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Ceres Power’s SOEC Produces First Hydrogen at Shell Technology Centre in Bengaluru

Ceres Power, a developer of solid oxide fuel cell and electrolyser technologies, has announced the first hydrogen production at its first megawatt-scale solid oxide electrolyser cell (SOEC) demonstrator system located at Shell’s Technology Centre in Bengaluru. The system, developed in partnership with Shell, is designed to produce up to 600 kilograms of hydrogen per day […]

SOL India Inaugurates Air Separation Plant in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu

SOL India Private Limited, a manufacturer of medical, industrial, pure and specialty gases, has inaugurated a new air separation plant at the SIPCOT Industrial Park in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, with an investment of INR 1.75 billion. The facility was inaugurated on 4 June 2025 via video conference. Construction of the plant began in July 2023. The […]

Agile Robots SE Inaugurates New Manufacturing Plant in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Agile Robots SE, a producer of robots that integrate artificial intelligence, has inaugurated a new robotic parts manufacturing plant at the Irungattukottai SIPCOT Industrial Park in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu. The plant involves an investment of INR 3 billion and was officially inaugurated on June 4 via video conference. The plant will produce robotic machine […]

Mamata Machinery Leveraging Asset-light Manufacturing Model to Scale Production

Mamata Machinery Limited, a manufacturer of flexible packaging machinery, reported a closing machinery order book of INR 784 million for FY25, reflecting a 14 percent increase over the previous year. The company secured orders worth INR 2.161 billion during the year and executed orders totaling INR 2.063 billion. The growth in order intake was primarily […]

ZF Group Inaugurates New Coimbatore Facility for Axles and Transmissions

ZF Group, a manufacturer of mobility systems, has inaugurated a new manufacturing plant in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with an investment of EUR 20 million (approximately INR 1.92 billion). The facility will produce axles and transmissions for the construction and railway sectors, supporting both domestic and export markets. The new plant spans 10,000 square meters and […]

Schneider Electric Plans Capacity Expansion at Vadodara and Kolkata Plants

Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited (SEIL), a manufacturer of products and solutions for electricity distribution, has announced capacity expansion plans at its manufacturing facilities in Vadodara and Kolkata, targeting completion by FY 2026–27. The total investment across both plants is expected to be approximately INR 2 billion, with funding primarily through internal accruals. At the Vadodara […]

Thales Opens Inflight Entertainment Development Lab in Bengaluru

Thales, an aerospace and defence company, has inaugurated a new Inflight Entertainment (IFE) and Services Lab within its Engineering Competence Centre in Bengaluru, India. The facility is intended to support the development of IFE systems and advanced support tools for airlines. The lab aims to localise research and development activities and is expected to create […]

Vardhman and Aichi Steel Plan Special Steel Plant in India

Vardhman Special Steels Limited (VSSL), a manufacturer of special and alloy steels, and Aichi Steel Corporation have announced plans to establish a new special steel manufacturing facility in India with an estimated investment of INR 20 billion. The upcoming plant will have a production capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum and will incorporate Japanese technology […]

Praj Signs MoU with IATA and ISMA to Advance SAF Carbon Certification in India

Praj Industries, an industrial biotechnology company, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) to develop a certification framework and conduct a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) derived from Indian sugarcane feedstock. The initiative supports […]

Sansera Engineering Signs Contract with Airbus for Airborne Intensive Care Transport Module

Sansera Engineering Limited, a manufacturer of precision-engineered components, has entered into a long-term contract valued at approximately INR 1.6 billion (USD 18.80 million) with Airbus Defence and Space. The agreement covers the manufacture, supply, and support of the Airborne Intensive Care Transport Module (ICTM) for light and medium transport aircraft programs. The ICTM is designed as […]