FMCG major HUl on Monday said it plans to invest of about Rs 1,000 crore to set up a new facility at Doom Dooma in Assam, while announcing a change in its management committee after the resignation of ED and VP, Sales & Customer Development, Punit Misra.
The new manufacturing unit will be in the vicinity of the existing factory premises in Doom Dooma. It is expected to be commissioned in early 2017 and will augment the production capacity of personal care products for HUl, the company said in a statement.
“This investment is subject to receipt of requisite approvals and clearances,” it added. At present, Hindustan Unilever ltd has a manufacturing facility in Doom Dooma Industrial Estate of Upper Assam set up in 2001.