Metals & Materials

Monolithisch India to raise refractory materials capacity to 250,000 tonnes per annum

Monolithisch India Limited plans to increase its installed manufacturing capacity for unshaped refractory materials to 250,000 tonnes per annum as part of its ongoing phased expansion programme. Trial runs for the enhanced capacity are scheduled to begin on 14 January 2026, with commercial operations expected to commence from 21 January 2026. The expansion will raise […]

Lloyds Engineering Works to manufacture acid-less steel pickling systems using The Material Works EPS Gen 4 technology

Lloyds Engineering Works Limited will design, manufacture and sell acid-less steel pickling systems based on Eco Pickled Surface Generation 4 technology following a licensing and purchase arrangement with United States-based The Material Works Limited. The development expands the company’s product portfolio in flat rolled steel processing equipment and provides it with international commercial rights, subject […]

Aerolloy Technologies wins Blue Origin order for BE-4 engine superalloy castings

Aerolloy Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited, has secured a development and supply order from Blue Origin for large superalloy investment castings used in the BE-4 rocket engines powering the first stage of the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle. The order covers propulsion hardware for a reusable heavy-lift launch system and […]

Aerolloy installs 600-tonne plasma arc melting furnace for titanium aerospace alloys at Lucknow SMTC

Aerolloy Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited engaged in the manufacture of titanium and superalloy materials for aerospace and defence applications, has installed a 600-tonne-per-year plasma arc melting furnace at its Strategic Manufacturing Technology Centre in Lucknow. The installation adds a new melting capability for titanium aerospace alloys and expands the […]

PTC Industries receives VSSC order for aerospace-grade titanium alloy ingots

PTC Industries Limited has received an order from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) for the supply of aerospace-grade titanium alloy ingots produced using a double vacuum arc remelting process. The order involves processing 40 tonnes of titanium sponge into Ti-6Al-4V alloy ingots and is to be executed over a period of one year. The […]

Manaksia Coated Metals upgrades galvanising line with aluminium-zinc capability, expands capacity

Manaksia Coated Metals & Industries Limited upgraded its Continuous Galvanising Line at its manufacturing facility in Kutch, Gujarat, adding aluminium-zinc coating capability and expanding installed capacity. The project was completed following a planned shutdown and is intended to support the company’s shift towards higher-value coated steel products. The upgrade involved converting the existing galvanising line […]

Hindustan Zinc, Silox India expand low-carbon materials collaboration through EcoZen adoption

Hindustan Zinc Limited and Silox India Private Limited have strengthened their long-standing commercial relationship with Silox India adopting Hindustan Zinc’s low-carbon zinc brand EcoZen across its manufacturing operations. The move is intended to reduce the embedded carbon footprint of zinc-based chemical products supplied by Silox India to domestic and international customers. The collaboration focuses on […]

Runaya–ECKART joint venture sets up gas-atomised aluminium powder facility in Odisha

Runaya Metsource Private Limited and ECKART have established a joint venture, Runaya Eckart Aluminium Powders Private Limited, to manufacture gas-atomised aluminium powders in India, with a new facility located at Jharsuguda in Odisha. The project marks the first domestic production of spherical gas-atomised aluminium powders, which are currently imported for use in advanced industrial applications. […]

RUBIG Group installs plasma nitriding and DLC coating system at IIT Madras

RUBIG Group, an Austrian specialist in advanced surface treatment technologies, has installed a combined plasma nitriding and diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating system at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai. The installation expands the institute’s surface engineering capabilities and supports research in advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. The system has been commissioned at IIT […]

Deem Roll Tech commissions Unit II facility in Gujarat, expands heavy roll manufacturing capacity

Deem Roll Tech Limited has commenced commercial production at its newly established Unit II manufacturing facility in Ganeshpura, Mehsana district of Gujarat, marking the completion of a major capacity expansion funded through its 2024 initial public offering. The facility began commercial operations on 2 January 2026, following the initiation of trial runs in October 2025, […]