CEIL started with a stamping centre at Pithampur and today, with its 18 manufacturing plants strategically located in close proximity to major auto OEM hubs of the Indian automobile market, offers research, design and development services, in addition to its steel working capabilities. The company has set up a sophisticated tool room and R&D centre at Chennai, Tamil Nadu in June 2007. Through a technical collaboration with Shin Young of Korea, CEIL’s commercial tooling offers end-to-end solutions to automotive OEMs in sheet metal stamping for dies, checking fixtures, welding jigs and fixtures, progressive tooling and prototype tooling. CEIL’S centres are IATF 16949, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and AS 910 certified.