Ion Exchange has successfully executed the entire central utility complex on turnkey basis - design, engineering, procurement and construction, for General Motors India Pvt Ltd, at Talegaon, Pune, Maharashtra. Following its commissioning, the Ion Exchange team is operating and maintaining the complex for General Motors.

The central utility complex produces and delivers all required utilities like compressed air, potable water, process water, hot water, etc. to the paint shop. The waste water from the car plant is collected at the central utility complex, treated in the waste water treatment plant and delivered to the site sanitary sewer. The water treatment plant and all accessories were designed and supplied by Ion Exchange India, and the 600 m3/day effluent treatment plant and all accessories by the company's joint venture Ion Exchange Waterleau. On-site and classroom training covering process, technological, operation and maintenance aspects of the plant were imparted to the client's personnel. All the systems were integrated into the central utility complex building, which also houses the laboratory, office complexes, etc. The systems provided are fully automatic with state-of-art instrumentation and automation. The complete electrical work, piping, pipe racks, storage tanks and building construction were undertaken by Ion Exchange Infrastructure, subsidiary of Ion Exchange (India) Ltd.

The various systems constructed by Ion Exchange Infrastructure include:

• Raw water treatment for MIDC-supplied fresh water
• Process water treatment to produce demineralised water for the paint shop
• Potable water treatment for the plant's drinking water
• Waste water treatment plant to treat waste water from various shops within the car plant
• Compressor to generate compressed air at required flow and pressure for complete car plant
• Hot water generator along with chimney and other accessories to deliver hot water at
required temperature for the paint shop
• Welder water treatment and cooling package for the body shop
• DG set for power backup
• LPG storage yard with bullets and necessary safety infrastructure, and
• Fire fighting systems.