Konecranes India country head Sami Korpela said the domestic market, which saw a sale of 10,000 cranes last year, is expected to double by 2013. The company also plans to export to West Asia, South-East Asia and Africa.

WMI has an installed base of over 4,000 cranes in India and it has an extensive sales network throughout the country. The cranes supplied by WMI are used especially within steel, engineering, general manufacturing, cement, energy, shipyard and logistics industries. The company has a strong position in the fast growing Indian steel industry in particular.

The company's manufacturing facilities will be concentrated in Jejuri. Konecranes also has facilities in Sanaswadi and Bhandup in Maharashtra.