Steelbird to enter into crash guards segment

Leading helmet manufacturer Steelbird Hi-Tech India would foray into crash guards segment as part of plans to tap the growing two wheeler accessories market.
The company has recently commissioned a dedicated manufacturing facility for crash guards in Noida, Steelbird said in a statement.
"The plant is equipped to manufacture 50,000 units which could be scaled up to 70,000 units of guard kits only," it said adding that besides supplying to major two wheeler manufacturers it has plans to export them also.
Steelbird Global Group Head Sales and Marketing Shailendra Jain said: "Taking a clue of growing demands of 2 wheelers in the county Steelbird has also launched a dedicated range of guard kits for domestic retail market as well."

******* EXIM Bank inks pact with Tata Trusts initiative *
Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Centre for Microfinance & Livelihood (CML), an initiative of Tata Trusts.

The CML was conceptualized by Tata Trust as a specialized umbrella support organization for capacity building, research and collaborative direct interventions in the development space in Northeast India, EXIM Bank said in a statement.
With its mandate, CML takes forward the vision and mission of the Tata Trusts in the states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim, it said.

The objective is to help grassroots enterprise improve their export competitiveness, inter alia, by complying with global standards of quality and work towards developing viable financing models and best practices for projects, it added.