The Tinplate Company of India Limited (TCIL) is part of The Tata Group of Companies, and is in the business of providing metal packaging solutions through manufacturing and marketing of Tinplate, an environment friendly packaging medium. The Company�s products are primarily used for packaging edible oils, processed food, dairy products, beverages, as well as for non-food applications like battery, paints and pesticides. TCIL had pioneered the production of tinplate in India in the 1920s�. Today it is the industry leader in India with a market share of over 35%. Approximately 25% of its business is generated from international markets with exports to discerning customers across South East Asia, West Asia and Europe. The Company has increased its scale of operations almost three times over the past decade and is embarking on a green-field expansion which wills double the current operations by 2008. The Company is also making select downstream investments to facilitate advanced