SKM Egg Products Export (India) Ltd.) is a Joint Venture Company promoted by SKM Animal Feeds and Foods (India Limited ) and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO), has set up a state-of-the-art egg processing unit, with the following objectives.

	More than 12 million eggs are produced per day in Namakkal /Erode.
	To utilise the surplus egg in order to stabilising the egg price.
	To promote poultry industry and provide rural employment.
	To earn valuable foreign exchange from farm products.

Project Cost	Rs.420 million
Capacity	1 million eggs per day
Location	Cholangapalayam (19 km from Erode)
Employment	150 persons
Steel Rolling Mill	May, 2002

PRODUCT MIX & USES:

	Whole egg powder.
	Albumen powder.
	Yolk Powder.

Egg Powder is widely used in food and other industries as ingredients

	Bakeries for the manufacture of cakes, biscuits and cookies.
	Confectionery products.
	Ice creams and dairy products.
	Ready to eat products and soup mixes.
	Health foods.
	Noodles and pasta products manufacture.
	Mayonnaise and Soup preparations.
	Cosmetics and Shampoo preparations as adhesive.

PROMOTERS:
M/s S K M Maeilanandhan, doyen of poultry industry in India, is the founder of the Rs.4 billion SKM Group which is engaged in the manufacture of poultry and animal feeds, contract farming of eggs, farm services and marketing. With his vast experience and focus on core activities, he has developed this 100% EOU – egg processing unit from 1997 into an industry leader. The company has opened Branch Offices at Japan .

CREDENTIALS:

	ISO 9001 -2000 standards & HACCP growth accreditions.
	Certificates of Merit from APEDA in 1999-2000 and Silica Trophy award from APEDA in 2000-2001 and 2001-02 for quality & export promotion.
	Capability to produce tailor-made an specialty powder.
	Conversion of egg shell into shell grits that can be used in animal feeds which otherwise may pose environmental problem.
	CAdopted GMP(Good Manufacturing Practices) and HACCP(Hazard Analysis and critical Control Points) to ensure product safety.

For further details, visit www.skmegg.com