Tata International signs agreement with SYP, China for performance glass
June 8, 2006

Tata International (TIL) and Shanghai Yaohua Pinkington Glass, (SYP) signed an agreement on June 5, 2006, for exclusive marketing and distribution of SYP glass in India. Li Liangzuo, director and general manager, SYP and Sudhir Deoras, managing director, TIL, were the signatories to the agreement.

Shanghai Yaohua Pinkington Glass, (SYP) founded in 1983, is one of the leading manufacturers in China for float glass, architectural glass and auto glass. This company was formed as a JV with Pilkington, UK. In 1993 the company went public and became the first publicly listed glass manufacturer in China.

SYP has four float glass plants operating in China with a combined turnover of US$ 230 million and a capacity of 650,000 tons per annum. The company perseveres in its philosophy of "the pursuit of continuous improvement" and adopts the strategy of developing or introducing the most technologically advanced products in the market. Guided by market demand and continuous new product development, the technical standard of SYP’s products have always been ahead of its rivals in China. The float glass, enameled glass, double-glazing glass, laminated glass, coating glass and mirror plates of SYP were appraised to be Shanghai Renowned Products in 1999. The Low-E Coating Glass was awarded the third prize of the Shanghai Science & Technology Development in 2000. Many prestigious buildings in China and around the world (US, Middle East, Asia) have been constructed using SYP glass.

In July 2000, SYP received the ISO14001 certification from SGS and became the first glass manufacturer in China to obtain this internationally acknowledged green pass.

The market for float glass in India is growing very fast with most of the commercial buildings and shopping malls using float glass. Only five float glass manufacturers operate in India compared to over 150 in China.

SYP and Tata International will jointly focus on the large commercial / office building projects which use performance glass such as reflective, low-emissivity, tempered, double glazing, etc.