IJM Steel Products Pvt. Ltd. a subsidiary of IJM Corporation Bhd (IJM); Malaysia today announced the inauguration of its first Welded Wire Mesh (WWM) factory at Isnapur Village, PATANCHERU Mandal in Medak district near Hyderabad., The Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of IJM Corporation Berhad, Dato’ Krishnan Tan declared the Plant open. The plant comprises of a state of the art production line supplied from reputable companies from Europe. The product offers significant advantages to the construction industry with savings in material cost, reduced wastages, low depency on labour and construction time. All these serve to mitigate the risks of time and cost overruns of projects. The production process is environmentally friendly.

Welded Wire Mesh (WWM) for Concrete Reinforcement is new to the Indian construction industry. The manufactured product comes to the site ready for immediate onsite installation contributing to higher productivity and better quality control. Building sites are therefore safer, cleaner with conducive work conditions. In an environment of increasing labour cost, WWM fabric provides developers, designers, engineers and contractors with a convenient and economical solution for steel reinforcement for concrete structures.

Speaking on this occasion IJM Corporation, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director Dato’ Krishnan Tan said that, “India is the most important overseas operation for IJM in the Asia-Pacific region and it is a very important market both in terms of business opportunities as well the development of products,".

"The inauguration of the Isnapur factory signifies the importance IJM assigns to India. This factory marks our commitment to long term business operations here, and we are confident that the product Welded Wire Mesh is set to revolutionize the Infrastructure and the Real Estate Industry in India.”

He also added, “The people of Isnapur Village will benefit as the company promises to generate employment opportunities, as well as spin-off businesses.”

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About IJM

IJM CORPORATION BHD MALAYSIA was formed in 1984 through the merger of three major construction companies. Since then it has grown exponentially, but always with construction as its core business. It spread its business activities into the manufacturing sector with Ready-mix concrete, quarries and scaffolding. The move into property development was a natural progression, and today it is one of the largest property players in Malaysia with a substantial land bank.

In 1985, IJM took a major step by diversifying to the plantation business with oil palm estates and palm oil mills. This division now performs an important role in smoothing out the cyclical nature of the construction industry.

IJM went overseas soon after its formation. It moved into India in a big way in April 1998 with the incorporation of IJM Infrastructure India Pvt Ltd. Since, then it has participated in numerous tollway projects and township development, besides being involved in the construction of infrastructure projects ( High Ways, Metro Lines, Bridges) and various kinds of buildings.

In India, IJM through IJM Concrete Products Pvt Ltd. operates 5 ready mix concrete batching plants in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. A sixth plant is under construction in Mumbai. With the start-up of IJM Steel Products Pvt Ltd Pachymylaram Plant, the IJM Group now commits itself to further business in India.