Carborundum Universal opens two alumina fusion plants at its Kochi minerals complex

<p>Carborundum Universal (CUMI), a part of&nbsp;Murugappa Group and a leading manufacturer and developer of&nbsp;abrasives,&nbsp;ceramics,&nbsp;refractories, aluminium oxide grains etc in India,&nbsp;has opened two new alumina fusion facilities at its electro-mineral complex in Kochi. The company also inaugurated zirconia bubble fusion plant at the site.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/20130427035617807.jpg" alt="news" width="517" height="226" /></p> <p>M M Murugappan, Vice-Chairman of the Group, said that the two fusion plants and a zirconia bubble fusion plant creates the complex as one of the most advanced and integrated electro-mineral complexes in the world.</p> <p>The company made an investment of INR80-crore funded through internal accruals. The two alumina fusion plants have modern pot furnaces and tilt furnaces of large capacities while the zirconia bubble fusion plant has a modern tilt furnace.</p> <p>{googleAdsense}</p> <p>These facilities will manufacture a variety of aluminas, silicon carbide, zirconias, engineered grains such as azure S, mircoporus high temperature insulation - nebulox, microgrits and treated grains.</p> <p>CUMI exports its products to 43 countries across North America, Europe, Australia, South Africa and Asia. The company&rsquo;s electro-mineral business is spread over India, Russia and South Africa and has headquartered and R&amp;D wing in Kerala.</p>