Grene WIS India has expanded its manufacturing facility in the Kanchipuram/Serapanachery area near Chennai, increasing its size from 1,500 square metres to 3,500 square metres. The new factory is focused on steel fabrication and is intended to support heavy industries, process plants, and wind turbine suppliers and operators. The expanded unit is equipped with CNC […]
Johnson Electric has opened a new facility in Pillaipakkam, Chennai, covering more than 10,000 square metres. The site is intended to strengthen the company’s manufacturing capabilities and will gradually ramp up operations over the next 15 months with advanced assembly lines and integrated production systems. In addition to manufacturing, the site will house the Johnson […]
JK Fenner (India) Ltd, a Chennai-based manufacturer of power transmission components, marked its 70th anniversary on 2 September 2025. The company, part of JK Organisation, operates nine manufacturing plants, including five in Tamil Nadu, and has renewable energy assets of 9.75 MW. Its investments in Tamil Nadu are valued at over INR 70 billion, with […]
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 […]
Green Mobility has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, to support Daimler India Commercial Vehicles. The company stated that the facility is intended to strengthen its role in the commercial vehicle industry. The inauguration was attended by Michael Moebius, President & Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Daimler Truck; Anand Mimani, […]
Garuda Aerospace has inaugurated a Defence Drone Facility in Thalambur, Chennai, coinciding with the unveiling of five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The facility was opened during Raksha Udaan 2025, an event attended by Minister Sanjay Seth. The company introduced five UAVs designed for varied defence applications: Avalanche Victim Drone for high-altitude search and rescue, Swarm […]
Modine, a manufacturer of thermal management products, has opened a 100,000 square foot facility in Chennai, India, to manufacture Airedale by Modine data centre cooling equipment for the Asia-Pacific region. The new site will produce equipment including the AireWall ONE fan wall and is intended to support rising demand from data centre operators in the […]
Aptiv PLC, a producer of electric mobility solutions, has opened a new Software, Advanced Safety & User Experience (AS&UX) Technical Centre in Chennai, India. The facility spans more than 34,000 square feet and is designed to support up to 500 engineers by 2026. It includes laboratories and testing infrastructure focused on artificial intelligence (AI), machine […]
Thaai Casting Limited is establishing a new manufacturing facility in the Chennai industrial region dedicated to gear shaping and high-precision machining. The project involves an investment of INR 1 billion, with commercial operations scheduled to begin in January 2026. Machinery for the facility has already been procured from Austria. The 3-acre site in Sriperumbudur will […]
Saint-Gobain, a manufacturer of industrial materials, has begun construction of its seventh float glass line and fifth mineral wool insulation line at its manufacturing site in Oragadam, near Chennai. The expansion adds a float glass capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day and a mineral wool insulation capacity of 50,000 tonnes. According to the company, the […]
