IN Brief:
- YCH Group plans to invest up to ₹10bn in India over the next three to five years.
- The expansion will focus on technology-led logistics parks in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Mumbai/Bhiwandi.
- The company is targeting growth from electronics, ecommerce, aviation, semiconductor, and manufacturing supply chains.
YCH Group plans to invest up to ₹10bn in India over the next three to five years, strengthening its logistics, warehousing, and integrated supply chain infrastructure across one of Asia’s fastest-growing manufacturing markets.
The Singapore-headquartered supply chain company is preparing large-scale logistics parks in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Mumbai/Bhiwandi, with further opportunities being evaluated in Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar. The investment is aimed at demand from electronics, ecommerce, aviation, semiconductor, and wider industrial supply chains.
YCH has operated in India for 17 years and currently manages activity across 60 locations in 40 cities. Its Indian operations employ around 1,500 people, including contract workers, and the company expects revenue in the country to grow from about ₹4bn to between ₹12bn and ₹15bn over the next three years.
The first major phase is planned near Sriperumbudur in the Chennai region, where YCH already operates its largest facility in India. The existing site comprises a 3.5 lakh sq ft warehouse across a 20-acre campus, with storage capacity of around 45,000 pallet positions.
The proposed Chennai logistics district park is expected to attract ₹4bn to ₹5bn of investment across land acquisition, warehouse infrastructure, automation systems, and advanced racking. YCH has approached the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu for additional land allocation to support the expansion.
Further logistics parks in Bengaluru and Mumbai/Bhiwandi are expected to span 30 to 40 acres, with built-up areas ranging from 5 lakh sq ft to 10 lakh sq ft. Those sites would give the company a stronger operating base across southern and western India, where manufacturing, import-export flows, and consumption-led distribution continue to converge.
Jossy Sebastian, Country General Manager – India, YCH India, said: “India is emerging as one of the most important supply chain and manufacturing destinations globally, driven by rapid industrial growth, digital commerce, and increasing demand for resilient logistics infrastructure. Our planned investments reflect YCH’s long-term commitment to building future-ready, technology-driven supply chain ecosystems in India.”
India’s logistics base is being pulled by two connected forces. Manufacturers are increasing local production and regional sourcing, while ecommerce, high-tech, and industrial distributors are demanding faster fulfilment and better inventory visibility. Older fragmented warehouse stock is poorly suited to that mix, particularly where customers require higher pallet capacity, integrated systems, and reliable onward movement to ports, airports, and consumption centres.
Recent freight pressure across India has shown how quickly port congestion, trailer shortages, and changing route demand can affect cargo movement, with Dimerco flagging India cargo pressure as Nhava Sheva congestion, fuel volatility, and early frontloading added complexity across air and ocean flows. YCH’s investment sits on the infrastructure side of the same equation: as India absorbs more manufacturing and trade activity, the warehousing and inland logistics base has to become denser, more automated, and more predictable.
The location strategy reflects the shift towards multi-node logistics networks around industrial clusters. Chennai offers automotive, electronics, and export manufacturing depth; Bengaluru brings technology, ecommerce, and southern consumption access; Mumbai/Bhiwandi provides proximity to port-linked and western Indian distribution flows. Together, those markets give YCH a platform that can serve both domestic consumption and export-oriented manufacturing.
Technology will determine whether the proposed parks operate as storage assets or supply chain control points. Automation, warehouse management systems, racking, IoT, and AI-enabled visibility are increasingly part of the baseline for customers managing high-value components, variable order profiles, and shorter lead times. For semiconductor, aviation, and electronics customers, the warehouse is also a compliance, traceability, and handling environment, not simply a buffer between factory and transport.
India’s logistics market is attracting capital from global developers, domestic warehousing platforms, and supply chain operators because the underlying demand is no longer just ecommerce-led. Industrial policy, supplier diversification, infrastructure corridors, and port development are increasing the need for organised logistics capacity. YCH’s planned ₹10bn programme gives it a stronger position in that transition, with the first test now shifting from investment intent to land execution, tenant demand, and operational delivery.
