Barry Callebaut, a manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products, has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Neemrana, Rajasthan—its third in India. Located in the Ghiloth industrial area, approximately 120 kilometres from Delhi, the greenfield plant spans 20,000 square metres and includes integrated warehousing and advanced production lines for chocolate and compound in multiple formats. With […]
Croda, a speciality chemicals manufacturer, has invested approximately GBP 50 million in a new alkoxylation facility in Dahej, Gujarat, as part of its manufacturing expansion in India. The investment was among several British business initiatives recently highlighted during a UK-India business summit held in July. The greenfield facility is designed to increase Croda’s capacity to supply […]
Varya Tech, a supplier of marine equipment and services, has secured a contract to supply ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) from Techcross Inc., South Korea, for eight 6,300 DWT multi-purpose general cargo vessels under construction at Udupi Cochin Shipyard Ltd. in Malpe, Karnataka. The vessels are being built for Norwegian ship owner Wilson ASA, based on […]
Jeh Aerospace has inaugurated the Jeh Centre for Aerospace Resilience (JCAR), a new facility aimed at improving efficiency and reducing production timelines in aerospace manufacturing. According to the company, the facility enables New Part Introduction (NPI) timelines to be reduced from three months to three weeks. Located in Hyderabad, the centre integrates operations technology, robotics, […]
Calderys, a manufacturer of refractory products and solutions, commissioned the first production line at its CAPES facility in Odisha, India, dedicated to acidic monolithic refractories, with sales already underway. The company also announced the addition of a new tap-hole clay production line on an additional five acres, expanding the facility’s overall manufacturing capacity. The CAPES facility—Calderys […]
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), a provider of global ship management services, has introduced a methanol bunkering simulator at its Maritime Training Centre in Kochi, India, in collaboration with Wärtsilä. The simulator is designed to train seafarers in the handling of methanol as a marine fuel, with an ammonia bunkering simulation module scheduled for launch in early […]
Renuka Equipments Pvt. Ltd. has designed, a manufacturer of industrial machinery, manufactured, and commissioned a 100-tonne capacity battery-operated Scrap Bucket Transfer Car (SBTC) for Tata Steel Ltd. at its Meramandali facility in Odisha. Powered by lithium-ion batteries, the unit is intended to offer an energy-efficient alternative to traditional scrap transport systems. The SBTC is equipped with […]
EPIC Foundation, a think tank focused on hardware innovation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics (VµE) to strengthen research and development in India’s electronics and semiconductor sectors. The collaboration aims to foster joint innovation between Indian and German institutions, with a focus on microelectronics technologies including sensors, MEMS, opto-electronics, […]
Tata Motors has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the commercial vehicle operations of Iveco Group in an all‑cash EUR 3.8 billion transaction, excluding Iveco’s defence business. The offer will be made through a wholly owned subsidiary, contingent upon completion of the defence‑unit separation, which will be acquired by Italian defense and space company Leonardo. […]
The BITS BioCyTiH Foundation at BITS Pilani has inaugurated a new Device Fabrication and Characterization Facility at its Goa campus. The facility was developed with support from the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NMICPS), under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, to strengthen India’s semiconductor and micro-device innovation ecosystem. The […]
