Every Process. Every Product. Every Time- Quality First
Arun Plasto Moulders (India) Pvt. Ltd. — known in industry circles as APPL — is the flagship manufacturing enterprise of the Saro Group of Companies, one of India’s most diversified and respected private business groups. Headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the Saro Group traces its origins to 1984, when founder Mr. P. Marimuthu established Arun Enterprises at the Guindy Industrial Estate to manufacture plastic processing machinery. That foundational business, now more than four decades old, continues to export to 32 countries worldwide — a quiet testimony to the enduring quality standards the group has maintained since its inception.
APPL itself was incorporated in 2004, created to harness the growing global demand for precision plastic components and high-quality packaging. Since then, it has grown into a nationally significant manufacturer operating across three Indian states — Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttarakhand — with a combined built-up area of 3 million square feet and a workforce of more than 800 skilled professionals.
“We began with the belief that Indian manufacturing could meet the world’s highest standards. Everything we have built since is proof of that conviction.”
Infrastructure & Scale
APPL’s manufacturing presence is anchored by four strategically located facilities, each purpose-built to serve distinct market segments. The flagship campus at Pillaipakkam, Sriperumbudur — a greenfield facility established in 2013 — houses three dedicated production units covering packaging, polycarbonate extrusion, and electronic plastic components respectively. The Haridwar facility in Uttarakhand was built expressly to serve the FMCG supply chains of multinational corporations. Two further facilities, at Guindy in Chennai and Rajamundry in Andhra Pradesh, complete the group’s national footprint.
The company’s production capabilities reflect its commitment to technological leadership. APPL operates more than 250 injection moulding machines — a remarkable 97 per cent of which are all-electric, underscoring its dedication to precision, energy efficiency, and environmental responsibility. Our fleet of machines consists of: Fanuc, JSW, Toshiba, Engel, TOYO, and so on. Complementing these are 15 thermoforming machines, 10 extrusion lines, and over 100 ancillary machines for pad-printing, hot foiling, wadding, and other value-added finishing processes.
Quality as an Operating Principle
Quality at APPL is not a department — it is the foundational operating principle of the entire enterprise. The company maintains a modern, fully equipped in-house QC laboratory, staffed by an expert technical team whose combined experience exceeds 40 years. Every production line is governed by rigorous quality management systems that consistently meet, and frequently exceed, international benchmarks — a fact affirmed by the company’s extensive certification portfolio and its long-standing relationships with some of the world’s most demanding corporate customers.
FOUR DECADES OF GROWTH & INNOVATION
The history of Arun Plasto Moulders is, in many ways, a microcosm of India’s own manufacturing transformation — a story of ambition meeting opportunity, and of a visionary founder who refused to confine his aspirations to a single decade or a single product line. What began as a machinery workshop in Chennai has, through sustained investment, strategic diversification, and an unwavering focus on quality, become one of South India’s most respected industrial groups.
Milestones That Shaped a Company
1984 — Arun Enterprises established at Guindy Industrial Estate, Chennai, manufacturing plastic processing machinery. The company begins what will become a 32-country export relationship spanning four decades.
2004 — Arun Plasto Moulders incorporated in Chennai. The company makes history as the first manufacturer in South India to produce laminated oval tubes for Oral care, establishing its early credentials in precision FMCG packaging.
2006 — Solar Compact established — the first CD and DVD manufacturing unit in South India — reflecting the group’s appetite for entering high-technology segments ahead of the market.
2007 — A second APPL facility inaugurated at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, built specifically to supply FMCG packaging to Unilever Ltd. This plant marks the beginning of one of APPL’s most enduring and defining corporate partnerships.
2010 — Arun Enterprises expands its northern presence with a second unit at Haridwar, consolidating the group’s manufacturing capability in Uttarakhand.
2013 — A landmark greenfield facility established at Pillaipakkam, Sriperumbudur — destined to become APPL’s most advanced and expansive campus.
2016 — A fourth facility launched at Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, dedicated to the agro-products packaging segment and extending APPL’s geographic and sectoral reach.
2017 — Unit 2 inaugurated at the Pillaipakkam campus for the manufacture of polycarbonate roofing sheets, further broadening the group’s product portfolio.
2019 — Unit 3 inaugurated at Pillaipakkam — a state-of-the-art facility dedicated entirely to electronic plastic components for the EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) sector, positioning APPL as a key partner to the booming Indian electronics industry.
2024 — Chairman Mr. P. Marimuthu honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Modern Plastics India — the industry’s most prestigious individual recognition.
“Every facility we have opened has been a direct answer to a market need — and a statement of our faith in India’s manufacturing future.” Mr. P.Marimuthu
The Founder’s Vision
Driving each of these milestones is Chairman Mr. P. Marimuthu — a first-generation graduate and alumnus of CIPET Chennai, where he majored in Tool Design and Development. A self-made industrialist in the truest sense of the term, he identified the latent potential in precision plastic manufacturing long before the sector attracted the global attention it commands today. His progressive thinking led him to introduce several of the latest international technologies to India, significantly improving product quality and production efficiency across the business. Under his leadership, the Saro Group has not merely kept pace with industry evolution; it has, on numerous occasions, led it.
PRODUCTS, CUSTOMERS & GLOBAL REACH
APPL serves some of the world’s most demanding customers across four distinct and strategically chosen market segments. This breadth of portfolio is not accidental — it reflects a deliberate philosophy of building deep capability in each sector it enters, rather than pursuing superficial scale across many. From multinational FMCG corporations to global electronics manufacturers, from agricultural plastic aid products to specialised export food-grade packaging, APPL’s customer base is a roll-call of industry leadership.
