# Homa Pumpenfabrik and Ekki Group form 50:50 pump joint venture with Coimbatore plant

Germany's Homa Pumpenfabrik and India's Ekki Group signed a 50:50 joint venture to make waste water pumps, with a plant planned in Coimbatore expected to be commissioned in about a year. Homa's Indian sales arm will merge into the venture.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-02-13
- Where: Coimbatore, India
- Status: announced
- Products: waste water pumps, domestic and agricultural pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [EKKI Group](https://endata.com/companies/658.md) (partner)
- [Homa Pumpenfabrik](https://endata.com/companies/2817.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [thehindu.com](https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/germanys-homa-ekki-in-jv-for-pumps/article22744544.ece), 2018-02-13: "Coimbatore-based Ekki Group ... has entered into a 50:50 joint venture agreement with German pump maker Homa Pumpenfabrik Gmbh to make waste water pumps."

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