KHS India laid the foundation stone of a new Rs 50 crore plant adjacent to its existing Ahmedabad facility, expected to raise production capacity by 40% and create 150 direct jobs.
SIG will build its first aseptic carton plant in India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, investing about EUR 60 million (US$63.87 million) over 2023-2025 with up to four billion packs per year capacity and around 300 jobs in phase one.
SIG will build its first aseptic carton plant in India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with about EUR 60 million invested over 2023-2025. The plant is designed for up to 4 billion packs per year and is expected to create around 300 jobs in phase one.
SIG is developing its first aseptic carton plant in India at Horizons Industrial Park Bhayala, Gujarat, with an estimated investment of Rs 8.8 billion ($105 million). Announced in February 2023, construction began in September 2023 and operations are expected in 2025.
Hintastica, a 50-50 joint venture of Hindware Home Innovation and Groupe Atlantic, inaugurated a geyser plant in Jadcherla with a Rs 210 crore investment and 500 planned jobs. A further Rs 100-150 crore expansion is planned to lift capacity by at least 50%.
Schneider Electric plans to invest Rs 425 crore in a new smart factory in Bengaluru that will consolidate 6 of its 10 existing local factories. The campus will expand to 10 lakh square feet and create over 1,000 jobs, with 80% of output exported.
Ingersoll-Rand (India) Limited's board approved on December 22, 2022 a new manufacturing plant in Gujarat, India, with an investment of about INR 170 crore. The plant will add 5,000 units per month initially by September 2024 and make air compressors, air treatment devices and hydrogen compressors.
Schmalz India Pvt. Ltd. officially launched a new 1000 sq m manufacturing unit in Bhosari, Pune, for assembling and localizing vacuum handling systems, with an investment of 15 crores.
Brazil's Packem and India's Umasree Texplast are partnering on a new plant near Ahmedabad that will make 100% sustainable rPET FIBC/jumbo bags and is expected to create about 700 jobs.
Kamakshi Südpack inaugurated a flexible packaging manufacturing plant at Bavla near Ahmedabad, India, with a Rs 200 crore investment and 24,000 MTPA installed capacity. The plant is expected to be fully operational by January 2023.
Mold-Tek Packaging plans a co-located plant in Panipat to serve Birla Paints, estimated at Rs30 crore and due operational by end-2023, with IML container production planned for northern India.
Lehry Instrumentation and Valves has established a ₹30-crore non-ferrous production facility at Gummudipoondi Industrial Estate near Chennai to make lead-free brass valves, employing 100 people.
Crane inaugurated its new 10,000 square meter Engineered Check Valves factory in Satara, Maharashtra, India, which directly employs about 100 people and serves chemical, oil and gas, petrochemical and energy customers.
BorgWarner Morse Systems inaugurated a 83,600 sq ft plant at Gudapakkam near Tiruvallur, India, making engine control, variable cam timing and motion control devices, initially for Hyundai Motor India.
BorgWarner Morse Systems India opened its second plant in Tiruvallur District near Chennai, India, for variable camshaft timing systems. Initial capacity is 300,000 units on a single line, with plans to reach 3 million per year within four years.
WIKA has built a new production facility in Ghaziabad near New Delhi, where about 250 employees make switches, transmitters, bellows systems and instrument components.
Paharpur 3P Private Limited launched commercial production at its greenfield flexible packaging plant in Sri City, Tirupati district. The first phase, with an investment of over ₹150 crore, employs 250 people.
Shree Arun Packaging (Sapco) invested Rs 20 crore to commission a new 60,000 sq ft factory near Kalyan, moving operations from Mahape and adding Bobst converting machines. The unit became fully operational in March 2022.
Mitsubishi Electric will invest about 2.2 billion Indian rupees through its subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric India to build a factory manufacturing inverters and FA control system products, expected to start operations in December 2023.
Sulzer opened a 10,500 sq ft service centre in Vadodara, Gujarat, India for repairs, upgrades and parts manufacturing of pumps, steam turbines, compressors and expanders. The site has added CNC and balancing equipment.
Ashirvad Pipes of Aliaxis Group agreed with the Telangana government to build a greenfield plant with a Rs 500 crore investment to make plastic pipes, fittings and accessories. The project is expected to create over 500 jobs.
Daikin Air-conditioning India, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, held a foundation laying ceremony on 7 April 2022 to start construction of its third manufacturing unit in India at Sri City. The factory is part of Daikin's Fusion 2025 growth strategy.
Sulzer opened a new service center in Vadodara, Gujarat, offering repairs, upgrades and parts manufacturing for pumps, steam turbines and compressors across 10,500 sq ft.
Samsung Electronics plans a 15.88 billion rupee (about $207.8 million) refrigerator parts plant in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, under an MoU signed with the state government, with capacity of at least 8 million compressor units annually.
Samsung will set up a compressor plant at an outlay of Rs 1,588 crore on 22 acres near Chennai, with capacity of eight million units a year. The compressors will supply Samsung refrigerators and exports. Samsung India signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government.
