# Kennametal India board approves merger of WIDIA India Tooling

Kennametal India's board approved the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary WIDIA India Tooling into itself, effective April 1, 2021, to streamline operations and enhance customer solutions.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-12-04
- Where: India
- Status: announced
- Products: hard metal products, machine tools
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kennametal India](https://endata.com/companies/51671.md)
- [WIDIA India Tooling](https://endata.com/companies/51672.md) (target)

## Sources

- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/kennametal-india-gains-after-board-oks-merging-widia-india-tooling-120120700203_1.html), 2020-12-07: "This merger will enable Kennametal India to streamline the go-to market model and enhance its relevance to the customers in India by offering full range of solutions from Kennametal and WIDIA branded products."

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