Secure Personal Care Ltd, a group company of Vadodara-based Prosil Silicones, is setting up a condom manufacturing unit at Savli near Vadodara.
Secure Personal has infused around Rs 10 crore for setting up the unit at Vadodara. Initially, the condom manufacturing facility will have the production capacity of 180 million pieces per annum and the company intends to start the commercial production from early this month, Secure Personal Care Executive Director S Goswami told Business Standard.
"There are no other companies in Gujarat that manufacture condoms in the state. This will be the first of its kind condom manufacturing unit in the state," Goswami said.
The company plans to manufacture its own branded condoms at the greenfield condom facility. Apart from this, it will also make condoms for its overseas clients on outsourcing basis. Secure Personal Care wants to cater to the demand of both domestic and export markets.
"We have many clients in the domestic market, which also includes big shopping malls and personal health centres (PHCs)," he said.
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"There are many ports in Gujarat where Vadodara is strategically located with proximity to ports. This will allow the company to export its products to overseas countries and cater to the demands of its clients in the international market," he added. Also, there are no other competitors in Gujarat for condom manufacturing.
Another reason is that its parent company manufactures Prosil W products. Prosil W is a unique formulated polymer, which meets the requirements of appropriate dosing of Benzocaine in latex condoms. It may be mentioned here that as per the market estimates, around 3 billion pieces are sold every year in India.