The Rotoplas company completed the installation of its new plant in Pilar, which required an investment of U$D 5 million for the production of water heaters and water heaters of the Señorial brand.

The new plant is on Calle 7 of the Pilarica Industrial Park, on a 12,000 m2 lot and with a covered area of ​​approximately 6,500 m2, official sources reported.

It has 180 workers, of which about 20 were hired through the job board of the Secretariat of Economic Development of the Municipality of Pilar, to which it has now entrusted new profiles given the possibility of exporting the production.

The disbursement in Pilar was added to the U$D 80 million plan that the company developed in the last 4 years for the modernization of the factories it already had in the towns of San Martín and Loma Hermosa, in addition to those it has in Olivos and Pilar to consolidate itself as a producer of 35% of the market demand for hot water tanks with its Zafiro line. In one year, he hopes to increase it to 40%.

The new Pilar plant is dedicated to the manufacture of Señorial brand hot water tanks and water heaters. With the expansion, the company increased its capacity by more than 30% in a single shift, with the possibility of continuing to increase production.

"For about two years we have been working at the top of our capacity. With this investment, we will be able to supply the market better," explained Pablo Feresini, General Director of Rotoplas Argentina in a recent interview with the economic portal Apertura.

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The health protocols adopted during the different stages of the Covid-19 pandemic were taken into account in the design of the new plant.

For this, access, distancing and ventilation systems were optimized. In addition, the equipment has cutting-edge technology to improve electricity and gas consumption and achieve more sustainable production.

“Today we talk about protocols to prevent coronavirus, but the truth is that, beyond the pandemic, these measures have to be maintained,” Feresini said.

"Every time we see that there are more opportunities for export and we have to accompany them with investments. That is why we made a flexible plant, with the possibility of scaling production and with a 4.0 manufacturing process, which allows us to gain competitiveness. We sell to 14 countries with IPS pipes and connections," added Feresini.

Daily Pillar