Leister Technologies India Pvt Ltd, a 100% subsidiary of Leister Technologies AG, Switzerland a global leader in Plastic Welding technologies was launched in Mumbai recently. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Mrs Christiane Leister - CEO & Chairman of the Leister Group and Mr Beat Mettler - COO of Leister Technologies AG. The Chief Guest of the evening was Mr Nayan Parekh, Director - Nilkamal Limited, a leading Plastic products manufacturing company.

India is one of the fastest growing markets with an incredible potential for Leister and all its businesses. Nevertheless the geographical large market and the demand for local sales support and service is asking for high investments to develop all future requirements.

India is one of the fastest growing markets with an incredible potential for Leister and all its businesses. Nevertheless the geographically large market and the demand for local sales support and service warranted higher investments," said Mrs. Christiane Leister - CEO & Chairman of the Leister Group.

Mr Arun Kumar Durai will lead a young team of technically qualified Engineers. All of them were trained in product and application engineering and after sales service at Leister headquarters in Switzerland. The company has a pan-India presence through its branch offices in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata. In December 2012, the former Leister sales and service partner Lipi Polymers Pvt Ltd has become Leister Technologies India Pvt Ltd. This reorganization of the Indian market is an important step to reinforce Leister's position on the subcontinent and to improve Leister's reputation as the worldwide leader in developing and producing quality products.

Leister is a Swiss company established in 1949, by Mr Karl Leister who was the inventor of the first electrically heated Plastics Welder for a German company Dynamit AG. Leister provides the ideal solutions wherever there is a requirement of heat in the process through its wide range of Heaters and Blowers which are known for being precise and efficient. For over 60 years now, Leister Technologies AG is the worldwide leaders in the fields of plastic welding and hot-air blowers.

The company develops and produces all Leister products in Switzerland - just so you can always rely on the proverbial Leister quality. 95% of our production is exported. Leister products find applications in Fabrication of Large Plastic Tanks, Pipes and other Structures widely used in the Chemical industry, Civil Engineering for Water-proofing and Roofing, Vinyl Flooring, Industrial Fabrics - Tarpaulins, Tents, Billboards and Geo Membrane Welding.

(Leister Technologies India Pvt Ltd, Chennai. Tel: 044-24543435/ 24543436, Email: alamelusudha.c@leister.in)