On 22 September 2009 Xomox Sanmar Ltd inaugurated its valve manufacturing facility at Viralimali near Tiruchirapalli, India. The greenfield plant would cater to power plants in both domestic and export markets. Xomox Sanmar is a joint venture between Sanmar Engineering Corp. (SEC) and US-based engineered industrial products manufacturer Crane. SEC president Sriram Ramakrishnan said the plant would have a capacity of 5000 high-pressure valves a year. The unit would manufacture both manual and motorised valves for the power sector and process industries. The initial investment in the facility was Rs 30 crore.
