Posts by Norwin Thomas

John Cockerill India Secures Order For Cold Rolling Mill From Godawari Power And Ispat

John Cockerill India Limited, a provider of industrial solutions, has received a contract valued at around INR 500 million from Godawari Power and Ispat Limited. The order involves the engineering, design, manufacture and supply of a 6HI cold rolling mill for installation at Godawari’s facility in Tilda, Chhattisgarh. The agreement also includes supervision of erection […]

OPmobility Begins Work on Second JV Plant in Kharkhoda

OPmobility has commenced construction of its second joint venture plant at Kharkhoda in the Maruti Suzuki JV Park. The facility will expand the company’s local fuel systems business in India. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in August and was attended by customers, employees, and members of the senior leadership team, including representatives from Maruti Suzuki […]

Kongsberg Maritime To Supply Equipment For India’s First Electric Tug

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to deliver a fully integrated equipment package for India’s first fully electric tug. The project, commissioned by Mandovi Drydocks in partnership with Ripley Group, is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2026. The tug, designed by NavNautik India, will have a 60-ton bollard pull and will operate […]

Vardhman And Aichi To Set Up Greenfield Steel Plant In Ludhiana

Vardhman Special Steels Limited (VSSL) plans to set up a greenfield special and alloy steel plant in Ludhiana district, Punjab, with an investment of INR 25 billion. The facility will be established in a joint venture with Japan’s Aichi Steel Corporation (ASC). The plant will have an installed capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum. Production […]

CFF Fluid Control Secures Submarine Equipment Order From Indian Navy

CFF Fluid Control Limited, a manufacturer of equipment for naval platforms, has received a purchase order worth approximately INR 237 million from the Material Organisation of the Indian Navy. The order is for specialised equipment linked to the P75 submarine project, with execution and delivery scheduled by around August 2026. The P75 project is part […]

Kinetic Engineering Inaugurates Robotic Chassis Line for DX EV Production

Kinetic Engineering Ltd has inaugurated a robotic chassis line at its Ahilya Nagar facility in Maharashtra to support the production of the Kinetic DX electric scooter. The line includes robotic welding, clamping auto fixtures, and a dedicated cell for scooter framing. The facility has also been upgraded with hydraulic and mechanical presses, spot welding guns, […]

TKMS Enters Negotiations With MDL for Indian Navy Submarine Contract

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has entered government-authorised negotiations with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) for India’s Project 75I submarine programme, which is valued at about INR 700 billion. The project aims to expand and modernise the Indian Navy’s conventional submarine fleet through the construction of six diesel-electric submarines in India. The proposed submarines will feature […]

MBT Construction Chemicals Inaugurates New Manufacturing Plant in Navi Mumbai

MBT Construction Chemicals has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Taloja, Navi Mumbai. The plant has an annual production capacity of 25,000 metric tons in a single shift and a storage capacity of 300 tons. Spread across 4,000 square metres, it will produce a range of construction chemicals including admixtures, waterproofing solutions, grouts, flooring systems, […]

Lloyds Metals Commissions 360 KTPA Sponge Iron Plant in Maharashtra

Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited (LMEL) has commissioned a 360,000 tonnes per annum (360 KTPA) sponge iron plant at Ghugus, Maharashtra. The facility, executed on a turnkey basis by Lloyds Engineering Works Limited, received environmental clearance in February 2024, and the first of its two kilns has been fired. Operations are being ramped up in […]

Parker Hannifin Inaugurates New Cabin Air Filter Assembly Line at Chennai Facility

Parker Hannifin, a motion and control technology company, has inaugurated a new cabin air filter assembly line at its Chennai facility on 18 August 2025 in partnership with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV). Senior leaders from DICV, including President and Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer Michael Moebius and Associate Vice President Jain Nishit, attended […]