Rhenus opens in India

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INDIA • RAPID GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR LOGISTICS CAPACITY HAS ENCOURAGED RHENUS TO INVEST IN A NEW WAREHOUSE IN MUMBAI, PRIMARILY TO SERVE THE LOCAL PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR

RHENUS WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS India has opened a modern multi-user facility in Bhiwandi, which at some 28,000 m2 of warehousing space is one of the largest such sites in the Mumbai area. The opening will, Rhenus says, enable the company “to play an even greater role as one of the most important providers of integrated logistics services in the country”.

The new site is focusing particularly on the storage of chemical and petrochemical products and a large part of its space has already been booked by Covestro.

“Thanks to having our state-of-the-art warehouse at the heart of the logistics centre of Mumbai, we’re catering for the increasing need for individual warehouse solutions for our customers in India and we’re therefore boosting our own growth too,” says Vivek Arya, managing director of Rhenus India. “Rhenus not only provides innovative hardware, but offers other benefits to its customers: not least, our specially trained, experienced team makes us the preferred logistics partner locally.”

The Bhiwandi site is equipped with a modern warehouse management system, fully equipped loading and unloading docks and conveyor technology to get goods in and out quickly and efficiently. The warehouse also complies with the latest global standards for health, safety and the environment, including solar panels and rainwater recycling COUNTRY COUSINS Rhenus India has established itself as an expert in chemical logistics, with a customer base comprising international chemical companies. Covestro is also putting its faith in the tailor-made solutions and flexible working methods at the Bhiwani site, as Anand Srinivasan, managing director of Covestro India, explains: “We’ve grown thanks to and together with Rhenus. Rhenus clearly focuses on HSE, adopts a process-oriented approach to its work and precisely understands the requirements of our customers. As a long-standing customer, we’d like to thank Rhenus for its work in the past and we’re looking forward to an even closer partnership in future.”

It is no coincidence that both Rhenus and Covestro are headquartered in Germany; speaking at the opening ceremony for the new warehouse, the German General Consul, Achim Fabig, said: “Indo-German bilateral trade is on the rise. Today, more than 1,800 German companies have business relations with India. I would like to congratulate the Rhenus Group for being a great trade partner for more than six decades in India. By opening two new multi-user warehouses – one in Delhi NCR a couple of months ago and now this one in Mumbai – Rhenus has taken an important step in enhancing their logistics footprint in India.”

The Bhawani warehouse facility is favourably located near to the financial and business hub of Mumbai in the west of India, with easy international links to and from the Middle East and further afield. And, while it is especially attractive to the chemical industry, its broad range of warehouse space and services meets the high standards expected by other sectors, including FMCG and retail distributors.

Following the opening, Rhenus Warehousing Solutions India now has 31 sites in the country and a total warehouse space of more than 230,000 m2 . www.rhenus.group