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07 Nov 2026Recently, the advanced smart production line at Allemby Ceramics, located in Sonitpur District, Assam, India, successfully commenced operations. The project was jointly developed by Lohia Group and Varmora Group. It fills a gap in local production capacity for glazed vitrified tiles and enables the partners to expand beyond machinery manufacturing into tile production. As the first dedicated production line for glazed vitrified tiles in Northeast India, the line features core machinery supplied entirely by HLT&DLT.
Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Guwahati, India, Lohia Group is a diversified industrial conglomerate with deep roots in the industrial development of Northeast India. Its business portfolio spans cement, building materials, machinery manufacturing, education, and other sectors. Varmora Group is a leading player in India's ceramic industry. It has partnered with HLT&DLT for more than a decade. Its production facilities under brands such as Varmora, Nextile, and Covertek have long relied on HLT&DLT machinery for stable, continuous operations.
The Allemby Ceramics project integrates a complete set of core machinery supplied by HLT&DLT, including a 60T batch ball milling system, a YP5200 automatic hydraulic press, an EM Series high-efficiency, self-circulation five-layer dryer, and a DFC vitrified tile firing kiln. The production line also incorporates multiple patented technologies and is designed primarily to manufacture mainstream tile sizes, including 600 × 600 mm and 600 × 1,200 mm.
At the commissioning ceremony, Mr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, said that the factory was an important achievement in the state's industrial development and was expected to create more than 1,300 jobs.
The successful commissioning of the Allemby Ceramics project marks a major milestone in HLT&DLT's expansion beyond India's traditional ceramic manufacturing hubs in the west into the emerging industrial market of the northeast.
(HLT&DLT)
