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SPOTLIGHT REPORT

Kirby India Breaks Ground

on Fourth PEB Manufacturing

Facility in Tamil Nadu

Kirby Building Systems & The state-of-the-art facility will have an and Africa; and P. V. Mohan, Managing
Structures India Pvt. Ltd., annual manufacturing capacity of 100,000 Director of Kirby India. They were joined by
a subsidiary of Alghanim metric tonnes and will be developed across senior leaders from Alghanim Industries
Industries and a leading approximately 33.2 acres, with commercial and Kirby India, project consultants, civil
operations expected to commence by mid-
contractors, government representatives and
provider of pre-engineered 2027. members of Kirby’s Southern Region team.
steel buildings (PEB) and Once operational, the facility will increase Waleed K. Alghanim, Chief Executive Officer
structural steel solutions, Kirby India’s total annual manufacturing of Kirby International, said: “As Kirby marks
recently marked a capacity from 300,000 metric tonnes to 50 years as part of Alghanim Industries,
significant milestone in 400,000 metric tonnes, strengthening the we are looking
its growth in India with company’s ability to serve customers across ahead to ‘The Next
50’ with confidence
Southern India and other key markets.
the groundbreaking of Commenting on the investment, Kutayba Y. and ambition. This
its fourth manufacturing Alghanim, Executive Chairman of Alghanim investment is an
facility in Manapparai, Industries, said: “Over the past 50 years, Kirby important part of that
near Trichy, Tamil Nadu. has grown under Alghanim Industries from future, expanding
an ambitious steel-building business into o u r c a p a c i t y,
a trusted global partner. India has played strengthening our presence in Southern India
an pivotal role in that journey for more and bringing us closer to customers in one
than 26 years. This new investment reflects of the country’s most dynamic industrial
our continued confidence in the country’s regions.”
long-term industrial development and our P. V. Mohan, Managing Director of Kirby
commitment to contributing meaningfully to India, said: “Building
its growth.” on more than 26
The groundbreaking ceremony was attended years of operations in
by Waleed K. Alghanim, Chief Executive India, the new Tamil
Officer of Kirby International; Nizar Shawwa, Nadu facility marks an
Chief Operating Officer of Kirby International; important step in Kirby
James Minato, Vice President, Middle East India’s growth. It will

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