Dalmia Bharat Group has announced the appointment of Ingo Gruber as Executive Director, Manufacturing and Technology for its Refractories business. In this role, he will be responsible for four manufacturing plants in India, one in China and the India Technology Center.
Ingo joins Dalmia Bharat after spending 25 years in international refractory markets and has rich expertise in domains of manufacturing, technology and process improvement. He also brings extensive experience in manufacturing and technology integration strategies during mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to this, Ingo held various leadership roles at RHI and its group companies across Europe.
Commenting on the appointment, Sameer Nagpal, CEO-Refractories, Dalmia Bharat Group said, "Ingo comes from Europe, the nerve center of refractory technology and brings the latest in technology and manufacturing that the industry has to offer. This deepens our solution capabilities and helps accelerate our plan to become a preferred partner of our customers."
The Refractory business of Dalmia Bharat Group comprises two specialty companies - OCL Refractories and Dalmia Refractories Limited. OCL Refractories is a leading refractory supplier to domestic and international steel plants. Dalmia Refractories is a pioneer in high alumina refractory bricks for the Indian cement industry.
The Group's Refractory business has four manufacturing plants in India, one in China, a Technology Center and sales representatives at strategic locations around the world. The business provides a wide range of refractory products and services to both ferrous and non-ferrous plants, including iron and steel, cement, glass, copper and hydrocarbons.
