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Rising prices of steel and bitumen, geopolitical uncertainty, and continuing challenges in execution of infrastructure projects could moderate India's construction equipment industry growth in the current financial year, Shalabh Chaturvedi, Vice President of the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers' Association and Managing Director, India and SAARC, CASE Construction Equipment, has said. The industry had entered FY27 with expectations of stronger growth, but subsequent developments have necessitated a more measured outlook, Chaturvedi told PTI in an interview. "At the beginning of the financial year, the expectation was for double-digit growth. Considering the developments since then, we are looking at a more moderate, single-digit kind of growth. It is still growth, nonetheless," he said. Chaturvedi said escalation in input costs had emerged as an important challenge as the financial year progressed. Developments in West Asia had disrupted supply chains and contributed to .
Shivalaya Construction has filed preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi for raising funds through an initial public offering to pare its debt. The proposed IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 450 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 2.48 crore shares by promoters, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). Of the fresh issuance, funds to the tune of Rs 340 crore will be used to pay debt, and the remaining funds will be utilised for general corporate purposes. The company, in its draft papers filed on Friday, stated it had total borrowings of Rs 3,048 crore as of March 2025. The Delhi-based company may consider a pre-IPO placement aggregating up to Rs 90 crore. If this is undertaken, the fresh issue size will be reduced accordingly. Incorporated in 2007, Shivalaya Construction is an integrated infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction player with a focus on roads, highways and bridges. It executed 41 projects as of July 31, 202