Mumbai Inkjet Recycler to Open
Collection Center
Mumbai, May 2005
Mumbai-based Harish
Lalwani of Insta Impex, distributor of inkjet recycling systems, is tying up
with consumables dealers for setting up cartridge collection centers across the
city.
Lalwani said that the venture will provide better quality than
regular manual refills and higher margins than dealing in branded cartridges. He
said that at Rs 150 for black cartridge refill and Rs 200 for color, he was
offering the refills for a fraction of the Rs 600-700 that remanufactured
cartridges and the Rs 900 that branded cartridges cost.
The company has
tied up or is on the verge of finalizing agreements with five dealers in Mumbai
at Cuffe Parade, Andheri, Matunga and Fort. They will be branded as Instafill
Collection Points.
“We use only ionized water, imported from Germany at
Rs 300 per litre, to clean the cartridge, and our equipment ensures that the
pigment particle size of the ink is uniform. We are not into remanufacturing the
cartridges because it’s difficult to provide warranty and the core technology is
not ours,” said Lalwani.
Insta Impex is promoting the concept mainly
through brochures to existing customers and through dealers already in the
business. It plans to have such centers in Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and
Chennai within six months.