Calcutta, Feb 2: Dunlop India Ltd on Wednesday sought to give a blueprint for the reopening of its two factories on February 7, but president MD Shukla failed to clarify critical questions and its trade unions here promptly followed up with statements that could jeopardise the plan.Shukla told reporters that the reopening of the two factories, at Sahagunj in West Bengal and Ambattur in Tamil Nadu, is independent of the revival plan before the Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction.
He said the reopening - exactly two years after the company declared a ``work suspension'' - will be a ``holding operation'' during which the company plans to make industrial products and tyres for aircraft and off-the-road vehicles.Shukla said he is aiming at monthly sales of around Rs 33 crore, of which Sahagunj's monthly share will be around Rs 19 crore and Ambattur's Rs 13 crore. Tyres will account for Rs 24 crore, while industrial products will form the rest.
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