Coster Group has started production at a new 60,000 sq ft facility in Neemrana, Rajasthan, making perfumery pumps, spray pumps and aerosol valves. The EUR 10M investment in plant and machinery adds capacity for the Indian market.
Emerson opened a new 145,000 sq ft integrated manufacturing facility at Mahindra World City in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to make products of its Automation Solutions business for India, Asia and global markets.
Aptar Pharma has begun construction of a new facility on a 3.5-acre site at the Palava Industrial and Logistics Park in Taloja, Mumbai, adding molding capabilities. Groundbreaking took place on January 21, 2022.
Gainwell Engineering will invest Rs 500 crore to manufacture coal mining equipment under a Caterpillar technology licence at a plant on 35 ares in Panagarh, West Bengal, creating over 250 jobs. The announcement was made on February 7, 2022.
Busch Manufacturing India inaugurated a new vacuum pump production plant in Chakan near Pune in 2022. The plant has since produced its 4000th vacuum pump and makes DOLPHIN LX pumps.
Schaeffler India signed an MoU with Guidance, the Tamil Nadu government nodal agency, to invest over ₹300 crore in a new greenfield plant in Hosur making transmission components for automotive and tractor segments. The plant is expected to create more than 300 direct jobs within four years.
Azad Engineering has begun setting up its third manufacturing facility in Medchal Malkajgiri district near Hyderabad, investing over Rs 500 crore over three years to make critical components for aviation and power generation. The foundation stone was laid on November 22, 2021, and about 1,000 jobs are expected.
Danish firm Integrated Gas Controls Technologies formally opened its first Indian manufacturing facility near Hyderabad, Telangana, making LPG safety devices, after investing ₹20 crore. It plans a further ₹20 crore expansion and a bigger facility.
The board of Craftsman Automation approved a new plant in Nagpur, Maharashtra, to add 8-10% powertrain capacity, with phase 1 costing Rs 115 crore over 24-30 months. Phase 2 is planned at Rs 110 crore over 24-48 months.
Dhunseri Poly Films, a subsidiary of Dhunseri Ventures, announced a Rs 1,250 crore flexible packaging film factory at Panagarh Industrial Park in West Bengal. The first phase will make BOPET film with 45,000 TPA capacity, with commercial operations expected by March 2023.
Berry Global announced plans for a second manufacturing facility and healthcare center of excellence near its existing Bangalore operation, to scale production of ophthalmic, nasal pump, inhalation and injectable products.
C.R.I. Pumps inaugurated a second uPVC and CPVC pipe plant at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, to serve southern and eastern India. Together with the Gandhinagar plant, capacity is set to reach 40,000 metric tonnes per year.
Autoliv announced plans to build a new airbag inflator plant close to Chennai to serve Indian demand. No investment value or completion date was given.
Autoliv announced plans to build a new inflator manufacturing plant close to Chennai, India, to serve Indian demand and localize inflator production.
Schwing Stetter India inaugurated a new IoT-enabled global manufacturing facility at Cheyyar, near Chennai, built with an investment of ₹300 crore on a 52-acre site. The plant will employ about 130 people initially and serve as a global hub for concrete pumps, mixers and excavators.
Emerson has opened its Emerson Integrated Manufacturing Campus in Talegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, consolidating eight manufacturing sites into one 800,000 square foot facility, with phase 1 integrating over 450,000 square feet.
Crane held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 23, 2020 for a new Engineered Check Valves factory in Satara, India, planned to open in October 2021 and produce Noz-Chek and Duo-Chek valves up to 84 inches.
Futurepump opened its new Chibhda factory on a two-acre campus near Rajkot, Gujarat, ahead of schedule. The facility has tripled production capacity to over 2,000 pumps per month.
Rexam plans to build two £50 million can manufacturing plants, one in Sri City in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, and one in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The investment totals £100 million.
Safran and the Telangana government announced a new plant in Hyderabad's GMR Special Economic Zone to make parts for the CFM International LEAP turbofan engine. The €36 million plant is set to employ 300 workers.
Manjushree Technopack has launched a new greenfield rigid plastic packaging plant in Silvassa, western India, with capacity of 10,000 MTPA and an investment of INR 100+ crore.
Flosil Group plans to set up a forging and casting plant on the 10-acre Goodrich Gasket facility at Kelambakkam near Chennai, to serve Aramco, Petronas and ADNOC.
Danfoss, through its Indian subsidiary Danfoss Power Solutions, has invested about €15 million in a Pune facility manufacturing mobile hydraulics products such as electronic controls, pumps, valves and motors for construction, agriculture and off-highway vehicles. The article is dated January 2020.
Panasonic Life Solutions India will build a factory in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, to produce wiring devices, electrical wire and switchgear, with an investment of 2,946 million rupees. Production is scheduled to start in autumn 2021.
Gerresheimer officially opened a new plant in Kosamba, India, on December 16, 2019, to manufacture plastic primary packaging for pharmaceutical products.