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Saint-Gobain Opens New Plaster Plant in Gujarat

Saint-Gobain has inaugurated a new plaster manufacturing facility in Jhagadia, India. The plant, developed by Saint-Gobain Formula and Saint-Gobain India Pvt Ltd’s Gyproc Business, will expand the company’s product portfolio in the region. The facility will manufacture Formula-branded industrial plasters and Gyproc-branded building plasters, complementing its existing plasterboard operations in India. The company aims to […]

Alstom Expands Rail Manufacturing in India, Delivers 500 Electric Locomotives

Alstom has expanded its rail manufacturing and engineering operations in India, with six manufacturing facilities and five engineering centres employing 12,500 people. The company has delivered nearly 500 WAG-12B electric locomotives as part of a EUR 3.5-billion contract with Indian Railways, with over 85 per cent of components sourced locally. The company’s India operations account […]

Dassault Aviation Considers Rafale F5 Assembly Line in India

Dassault Aviation is evaluating the establishment of an assembly line in India to produce the Rafale F5 variant, according to CEO Eric Trappier in a report by L’USINENOUVELLE. The company anticipates potential orders from the Indian government, aligning with localization requirements under the Make in India initiative. The Rafale F5 is expected to feature enhanced […]

Avantel and Safran Space Announce Partnership for Satellite Ground Segment Development

Avantel Limited has announced a partnership with Safran Space to develop satellite ground segment capabilities in India. The collaboration aims to design, manufacture, and integrate multi-band antennas to support satellite communication needs in the region. According to an update issued by Avantel, the company will leverage its facilities in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam for the project. […]

Schneider Electric to Open Three New Manufacturing Plants in India

Schneider Electric has announced plans to open three new manufacturing plants in India as part of its ongoing investment in the country. The new facilities will be located in Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Ahmednagar, expanding the company’s existing network of 31 manufacturing plants. Speaking at Elecrama 2025, Schneider Electric CEO Olivier Blum stated that the company […]

Latecoere India Expands Production for Dassault F8X Program

Latecoere India has expanded its production footprint for the Dassault F8X program, initiating the production of Wave 3 transfer on February 17, 2025. This development follows the company’s ongoing collaboration with its Fouchana and Central teams. Latecoere’s presence in India began with the inauguration of a 4,400-square-meter manufacturing plant in Belagavi, Karnataka, in September 2019. […]

Technip Energies Opens New Office and Research Center in India

Technip Energies has expanded its presence in India with the opening of a new office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) near Ahmedabad and a Research & Innovation Center at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Research Park in Chennai. The Ahmedabad office is the company’s fourth operating center in India. It is […]

TEAL to Manufacture LEAP Engine Turbine Parts for Safran in India

Safran Aircraft Engines and Titan Engineering and Automation Limited (TEAL) have signed a contract for the production of low-pressure turbine parts for the LEAP engine in India. The agreement was announced at the Aero India trade show in Bengaluru. Production is scheduled to begin in 2026. The contract aligns with efforts to expand India’s aerospace […]

Safran and HAL Sign Contract for LEAP Engine Forged Parts Production

Safran Aircraft Engines has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the production of turbine forged parts for LEAP engines. The agreement was formalized at the Aero India trade show in Bengaluru. The contract follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in October 2023, which aimed to expand industrial cooperation in commercial engine […]