
Asian Paints top official discusses expansion project with Mekapati
The Hindu
It is increasing the capacity of its Vizag plant from three lakh to five lakh kilolitres
Asian Paints Associate Vice-President (Corporate Affairs) Amit Kumar Singh met Industries and Commerce Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy at the latter’s camp office here and discussed the company’s expansion project in Visakhapatnam.
The company is increasing its capacity from three lakh to five lakh kilolitres, which makes it one of the world’s largest paint factories.
Mr. Goutham Reddy said the government would extend all support to the project and wanted it to be completed at the earliest.

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