Posts by Norwin Thomas

Ashok Leyland Begins Construction of Battery Pack Manufacturing Facility in Tamil Nadu

Ashok Leyland Limited has begun construction of a battery pack manufacturing facility at Pillaipakkam near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The project marks the development of a greenfield unit intended to support the company’s electric mobility manufacturing and battery pack production capabilities. The project will involve an investment of INR 4–5 billion and forms part of […]

Hettich India Opens Undermount Drawer Runner Manufacturing Plant in Indore

Hettich India Private Limited inaugurated a new manufacturing plant for undermount drawer runners in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, expanding its production capacity for furniture fittings in the country. The facility forms part of the company’s overall investment of approximately INR 20 billion in India and coincides with 25 years of Hettich’s operations in the country. The […]

Trac Precision Solutions Signs Five-Year RDH Component Manufacturing Collaboration with Coolbrook

Trac Precision Solutions Limited, a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited, has signed a multi-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Coolbrook Oy to collaborate on the machining and manufacture of components for Coolbrook’s RotoDynamic Heater (RDH) technology. The agreement establishes a structured five-year framework intended to support manufacturing development and industrial scale-up of […]

Solar Defence and Aerospace Conducts Groundbreaking for Robotics and UAV Manufacturing Facility in Nagpur

Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for a robotics and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing facility at the MIHAN Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Nagpur on 7 March 2026. The facility is intended to support the company’s expansion into robotics, autonomous systems, and defence technology manufacturing. The facility will focus on the […]

MBRDI and IIT Delhi Sign Five-Year Research Agreement on Quantum Technologies and Electric Mobility

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have signed a five-year Master Research Agreement (MRA) to collaborate on joint research programmes. The agreement aims to strengthen cooperation between industry and academia through research initiatives focused on emerging mobility and engineering technologies. According to a press release issued […]

Ramkrishna Forgings commissions 8,000-ton hot forging press line in Jharkhand

Ramkrishna Forgings Limited has commenced commercial production from an 8,000-ton hot forging press line at its Plant V manufacturing facility in Baliguma, Saraikela-Kharswan district, Jharkhand. The line adds an installed forging capacity of 40,000 tonnes per annum and became operational on 06 March 2026. The company said that the addition increases its total forging production […]

Mitsui Signs Partnership to Support Kaynes Semiconductor OSAT Operations in India

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has signed a strategic business partnership agreement with Kaynes Semicon Private Limited and AOI Electronics Co., Ltd. to support the establishment of a semiconductor back-end manufacturing business in India. The partnership is intended to support the launch and operation of Kaynes’ outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) operations, with production targeted […]