S-CCI India To Take DEF Route For Growth

S-CCI India Private Limited, a specialist in the manufacture of engine coolants, is getting into the manufacture of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) to increase its reach in the Indian CV market. Keen to increase its exposure in the CV sector by manufacturing DEF at its Chopanki plant in Bhiwadi, the company is eyeing a pie of the market that is estimated to be 4576000 kilo litre and growing.

- Anirudh Raheja

As part of an initial investment in DEF, S-CCI will invest Rs 5 crore in a phased manner. With the number of SCR-equipped CVs expected to grow rapidly as BS-VI emission standards are to be implemented in 2020, S-CCI India is looking at a rapid growth in the segment. Keen to leverage its existing network as well as those that come in as part of the expansion, it wants to achieve a higher market reach for DEF. Established in 1985 in technical collaboration with CCI Corporation, Japan, to manufacture engine coolants, S-CCI India is closely following the consumption pattern of DEF in India. 

Typically consumed at the rate of 3-5% of the fuel quantity, one fill of AdBlue in a separate tank of 40 litre capacity is said to be sufficient for one fill of fuel tank, which is usually 800 litre in a CV. Catering to CV manufacturers like Tata Motors, Force Motors, SML Isuzu, and tractor and off-highway equipment manufacturers like TAFE, Escorts, ITL, Eicher and Komatsu, the company, according to S. K. Singh, Director, S-CCI India, is intrigued by the travel of CVs across the length and breadth of the vast country.