Metso to scale up manufacturing in India, opens new facility in Alwar

Metso has expanded its manufacturing capacity of mobile track-mounted crushing and screening equipment in Alwar, India, by opening new manufacturing facility. With the addition of the new facility, the total size of the Alwar factory is approximately 340,000 square meters, adding 35% more capacity to the factory opened in 2008. The Alwar factory has become one of Metso's biggest manufacturing sites, employing approximately 1,300 people in total. The official opening was held on September 19, 2023, and production ramp-up to reach full capacity will continue until the end of the year.

The new factory showcases the most modern manufacturing practices, hosting several sustainability-driven functions like automated warehousing, automated assembly lines, modern painting lines and 13,000 solar panels installed to enable the increased energy production. After the extension, solar energy covers 85% of Alwar's total power generation, which is maximum permitted as per state government guidelines. The new facility will also have a global engineering hub where 250+ engineers can be accommodated for the design and development of various products.

“With the increased manufacturing capacity, Alwar becomes the major Metso site for increased domestic business in India and exports to Metso's customers globally. Additionally, significant investment has been made in engineering and R&D resources, making it one of our key global engineering hubs,” says Markku Simula, President, Aggregates, Metso.

The Alwar factory will facilitate manufacturing of several Metso Group brands. In addition to the mobile Metso Lokotrack equipment, the new facility in India will be used for the manufacturing of McCloskey and Tesab range of equipment. Metso is also producing wear parts and pumps for the aggregates and mining industries.