FMCG & Consumer Packaging
APPL’s credentials in FMCG packaging run deep and has sustained multi-decade partnerships — producing high-volume, high-integrity packaging products from its purpose-built Haridwar and Chennai facilities. Its manufacturing capabilities are tailored to meet the speed-to-shelf and cost-efficiency demands that FMCG operations require, with process consistency that global supply chain auditors have repeatedly endorsed.
Notable FMCG Clientele
- Unilever
- Himalaya
- Dabur
- Bisleri
- Marico
- ITC
- Godrej
and other prestigious partners
Electronics & Electrical
The company’s newest and fastest-growing segment, APPL’s electronics plastic components manufacturing capability is centred at its dedicated Unit 3 on the Pillaipakkam campus — inaugurated in 2019 in direct response to the surging demand from India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem. The facility produces precision-moulded enclosures, connectors, housings, and sub-assemblies for leading domestic and international OEMs, operating to the tight dimensional tolerances and cleanroom-adjacent standards that the electronics sector demands. This segment positions APPL as a strategic domestic supplier to an industry that India has committed, at a national level, to developing into a global manufacturing hub.
Notable Electronics Clientele
- Flex
- Foxconn
- BSH
- Motherson
and leading EMS partners across domestic & global supply chains
Export Food Packaging
APPL manufactures a specialised range of food-grade trays and containers for international markets, including packaging for fish fillets and shrimps exported to the Japan and South East Asia. These products are produced to exacting food safety and international retail compliance standards, and the company exports to more than six countries including the USA, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East. This segment exemplifies APPL’s ability to operate at the intersection of manufacturing precision and regulatory rigour — a combination that few Indian plastics manufacturers can offer at comparable scale.
Notable Food Packaging Clientele
- Kwality Wall’s
- GRB Foods
- Global suppliers for processed seafoods
and international food retail partners
Agro & Industrial Products
The Rajamundry facility in Andhra Pradesh serves the agricultural sector, producing packaging and component solutions for agro-industry applications. This is a segment in which APPL has earned specific external recognition — including the Plasticon Award for Contribution in the Agro Field — and one that reflects the company’s commitment to serving India’s rural and primary industry economy alongside its more high-profile corporate clientele.
Notable Agro Clientele
- Kubota
- Coromandel
- Mahindra
and leading agro-industry partners across India
“Our customer portfolio is not a list of names — it is a record of trust earned, and standards met, over many years of disciplined partnership.”
Export Presence
Beyond its domestic operations, APPL exports to more than six countries across multiple continents. The USA, United Kingdom, and Middle East represent the primary destinations for its packaging products and components. Simultaneously, Arun Enterprises — the machinery arm of the Saro Group — maintains an independent export presence spanning 32 countries, carrying the group’s reputation for quality and reliability to a truly global audience. Together, these two businesses present a comprehensive picture of an Indian industrial group that has earned its place on the world stage.
OUR STANDARD
QUALITY, RECOGNITION & CORPORATE VISION
Excellence, at APPL, is neither claimed nor assumed — it is demonstrated through the certifications earned, the awards received, the audits passed, and the long-term partnerships maintained with customers who accept nothing less than the best. The company’s quality infrastructure is comprehensive: a modern in-house QC laboratory, an expert technical team with over 40 years of expertise, and quality management systems that align with the most rigorous international standards in force across its operating segments.
Awards & Recognitions
Over four decades, APPL and its founder have accumulated a distinguished array of industry honours that bear testimony to the company’s sustained excellence across quality, innovation, and social responsibility:
★Arch of Europe for Quality — International recognition for manufacturing excellence across European market standards.
★DuPont Award, USA — Conferred for outstanding innovation and quality performance in the plastics industry.
★Plasticon Award — Contribution in the Agro Field, recognising APPL’s impact in agricultural plastic product solutions.
★Best Entrepreneur Award by the Government of India, 2006 — Honouring the visionary business leadership of Chairman Mr. P. Marimuthu.
★Best Supplier (India) — Awarded by Unilever in recognition of sustained supply chain excellence and partnership integrity.
★Lifetime Achievement Award — Conferred by Modern Plastics India in 2024 to Chairman Mr. P. Marimuthu, in recognition of a career that has shaped an industry.
“Recognition matters — not because we seek applause, but because it affirms that we are building something of genuine and lasting worth.”
Corporate Vision & Culture
APPL’s corporate philosophy is articulated through six interconnected pillars that define how the company thinks, acts, and grows. Together, they form a coherent framework for sustainable, purpose-driven enterprise:
MISSION
To contribute to society by developing technologies that redefine the market — not merely keeping pace with change, but actively shaping it.
PROSPECT
To rely on team strength, make consistent progress, and grow organically toward market leadership — built on capability, not acquisition.
CORE
Quality. Commitment. Innovation. Three words, non-negotiable, that govern every decision made at every level of the organisation.
PEOPLE
To educate and encourage team members toward shared goals; to create an ecosystem of healthy dialogue, equal opportunity, and mutual respect across the entire organisation.
ENTERPRISE
To establish strategies in active partnership with clients, assuring their participation and upholding rigorous quality standards as a foundation, not an aspiration.
SOCIETY
To prioritise harmonious development between enterprise and community; to realise the value of the business and contribute meaningfully to the society within which it operates.
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