Copeland India has completed Phase I of its Rs 500 crore expansion at its Atit plant near Pune, Maharashtra. The phase localises scroll hermetic compressor manufacturing, with production of 5 HP scroll compressors started.

Copeland completed the first phase of its INR 500 crore expansion at its Atit plant near Pune, India, rolling out its first locally made 5 HP scroll compressors. The expansion makes Copeland the only domestic producer of these hermetic scroll compressors.

Copeland announced a ₹500 crore (US$60 million) investment in India to expand its Atit, Maharashtra manufacturing facility and build a new 15,000 square meter global R&D center in Pune. The Pune plant will grow by 7,350 square meters over five years, adding scroll compressor capacity.

LG Electronics India has begun manufacturing dual inverter air-conditioner compressors at its Greater Noida facility. The company invested about 100 crore rupees to build capacity of one million units a year.

Godrej Appliances will invest INR 100 Cr in its Shirwal and Mohali manufacturing units by 2025 to raise air conditioner production capacity to 8 lakh units. The brand also launched a new range of 100% Made in India ACs using R290 and R32 refrigerants.

PG Electroplast announced a Rs 100 crore investment over two years to expand its Ahmednagar plant in Maharashtra, creating over 600 local jobs and lifting AC indoor unit capacity to over 1.5 million and outdoor unit capacity to over 1 million.

Haier broke ground on an expansion of its Ranjangaon, Pune factory, backed by a Rs 490 crore investment, to add production of new appliance lines and raise the workforce from 1,100 to 2,900.