Astral Limited enters new business vertical of Faucets & Sanitaryware
Mumbai/Ahmedabad, 20th October 2021: Astral Limited (Astral; erstwhile Astral Poly Technik Ltd.) today announced its foray in the new business vertical of Faucets & Sanitaryware as a part of its growth strategy to leverage the brand ASTRAL and its Network of more than 33,000 dealers in Pipes and more than 130,000 dealers in Adhesives & Sealant vertical across the country.
This new business entrance will ensure Astral’s prominence with all major product categories in Building Material segment that is – Pipes, Adhesives, Water Tanks and now Faucets & Sanitaryware.
Heading the Faucet & Sanitaryware division would be Mr. Atul Sanghvi, newly appointed President (Faucets & Sanitaryware) and an industry veteran with over 37 years of rich experience.
Commenting on the milestone, the Chairman & Managing Director, Mr. Sandeep Engineer said, “Today I am very delighted to induct Mr. Atul Sanghvi to our Senior Management Team of ASTRAL and I am confident that Mr. Atul Sanghvi who is carrying a very rich experience of 37 years will take the brand ASTRAL to a New Height and with addition of this new vertical, brand ASTRAL will be more visible brand in building material space, which was so far behind the wall. This will make the brand ASTRAL a more stronger Brand in Building Material Category” he added.
About Astral Ltd.:
Astral Limited started its operations in 1998 to venture into Polymer Pipes Manufacturing in India and today, it has been one of top companies manufacturing best-in-globe plastic piping systems. Keeping itself ahead of technology curve, Astral has always been a front runner in the piping category by bringing innovation and getting rid of old, primitive and ineffective plumbing methods. Bringing CPVC in India, and pioneering in this technology, have set Astral apart and enabled it to obtain NSF approval for its CPVC pipes and fittings. Astral went beyond category codes by launching many industry firsts, like launching India’s first lead-free uPVC pipes for plumbing as well as for stream water, just to name a few. Today, Astral Limited operates in four major business categories – Pipes and Fittings, Adhesives and Sealants, Water Storage Tanks and Infrastructure Piping Solutions.
Astral Adhesives manufactures a diverse range of adhesives, sealants, putties, self-adhesive tapes, construction chemicals, and industrial maintenance products marketed through a wide network of distributors and dealers all over the country.
Astral has also entered into Water Storage Tank segment by introducing India’s first Anit-viral water tanks with copper shield.
Company has 14 manufacturing units spread across the world with one new unit coming up at Cuttack, Odisha which will manufacture pipes and water storage tanks.
