Chennai's Industrial Boom: Sanmar Expands at OneHub

Sanmar Group, a USD 1.5-billion conglomerate with interests in chemicals, shipping, engineering, and metals, is expanding its engineering operations at OneHub Chennai, a 1,250-acre integrated industrial park. Developed through a joint venture between CapitaLand Development, Mizuho Bank, and JGC Corporation, the park is strategically located along Chennai’s Old Mahabalipuram Road.

As part of this expansion, Sanmar Group has secured land for its subsidiaries. BS & B Safety Systems has acquired 4.5 acres, while Flowserve Sanmar has taken 7.5 acres. A CapitaLand spokesperson confirmed these acquisitions, emphasizing Sanmar’s commitment to growth within the industrial park.

BS & B Safety Systems, a joint venture with BS&B Safety Systems (US) established in 1981, specializes in manufacturing rupture disks, rupture disk assemblies, and burst alert sensors. Flowserve Sanmar, a collaboration with Flowserve Corporation (US), produces engineered mechanical sealing devices, including pusher seals, dry-running seals, split seals, metal bellows seals, and non-contacting seals. Both companies currently operate from Karapakkam, Chennai.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.