Padmini Polymers opens CD/DVD manufacturing unit

NEW DELHI, September 9 : Padmini Polymers Ltd. has launched India's

first CD/DVD mastering and manufacturing unit at Sahibabad Industrial area

in Ghaziabad. With this launch, Padmini will be able to indigenously

manufacture and market DVD's internationally. With an initial investment

of over Rs 35 crore, the unit occupies an area of approximately 25,000 km,

built on 4 acres of land with a capacity of manufacturing 45,000 CDs and

15,000 DVD’s.

The technology and the machinery for the plant has been provided by the

Dutch based Toolex Inc, in collaboration with German based Werner Kamman

GmbH. The focus of the company is entirely on the growing Indian

entertainment and software industries. For the supply of entertainment

video software, Padmini Polymers has a strategic association with Samsung

Electronics India ltd. In addition to these, the company will also be

looking to tie-ups for technology.

This new project consists of three components, which includes the

multiliner, the direct stamper recorder (which is photosensitive) and the

offset printing facility. The Direct Stamper Recorder, which makes the

stampers for the CDs and DVDs, has a manufacturing capacity of 60 units

and the multiliner has a capacity to manufacture over 30,000 units of CDs

or 15,000 units of DVD per day. With the new facility, Padmini Polymer's

total CD capacity is expected at over 17 million units per annum.