free compressors.Atlas Copco, which employs about 2,300 people in India, currently manufactures compressed air equipment at one plant in Pune-Dapodi, while construction and mining equipment are manufactured in Nasik and Hyderabad. The group also has engineering centres located in Pune and Bengaluru, supporting the development of products in India and globally.Contact: Atlas Copco.Tel: 1800 200 0030. Fax: 020-3985 2070.E-mail: contactus@in.atlas copco.comWebsite: www.atlascopco.com