P&G to set up Rs. 500 crore plant at Sanand in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The Times of India report quoting Manoj Das, additional chief secretary (ACS) in the chief minister’s office and in charge ACS of the industries and mines department reports that US-based multinational consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) is going to invest over Rs 500 crore to set up a health and wellness products manufacturing plant at Sanand in Gujarat, for which a land parcel is finalized. The company plans to develop Gujarat as an international hub and also plans to shift its key operations to Gujarat from Indonesia. The company has donated Rs 5 crore to the CM Relief Fund. The new manufacturing unit will have an annual production capacity of 13,000 tonnes of cough drops, 3,000 tonnes of Vaporub and 3 crore pieces of Vicks inhalers. The company plans to hire over 30% women as workforce.

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