Construction of Nihon Kohden’s largest medical equipment factory in India starts in Haryana
Spread across 16,135 sq. mtrs. land, the Jhajjar-based Japanese factory will be 4-times bigger than its existing Gujarat facility.
NEW DELHI/GURUGRAM: Nihon Kohden India (NKI) – a 100% Indian subsidiary of Nihon Kohden Corporation, Japan, the manufacturer, developer, and distributor of medical electronic equipment worldwide has set off the construction of it’s India’s largest manufacturing facility at Model Economic Township (MET City) in Jhajjar, Haryana. It will be almost four times bigger than its existing factory in Gujarat, said Kentaro Kusano, Managing Director, Nihon Kohden India Pvt. Ltd. in a statement. Nihon Kohden, one of the 4 Japanese companies situated in MET City alongside Panasonic, Denso, and T-Suzuki recently concluded a ground-breaking ceremony on their plot here about 50kms from New Delhi.
“We are very pleased to announce the opening of our new haematology analyser reagent factory. This 8,900 square-meter factory will be built on 16,135 square meters of land at Model Economic Township (MET City) in Jhajjar district of Haryana which will be almost four times bigger than our current factory in Gujarat. This facility marks an important milestone for our commitment to growing our business in India and positions Nihon Kohden well to achieve our vision for India – to be a trusted partner and provider to improve healthcare in the country,” said Kentaro Kusano, Managing Director, Nihon Kohden India.
Founded in Japan in 1951, Nihon Kohden is a leading manufacturer, developer, and distributor of medical electronic equipment, with subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The company’s products are now used in more than 120 countries, and it is the largest supplier of electroencephalography products worldwide i.e. pulse oximeters, arrhythmia analysis, low-invasive blood volume monitoring and wireless patient monitoring.
Sameer Sehgal, Chief Finance Officer, Nihon Kohden India, said, “There is a growing demand in the in-vitro diagnostic industry created by the expansion of the healthcare market in India. By adding another manufacturing plant, we expect to increase our production capacity multi-folds and drive ongoing commitment to support our existing and new customers and serve them better.”
Established in 2011 in India, Nihon Kohden India (NKI) has continued to expand its operations to produce patient monitors, biphasic defibrillators, AEDs, ventilators, electrocardiographs, electroencephalographs, evoked EMG instruments, and haematology analysers. It also has an indigenous reagent manufacturing facility in Surat, Gujarat.
On the occasion of this ground-breaking ceremony, S. V. Goyal, CEO and WTD, MET City, said, “We are very happy to have the facility of Nihon Kohden starting construction at MET City. With 400+ industrial customers, walk-to-work masterplan and world-class infrastructure, MET City today is one of the fastest growing Greenfield Smart City in North India. Being a Japan Industrial Township, we are very happy to have more Japanese companies coming to us and selecting MET City as their partner in India. The plug-n-play infrastructure of MET City is an added advantage for any company coming to us for their requirement.”
Vaibhav Mittal, Vice President & Head Business Development, MET City, said, “We feel immense proud in having this world class facility from Nihon Kohden being set up at MET City. As we grow, we continue to strive to get more and more Japanese companies to MET City and make it one of the most sought-after business cities of North India.”
The MET City, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is developing a world class Greenfield Smart City near Gurugram, Haryana. MET City is a Japan Industrial Township (JIT) and houses 4 leading Japanese companies in its integrated industrial township.
