Sacmi supplies Continua+ technology for the new Somany Max plant

Somany Ceramics’ new factory in Gujarat is due to begin operation by the summer and will have an annual capacity of around 4 million sqm of large size tiles and slabs.

Somany Ceramics, India’s second largest ceramic tile manufacturer with an installed capacity of more than 74 million sqm, is planning to start up its first line for the production of large high-end slabs by the summer.

Called Somany Max, this new industrial project is being carried out in partnership with Sacmi, which supplied Continua+ technology together with a cutting-edge dryer and kiln. The line being installed at the Gujarat production facility, one of the ten owned by the Indian group, will consist of a high-speed PCR2000, a 58.8-metre ECP285 horizontal dryer designed to operate on zero fuel thanks to kiln heat recovery systems, and a 260.4-metre FCC295 kiln, a High Thermal Efficiency (HTE) model ready for the use of hydrogen in the fuel mix.

The Somany Max project is part of the Somany Ceramics Group’s efforts to position itself prominently in the high-added-value segment in both the domestic and international markets. The group’s management team led by Managing Director and CEO Abhishek Somany has been pursuing this goal through a major expansion in production capacity combined with this latest investment in new products, sizes and manufacturing technologies.

The new Somany Max factory will have a capacity of 4 million sqm/year and will produce 80x160 cm and 80x240 cm size slabs, as well as extra thick 80x320 cm worktops.

Somany’s choice of Sacmi process technologies was based on the results delivered by the more than a dozen Continua+ lines installed in India in recent years. These plants have demonstrated a clear ability to combine high quality and performance with unmatched speed and fuel efficiency, a crucial competitiveness factor in this market.