# NRB Bearings and Unitec Group form JV for CRB plant in Hyderabad

NRB Bearings has formed a joint venture with Italy's Unitec Group to set up a LEED-certified cylindrical roller bearing manufacturing facility in Uppal, Hyderabad, India. NRB will hold at least 75% stake, and Unitec will provide technical expertise and buy back 20% of production.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-12-02
- Where: Uppal, Hyderabad, India
- Status: announced
- Products: cylindrical roller bearings
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [NRB Bearings](https://endata.com/companies/80000.md)
- [Unitec Group](https://endata.com/companies/88840.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [manufacturing.economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://manufacturing.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/automotive/nrb-bearings-forms-joint-venture-with-italys-unitec-group-to-strengthen-industrial-crb-portfolio/125716320), 2025-12-02: "This joint venture marks a strategic step in the expansion of NRB's industrial CRB portfolio."

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