Amway to set up high end R&D centre in Tamil Nadu.

Madurai would soon be the home of direct selling major Amway's research and development centre, where a manufacturing facility also is expected to be fully functional by the third quarter of this year.

The research and development (R&D) facility is expected to take shape in the next 18 to 24 months,' said Anand Budhraja, general manager, Amway India.

On the sidelines of the launch of Amway's product All Plant Protien Power in Chennai, Budhraja said: 'We are planning to set up a high-end R&D centre at Nilakottai, near Madurai, where around 50 acre land is available. A manufacturing sector is coming up on 25 acres.'

Sam Rehnborg, president, Nutrilite Health Institute, said, 'India has already been selected by our global research and development team as a key location which could be used as an R&D centre.' The company is looking at India as a key regional export base as well as an R&D hub.

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