Fibre-glass reinforced gypsum wall panels from FACT-FCF Building Products is going places with the Kochi-based unit bagging massive orders from Sri Lanka, Nepal and Kuwait recently.

These orders come close on the heels of the Union government including the use of the gypsum panels among the eight new technologies being inducted to meet the national goal of housing for all by 2022.

The first batch of the export consignment of 6,200 sq.ft. gypsum wall panels meant for a Sri Lankan construction company was despatched from the FACT-Ambalamugal premises here on Thursday. The consignment was flagged from the company premises by the managing director of FRBL, C. P. Dinesh.

A consignment of around 13,200 sq.ft. of the wall panels, meant for a company in Nepal, will be despatched from Kochi on Friday and Saturday.

The FRBL construction products company is a joint venture between the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited and the Kochi-based Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore.

The FACT-RCF wall panels are manufactured using Australian know-how. The 12×3-metre wall panels have a thickness of 124 mm and can be put to versatile use. The panels can be cut to the required size for construction in individual projects. The Building Materials Technology Promotion Council, working under the Union Ministry of Urban Development, has given the go-ahead for the gypsum panels as an approved building material.

One of the major projects involves building 40 houses at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Kochi / by Special Correspondent / Kochi – April 08th, 2016