WACKER opens Logistics Centre in India

AMTALA–WACKER has opened a new logistics facility at its  production site in Amtala near Kolkata. The high-bay warehouse has a capacity of 5000 pallet spaces and operated by Wacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (WMC), a joint venture between WACKER and Kolkata based Metroark Ltd. Pvt.

The new logistics centre compliments WMC’s existing network of warehouses strategically located in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata. 

The opening ceremony was attended by WMC Executive Director Levi Cottington and WMC Managing Director Soumitra Mukherjee, Dr. Christian Hartel, President of WACKER’s silicones business division.

The new facility will help maximise flexibilty of logistics, enhance delivery speed, and minimise lead times for customers.  The company’s investing more than one million euros for the facility will have an immediate effect on WMC’s ability to increase the efficiency of its logistics operations.

The warehouse utilises 10-layer layer racking. It uses Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) forklifts that are wire guided to retrieve goods. The SAP warehouse management module ensures improved insight into the inventory and storage locations. Scanners will keep track of various transactions in the warehouse. Thus, the inventory information is made available to the operators in real time via a computer interface attached to the VNA.  Cheap Nike Air Max